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Thomas McKEAN, Congress, DE (1734-1817)

McKEAN, Thomas, a Delegate from Delaware; born in New London, Chester County, Pa., March 19, 1734; was privately taught; engaged as clerk to the prothonotary of the court of common pleas for…

2000 MacArthur Foundation Awards

The MacArthur Foundation awards monetary prizes each year in order to provide financial assistance for selected innovators.Susan Alcock, 39, associate professor of classical archaeology and…

Lost in Space

Director:Stephen HopkinsWriter:Akiva GoldsmanDirector of Photography:Peter LevyEditor:Ray LovejoyMusic:Bruce BroughtonProduction Designer:Norman GarwoodProducers:Carla Fry, Akiva Goldsman,…

Hiram BINGHAM, Congress, CT (1875-1956)

Senate Years of Service: 1925-1933 Party: Republican BINGHAM Hiram , a Senator from Connecticut; born in Honolulu, Hawaii, November 19, 1875; educated at Punahou School and Oahu College, Hawaii,…

Dave Matthews Band

Busted StuffRCA When the Dave Matthews Band shelved their sessions with producer Steve Lillywhite a couple of years back, the recordings took on a mythical status. Now, just when it seemed…

Science Projects Take a Quantum Leap

Science Projects Take a Quantum Leap If you think it's all about dissecting frogs, you'd better read this by Borgna Brunner Related Links What Makes A Good Science Project?Science Project…

2000 Intel Science Talent Search Top Ten Winners

First Place: $50,000 scholarship, Natalia Toro, 14, Fairview High School, Boulder, Colo., for her physics project “Independent Analysis of Evidence for nu_mu <—> nu_tau Oscillations in…

1999 National Medal of Science Recipients

David Baltimore, Nobel laureate and professor of biology and president, California Institute of Technology, for far-reaching, fundamental discoveries that dramatically altered the field of…

Brewer's: Peppy Bap

A large erratic boulder, east of Leith. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Per SaltumPeppercorn Rent A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T…

Brewer's: Grey Wethers

These are huge boulders, either embedded or not, very common in the “Valley of Stones” near Avebury, Wilts. When split or broken up they are called sarsens or sarsdens. Source:…