A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9 Garrard, Lewis ... Gaspe, Philippe Aubert de Garrard, Lewis (from the article "primitive culture") ...for that matter, from day to day. Domestic tasks are strictly defined as female and ... Garrett county, extreme western Maryland, U.S., lying between West Virginia to the west and south and ... [1 Related Articles] Garrett Corporation (from the article "Signal Companies, Inc., The") Over the years the company grew through acquisition into a highly sophisticated technological concern. In ... Garrett, Emma (from the article "Garrett, Mary Smith; and Garrett, Emma") Emma graduated from Alexander Graham Bell's course for teachers of the deaf at the Boston ... Garrett, George W. (from the article "submarine") A major limitation of the early submarines was their lack of a suitable means of ... Garrett, Joao Baptista da Silva Leitao de Almeida, Visconde De Almeida Garrett writer, orator, and statesman who was one of Portugal's finest prose writers, an important playwright, ... [3 Related Articles] Garrett, Mary (from the article "Garrett, Mary Smith; and Garrett, Emma") ...Dumb in Mount Airy. She was given charge of the newly established Oral Branch of ... Garrett, Mary Smith; and Garrett, Emma American educators who, in the contemporary debate over whether to teach sign language or speech ... Garrett, Pat Western U.S. lawman known as the man who killed Billy the Kid (q.v.). [1 Related Articles] Garrett, Peter (from the article "Australia") ...South Australian Sen. Penny Wong as Australia's first minister in charge of climate change and ... Garrick, David English actor, producer, dramatist, poet, and comanager of the Drury Lane Theatre. [14 Related Articles] Garrincha Brazilian football (soccer) player considered by many to be the best right winger in the ... Garrison, Wendell Phillips (from the article "Nation, The") ...to the New York Evening Post, beginning a long association between the ... Garrison, William Lloyd American journalistic crusader who published a newspaper, The Liberator (1831-65), and helped lead the successful ... [14 Related Articles] Garrity, Freddie British singer and entertainer (b. Nov. 14, 1936, Manchester, Eng.-d. May 19, 2006, Bangor, Wales), ... Garro, Elena Mexican writer whose novels, plays, and short stories revealed an intelligence and lyric intensity that ... Garrod, Dorothy Annie Elizabeth English archaeologist who directed excavations at Mount Carmel, Palestine (1929-34), uncovering skeletal remains of primary ... [1 Related Articles] Garrod, Sir Archibald Edward (from the article "heredity") In 1902 and 1909, English physician Sir Archibald Garrod initiated the analysis of inborn errors ... Garros, Pey de Provencal poet whose work raised the Gascon dialect to the rank of a literary language ... Garros, Roland (from the article "Cocteau, Jean") ...there was later used in his novel Thomas l'imposteur (1923; Thomas the ... garrote device used in strangling condemned persons. In one form it consists of an iron collar ... Garryaceae (from the article "Garryales") small order of flowering plants consisting of 18 species in 2 families, Garryaceae and Eucommiaceae. ... Garryales small order of flowering plants consisting of 18 species in 2 families, Garryaceae and Eucommiaceae. ... Garshin, Vsevolod Mikhaylovich Russian short-story writer whose works helped to foster the vogue enjoyed by that genre in ... [1 Related Articles] Garson, Greer motion-picture actress whose classic beauty and screen persona of elegance, poise, and maternal virtue made ... [2 Related Articles] Garstang, John English archaeologist who made major contributions to the study of the ancient history and prehistory ... garter snake any of more than a dozen species of nonvenomous snakes having a striped pattern suggesting ... [1 Related Articles] Garter, The Most Noble Order of the English order of knighthood founded by King Edward III in 1348, ranked as the highest ... [2 Related Articles] Garthorne, George (from the article "chocolate pot") The earliest surviving chocolate pot dates from 1685 and was made by the English silversmith ... Gartner, Friedrich von (from the article "Western architecture") ...increasingly turgid neo-Renaissance manner, as in the Reichstag Building (1884-94). In the mid-19th century Munich ... Gartok town, western Tibet Autonomous Region, western China. It is located at an elevation of 14,630 ... garua (from the article "Lima") ...