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- Mary Cassatt (9047 bytes)
8: ...rning to the United States at the outset of the [[Franco-Prussian War]], she lived with her family, bu...
14: ...nd absorb all I could of his art," she wrote to a friend. "It changed my life. I saw art then as I wan...
16: ...impressionist circle until [[1886]], she remained friends with Degas and [[Berthe Morisot]].
21: Her style evolved, and she moved away from impressionism to a simpler, straightforward app...
29: ...onetheless, she took up the cause of [[women's suffrage]], and in [[1915]], she showed 18 works in an ... - Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
3: ...]), who came to be known as ''The Lady with the Lamp'', was the pioneer of modern [[nurse|nursing]]. E...
9: ...y in [[1845]], evoking intense anger and distress from her family, particularly her mother.
19: ...ted to each other and they became life-long close friends. Herbert was instrumental in facilitating Ni...
33: ...anizing patient care. Although she met resistance from the doctors and officers, her changes vastly im...
39: ...ht-time visits to injured soldiers. Nightingale's lamp also allowed her to work late every night, mainta... - Stained glass (3937 bytes)
11: ...ered]] together to create windows, panels, and/or lampshades incorporating colorful pictures and designs...
15: ...led the way, notable artists include [[Ludwig Shaffrath]], [[Johannes Shreiter]] and many others who t...
31: ...the nave, to depict various [[saint]]s and scenes from the [[Bible]]. This was especially important wh...
32: ...] and [[Cathedral of Chartres]], in [[Chartres]], France
33: ...of them rely on machine made patterned glass to refract the light rather than the more expensive hand-... - Illuminated manuscript (5973 bytes)
1: ... manuscript)|miniature]] of [[Christ in Majesty]] from the [[Aberdeen Bestiary]] (folio 4v), would be ...
3: ...s are the most common type of artifact to survive from the middle ages. They are also the best survi...
13: Illumination was a complex and frequently costly process. As such, it was usually ...
35: | Plant-based colors, such as [[saffron]]; yellow earth colors ([[ochre]]); [[orpiment]...
41: | Ultramarine (made from the mineral [[lapis lazuli]]); [[azurite]]; [[... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
6: * 2.4 MYA: [[Oldowan|Stone tools]] in [[Africa]]
8: ...YA: Controlled [[fire]] in [[Cradle of Humankind|Africa]]
26: * [[Cloth]] woven from [[flax]] fiber
112: * [[1589]]: [[Stocking frame]]: [[William Lee]]
134: ...quadrant]]: [[Thomas Godfrey (inventor)|Thomas Godfrey]] - Animal (16429 bytes)
51: ... which ''animalia'' is the plural, and ultimately from ''anima'', meaning vital breath or soul.
57: ...During development it forms a relatively flexible framework upon which cells can move about and be reo...
63: ...produced without mating, or in some cases through fragmentation.
70: ...few small parasitic [[protist]]s. The name comes from the posterior location of the [[flagellum]] in ...
72: ...ssible they are not really animals at all. Aside from them, most animal phyla with known phyla make a... - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
12: *[[Manfred von Ardenne]], (1907-1997), [[Germany]]
53: *[[Jacques-Yves Cousteau|Jacques Cousteau]], [[France]] — [[Aqua-Lung|aqualung]]
56: ...illiam Cullen]] — mechanical / chemical [[refrigeration]]
87: *[[Benjamin Franklin]], (1706-1790), [[United States|USA]] &mdas...
88: *[[William Friese-Greene]], (1855-1921) — [[cinematograph... - Thomas Edison (20653 bytes)
5: ...ding the [[United States]], [[United Kingdom]], [[France]], and [[Germany]]. Edison started the [[Moti...
7: ...et at his winter retreat (The Mangoes). They were friends until Edison died. The [[Edison and Ford Win...
14: From [[Port Huron]], Sam Edison moved to [[Detroit]]...
16: ...to read and experiment. Many of his lessons came from reading the book [["Parker's School of Natural ...
