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Iran Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Iran Index: People History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Iranian Relations PEOPLEThe 1979 Islamic revolution and the…2011 World News: North Korea
Major World News Stories of 2011 Kim Jong-ilRelated Links North Korea Country Profile 2011 Year in Review 2011 News of the…McPhee, John Angus
(Encyclopedia) McPhee, John Angus, 1931–, American journalist and nonfiction writer, b. Princeton, N.J., A.B. Princeton, 1953. He was an editor at Time magazine (1957–64) before becoming (1965) a…Kamen, Martin David
(Encyclopedia) Kamen, Martin DavidKamen, Martin Davidkāˈmən [key], 1913–2002, American biochemist, b. Toronto, Canada, grad. Univ. of Chicago (B.S., Ph.D. 1937). He discovered carbon-14, the…Energy, United States Department of
(Encyclopedia) Energy, United States Department of, executive department of the federal government responsible for coordinating national activities relating to the production, regulation, marketing,…Morris, Robert, 1931–2018, American artist
(Encyclopedia) Morris, Robert (Robert Eugene Morris), 1931–2018, American artist, b. Kansas City, Mo., studied Kansas City Art Institute, California School of Fine Arts, Reed College. He settled in…Tuamotu Archipelago
(Encyclopedia) Tuamotu ArchipelagoTuamotu Archipelagot&oomacr;ämōˈt&oomacr; [key] or Low Archipelago, coral island group (2002 pop. 14,876), South Pacific, part of French Polynesia. They…Wilkins, Maurice Hugh Frederick
(Encyclopedia) Wilkins, Maurice Hugh Frederick, 1916–2004, British biophysicist, b. New Zealand, Ph.D. Univ. of Birmingham, 1940. He conducted research at the Univ. of St. Andrews, Scotland, and at…Sarcodina
(Encyclopedia) Sarcodina, the largest phylum (11,500 living species and 33,000 fossil species) of protozoans). It comprises the amebas and related organisms; which are all solitary cells that move…Rusk, Dean
(Encyclopedia) Rusk, Dean (David Dean Rusk), 1909–94, U.S. secretary of state (1961–69), b. Cherokee co., Ga. After teaching (1934–40) and serving in World War II, he entered (1946) the Dept. of…Trending
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