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(Encyclopedia) compressor, machine that decreases the volume of air or other gas by the application of pressure. Compressor types range from the simple hand pump and the piston-equipped compressor…NBA Leading Rebounds: 1997
Rebounds GmOffDefTotAvgDennis Rodman, Chi5532056388316.1Dikembe Mutombo, Den8026866192911.6Anthony Mason, Char7318664382911.4Ervin Johnson, Den8223168291311.1Patrick Ewing, NY7817565983410.…Two Centuries of Railroading
Source: Association of American Railroads. Web: www.aar.org .1797The steam locomotive is invented in England. 1823The first public railway in the world opens in England.1827The first railroad in…Milwaukee
(Encyclopedia) MilwaukeeMilwaukeemĭlwŏkˈē [key], city (1990 pop. 628,088), seat of Milwaukee co., SE Wis., at the point where the Milwaukee, Menominee, and Kinnickinnic rivers enter Lake Michigan;…steam engine
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Steam engine steam engine, machine for converting heat energy into mechanical energy using steam as a medium, or working fluid. When water is converted into steam it expands,…All-NBA Teams
All-NBA Teams Voting by a 115-member panel of local and national pro basketball writers and broadcasters. Each ballot has entries for three teams; points awarded on 5-3-1 basis. First Team…Team by Team Statistics for Basketball, 2000-2001: Seattle Supersonics
GmFG%TptsPPGRPGAPGGary Payton79.456182323.14.68.1Rashard Lewis78.480115114.86.91.6Ruben Patterson76.49498813.05.02.1Vin Baker76.42292712.25.71.2Patrick Ewing79.4307609.67.41.2Brent Barry67.…1997-98 Basketball All-NBA Teams Winners
Voting by a 116-member panel of local and national pro basketball writers and broadcasters. Each ballot has entries for three teams; points awarded on 5-3-1 basis. First Team repeaters from 1996-97…NBA Additional Awards, 1997-1998
Defensive Player of the Year— Dikembe Mutombo, Atlanta; Most Improved Player— Alan Henderson, Atlanta; Sixth Man Award— Danny Manning, Phoenix; Kennedy PBWAA Citizenship Award— Steve Smith, Atlanta…U.S. Medal-Winning Men's Basketball Teams
1936 (gold medal): Sam Balter, Ralph Bishop, Joe Fortenberry, Tex Gibbons, Francis Johnson, Carl Knowles, Frank Lubin, Art Mollner, Don Piper, Jack Ragland, Carl Shy, Willard Schmidt, Duane…