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Granger, Clive William John
(Encyclopedia) Granger, Clive William John, 1934–2009, British economist, b. Swansea, Wales, Ph.D. Univ. of Nottingham, 1959. A specialist in econometrics, the use of statistics to study the economy…Mausolus
(Encyclopedia) MausolusMausolusmôsōˈləs [key], d. 353 b.c., Persian satrap, ruler over Caria (c.376–353 b.c.). He was always more or less independent. One of the satraps who revolted against…Sorbonne
(Encyclopedia) SorbonneSorbonnesôrbônˈ [key], first endowed college in the Univ. of Paris, founded by Robert de Sorbon (1201–74), chaplain of Louis IX, and opened in 1253 for the purpose of providing…network
(Encyclopedia) network, in computing, two or more computers connected for the purpose of routing, managing, and storing rapidly changing data. A local area network (LAN), which is restricted by…Nobile, Umberto
(Encyclopedia) Nobile, UmbertoNobile, Umberto&oomacr;mbĕrˈtō nōˈbēlā [key], 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and arctic explorer. He designed the dirigible Norge and piloted it in the…giant clam
(Encyclopedia) giant clam, common name for the largest bivalve mollusk in the world, Tridacna gigas, also known as the bear's paw clam. The giant clam may weigh over 500 lb (225 kg) and attain a…zemstvo
(Encyclopedia) zemstvozemstvozĕmstˈvō [key] [Rus., from zemlya=land], local assembly that functioned as a body of provincial self-government in Russia from 1864 to 1917. The introduction of the…synapsis
(Encyclopedia) synapsis: see crossing over.Kirk, Grayson Louis
(Encyclopedia) Kirk, Grayson Louis, 1903–97, American educator, b. Jeffersonville, Ohio, grad. Miami Univ., 1924, Ph.D. Univ. of Wisconsin, 1930. He taught at Wisconsin from 1929, then became a…excess profits tax
(Encyclopedia) excess profits tax, levy on any profit above a standard level. Chiefly a wartime phenomenon, it is intended to increase revenue during periods of distress and to prevent businessmen…Trending
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