°F (21-27 °C) in the summer months of December to April. The cooling of the ... Garuda in Hindu mythology, the bird and the vahana (mount) of the god Vishnu. In the ... [1 Related Articles] Garvey, Marcus charismatic black leader who organized the first important American black nationalist movement (1919-26), based in ... [2 Related Articles] Garvin, J. L. (from the article "Encyclopaedia Britannica") ...Hooper in New York City were added to the 29 volumes of the 11th edition, ... Garwyn of Powys, Cynan (from the article "Celtic literature") The heroic tradition of poetry existed also in Wales proper and was continued after the ... Gary city, Lake county, extreme northwest Indiana, U.S. It lies at the southern end of Lake ... Gary Plan (from the article "education") From such experimental programs as the Dalton Plan, the Winnetka Plan, and the Gary Plan, ... Gary, Elbert Henry U.S. jurist and chief organizer of the United States Steel Corporation. [1 Related Articles] Gary, Jim American sculptor (b. March 17, 1939, Sebastian, Fla.-d. Jan. 14, 2006, Freehold, N.J.), used parts ... Gary, John American singer who was a regular on Don McNeill's "Breakfast Club" on radio and television ... Gary, Romain Lithuanian-born French novelist whose first work, L'Education europeenne (1945; Forest of Anger), won him immediate ... Garzon, Jaime Colombian comedian and journalist whose popularity stemmed from his irreverent and pointed radio and television ... gas (from the article "occupational disease") Gases may act as local irritants to inflame mucous surfaces. Common examples include sulfur dioxide, ... gas one of the three fundamental states of matter, with distinctly different properties from the liquid ... [36 Related Articles] gas balloon (from the article "balloon flight") ...balloons may be used for short flights at low altitudes or taken on "long jumps," ... gas buoy (from the article "lighthouse") In addition to the light, a buoy may be fitted with a racon, radar reflector, ... gas burner heating device in which natural gas is used for fuel. Gas may be supplied to ... [1 Related Articles] gas centrifuging (from the article "nuclear reactor") In gas centrifuging, the uranium hexafluoride gas is fed into a high-speed centrifuge. The lighter ... gas chamber method of executing condemned prisoners by lethal gas. [2 Related Articles] gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer system (from the article "mass spectrometry") ...is signaled by a suitable detector. In 1957 a mass spectrometer was first employed as ... gas chromatography in analytical chemistry, technique for separating chemical substances in which the sample is carried by ... [10 Related Articles] gas cloud (from the article "volcano") Even beyond the limit of explosive destruction, the hot, ash-laden gas clouds associated with an ... gas cycling (from the article "petroleum production") Natural gas reservoirs often contain appreciable quantities of heavier hydrocarbons held in the gaseous state. ... Gas Dynamics Laboratory (from the article "space exploration") ...the government took an interest in rockets as early as 1921 with the founding of ... gas engine (from the article "gasoline engine") The gas engine has much in common with the gasoline engine; in fact, in some ... gas exchange (from the article "respiration, human") Respiratory gases-oxygen and carbon dioxide-move between the air and the blood across the respiratory exchange ... gas excitation (from the article "colour") Gas excitation involves the emission of light by a chemical element present as a gas ... gas field (from the article "Arctic") ...there are many examples of large-scale and unsightly disturbance of the surface, whether by road ... gas gangrene (from the article "gangrene") A different and more virulent form, gas gangrene, is caused by infection with bacteria of ... gas grenade (from the article "grenade") Another major class is chemical and gas grenades, which usually burn rather than explode. This ... gas gun (from the article "air gun") ...constructed on the older principle of a reservoir, but these use cylinders of compressed gas, ... Gas Hills district rich in uranium deposits, east-southeast of Riverton, central Wyoming, U.S. Uranium was