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Sun Tzu

(Encyclopedia) Sun TzuSun Tzus&oomacr;n dz&oomacr; [key], fl. c.500–320. b.c., name used by the unknown Chinese authors of the sophisticated treatise on philosophy, logistics, espionage, and…

gerrymander

(Encyclopedia) gerrymandergerrymanderjĕrˈēmănˌdər, gĕr– [key], in politics, rearrangement of voting districts so as to favor the party in power. The objective is to create as many districts as…

motion picture photography

(Encyclopedia) motion picture photography or cinematography, photographic arts and techniques involved in making motion pictures. See also photography, still. Cinematography developed as a…

Members of Congress: Nevada, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Nevada Member Name Birth-Death ARENTZ, Samuel Shaw (Ulysses) 1879-1934 ASHLEY, Delos Rodeyn 1828-1873…

2007 MacArthur Foundation Awards

  Related Links Intel Science Talent Search WinnersNobel Prize Winners2006 MacArthur Foundation Awards The MacArthur Foundation awards monetary prizes each year in order to…

Cosgrave, William Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Cosgrave, William ThomasCosgrave, William Thomaskŏzˈgrāv [key], 1880–1965, Irish statesman; father of Liam Cosgrave. A member of Sinn Féin, he fought in the Easter Rebellion (1916) and…

Hollywood

(Encyclopedia) Hollywood. 1 Community (2020 population 35,757) within the city of Los Angeles, S Calif., on the slopes of the Santa Monica Mts.; inc.…