first discovered ... gas hydrate (from the article "petroleum refining") ...as the pressure is increased and the temperature reduced. If liquid forms in the coolers, ... gas laser (from the article "laser") ...as a laser. On May 16, 1960, he produced red pulses from a ruby rod ... gas lift (from the article "petroleum production") ...beam" (an arm that rises and falls like a seesaw) on the surface. A string ... gas lift pump (from the article "pump") Other types of pumps. Gas lifts are used to raise liquids from the bottoms of ... gas light (from the article "stage design") The first major advance in several centuries was the introduction of gas lighting. Near the ... Gas Light and Coke Company (from the article "building construction") ...in 1792 William Murdock developed the gas jet lighting fixture. The first large building to ... gas mantle (from the article "incandescent lamp") Nonelectric incandescent lamps include the gas-mantle lamp. The mantle is a mesh bag of fabric ... gas maser (from the article "maser") Generation of radio waves by stimulated emission of radiation has been achieved in several gases ... gas mask breathing device designed to protect the wearer against harmful substances in the air. The typical ... [2 Related Articles] gas meter device for measuring the quantity or rate of flow of a gas. Types of gas ... gas multiplication (from the article "ionization chamber") ...field near the axial wire intense enough to accelerate the approaching electrons to energies so ... gas operation (from the article "machine gun") More common than either of these two methods is gas operation. In this method, the ... gas plant ornamental, gland-covered perennial herb, of the rue family (Rutaceae), native to Eurasia. The flowers (white ... [2 Related Articles] gas reservoir in geology, naturally occurring storage area, characteristically a folded rock formation such as an anticline, ... gas sensor (from the article "conductive ceramics") Gas sensors gas shell (from the article "artillery") ...filled with white phosphorus, were adopted for screening the activities of troops; illuminating shells, containing ... gas sphere (from the article "Emden, Robert") physicist and astrophysicist who developed a theory of expansion and compression of gas spheres and ... gas thermometer (from the article "thermometer") Any substance that somehow changes with alterations in its temperature can be used as the ... gas transport (from the article "respiration, human") Respiratory gases move between the environment and the respiring tissues by two principal mechanisms, convection ... gas vacuole (from the article "bacteria") ...triglycerides. In bacteria, storage granules are produced under favourable growth conditions and are consumed after ... gas welding (from the article "welding") One such process is gas welding. It once ranked as equal in importance to the ... gas-cooled fast-breeder reactor (from the article "nuclear reactor") ...higher temperature. This higher temperature fluid is then directed to conventional thermodynamic components where the ... gas-diffusion electrode (from the article "fuel cell") ...Francis Thomas Bacon and his coworkers at the University of Cambridge worked on creating practical ... gas-driven transducer (from the article "ultrasonics") ...type of energy into an ultrasonic vibration. There are several basic types, classified by the ... gas-filled converter (from the article "thermionic power converter") These devices are designed so that positively charged ions are continuously generated and mixed with ... gas-filled detector (from the article "radiation measurement") The passage of a charged particle through a gas results in the transfer of energy ... gas-liquid chromatography (from the article "Separations based on phase equilibria") ...mobile phase followed by the state of the stationary phase. Gas chromatography employing a gaseous ... gas-phase polymerization (from the article "industrial polymers, chemistry of") This method is used with gaseous monomers such as ethylene, tetrafluoroethylene, and vinyl chloride. The ... gas-solid chromatography (from the article "separation and purification") In addition to chromatography, gas-solid distribution is also widely employed for purification, using special adsorbents ... gas-to-liquid (from the article "Qatar") Qatar's energy industry, especially its liquefied natural gas (LNG) and gas-to-liquids (GTL) sectors, continued its ... gas-turbine engine any internal-combustion engine employing a gas as the working fluid used to turn a turbine. ... [16 Related Articles] Gascoigne, George English poet and a major literary innovator. [3 Related Articles] Gascon (from the article "France") ...maintained control of the eastern region but had to cope with raids by the Bretons, ... Gascon language (from the article "Occitan language") ...changed from the speech of the Middle Ages, although they are being affected by their ... Gascon, Jean Canadian actor and director, cofounder of the Theatre du Nouveau Monde (1951) and cofounder of ... Gascony historical and cultural region encompassing the southwestern French departements of Landes, Gers, and Hautes-Pyrenees and ... [8 Related Articles] Gascoyne River ephemeral river of west-central Western Australia. It rises in the northeastern Robinson Ranges west of ... Gascoyne, David English poet deeply influenced by the French Surrealist movement of the 1930s. [1 Related Articles] gaseous cycle (from the article "biogeochemical cycle") Biogeochemical cycles can be classed as gaseous, in which the reservoir is the air or ... gaseous diffusion (from the article "nuclear reactor") There are several possible enrichment methods, but the only two that are used on a ... Gash Pahar (from the article "Jashpur Pats") ...pats are generally barren or covered with grasslands, and the slopes are ... Gash River river rising in southern Eritrea, near Asmara. After flowing southward, it turns west and forms ... [1 Related Articles] Gasherbrum I (from the article "Messner, Reinhold") ...losing several toes to frostbite. In 1975 Messner and Habeler made their first Alpine-style ascent ... gasification (from the article "coal") ...hydrocarbons ratio near 2 and a gaseous hydrocarbons ratio near 4. For this reason, any ... gasifier (from the article "coal utilization") The operating temperature of a gasifier usually dictates the nature of the ash-removal system. Operating ... Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn English novelist, short-story writer, and first biographer of Charlotte Bronte. [1 Related Articles] Gaskill, William (from the article "Performing Arts") A slight rumpus ensued among the Royal Court old guard when it was announced that ... gasohol (from the article "ethyl alcohol") ...Ethyl alcohol is an important industrial chemical; it is used as a solvent, in the ... Gasol, Pau (from the article "Basketball") ...Navarro and Jorge Garbajosa led Spain with 20 points each, and Mihalis Kakiouzis scored 17 ... gasoline mixture of volatile, flammable liquid hydrocarbons derived from petroleum and used as fuel for internal-combustion ... [22 Related Articles] gasoline engine any of a class of internal-combustion engines that generate power by burning a volatile liquid ... [10 Related Articles] gasoline-electric bus (from the article "bus") Other early bus manufacturers were Mack and Yellow Truck & Coach in the United States, ... Gaspar a Myrica (from the article "Mercator, Gerardus") ...in the Low Countries, who was also a physician and astronomer, Mercator mastered the essentials ... Gasparcolor (from the article "animation") ...rhythms," created from shifting colour fields and patterns matched to music by classical composers. He ... Gaspari, Elio (from the article "Literature") Poet and literary critic Antonio Carlos Secchin was admitted to the Brazilian Academy of Letters, ... Gasparilla Pirate Fest (from the article "Florida") ...Festival (Plant City; March), the Festival of States (St. Petersburg; March-April), the Arcadia Rodeo (Arcadia; ... Gasparini (from the article "meringue") mixture of stiffly beaten egg whites and sugar that is used in confections and desserts. ... Gasparovic, Ivan (from the article "Slovakia") Area: 49,035 sq km (18,933 sq mi) | Population (2007 est.): 5,396,000 | Capital: Bratislava ... Gasparri, Pietro Italian cardinal who, by appointment of Pope St. Pius X, in 1904 directed the new ... [2 Related Articles] Gaspe city, Gaspesie region, eastern Quebec province, Canada. It lies at the mouth of the York ... Gaspe Current outflow from the St. Lawrence River, which moves around the Gaspe Peninsula and along the ... 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