18: ...ork as it blocked out noises and prevented Edison from hearing the telegrapher sitting next to him. So... - Microscope (8708 bytes)
11: ...In modern microscopes the mirror is replaced by a lamp unit providing stable, controllable illumination.
16: [[image:Microscope.png|frame|none|Basic microscope main elements]]
29: [[Image:Microscope diagram.png|right|frame|Common optical microscope and its principal pa...
34: ...ns, they utilize light passing through the sample from below and special techniques are usually necess...
36: ...roscope is used, where the light is ''reflected'' from the examined surface. The light is fed th... - Alternative technology (2518 bytes)
1: ...ch may be cited as implying greater environmental friendliness, such as greater efficiency, or differe...
7: ...nown as [[CFC]]s have been replaced by more ozone-friendly chemicals, such as HFCs and [[HCFC]]s.
24: * Methane extraction from garbage dumps
25: * [[Fluorescent lamp|Fluorescent lights]] - Cattle (12844 bytes)
17: ...successfully be bred with [[water buffalo]] or [[African buffalo]]. (See [[aurochs]] for the history o...
23: ...m "'''cattlebeast'''". "'''Neat'''" (horned oxen, from which we get "[[neatsfoot oil]]"), "'''beef'''"...
31: ...'s main function is to absorb water and nutrients from the digestable feed. The omasum is known as th...
33: ...rochs]] was originally spread throughout Europe, Africa and Asia. In historical times, their range was...
39: [[Image:Cow.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Friesian/Holstein cow]] - Nicolaus Copernicus (26283 bytes)
1: [[image:copernicus.jpg|right|frame|Nicolaus Copernicus]]
8: ...cus' father. His brother Andrew became canon in [[Frombork]]. A sister, Barbara, became a [[Benedictin...
14: ...of Warmia and Copernicus was named a canon in the Frombork [[cathedral]], but he waited in Italy for t...
16: ...o complete his studies in Padua (with Guarico and Fracastoro) and in Ferrara (with Bianchini), where i...
18: ...e end of his studies, he came to live and work in Frombork. Some time before his return to [[Warmia]],... - Calvin Coolidge (18374 bytes)
25: ...r of the city council in [[1899]], city solicitor from [[1900]]-[[1902]], clerk of courts in [[1904]],...
30: .... Cox]] and [[Assistant Secretary of the Navy]] [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]].
32: ...sident-elect and [[List of United States Senators from Kansas|Kansas senator]] [[Charles Curtis]] on t...
33: ...in the family's parlor by the light of a kerosene lamp; Coolidge was resworn by a federal official upon ...
35: ...'s younger son, Calvin, Jr., contracted a blister from playing tennis on the White House courts. The b... - Helicopter (20080 bytes)
1: ...wing aircraft</b>. The word helicopter is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] words ''helix'' (s...
23: ...tail rotor is sufficient to cancel out the torque fromt the main rotor, the helicopter will not rotate...
29: ... amount of power required to prevent a helicopter from spinning is significant. A tail rotor can use u...
42: ...the RPM is too high, damage to the main rotor hub from excessive forces could result. In general, RPM ...
44: ... The cyclic is usually controlled by the stick in front of the pilot. - Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen (8624 bytes)
6: .... He later attended [[Utrecht Technical School]], from which he was expelled for producing a caricatur...
8: ...e graduated with a [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] from the [[University of Zurich]].
16: .... He knew the cardboard covering prevented light from escaping, yet Röntgen observed that the invisi...
18: ...ng a match, he discovered the shimmering had come from the location of the barium platinocyanide scree...
20: ...nd of ray might be responsible. November 8 was a Friday, so he took advantage of the weekend to repea... - Aphrodite (14648 bytes)
1: ...#966;ροδίτη, "risen from sea-foam") is the [[Greek mythology|Greek]] [[g...
4: ...r cult. She was associated with [[Hesperia]] and frequently accompanied by the [[Oread]]s, [[nymph]]s...
18: ...e hints of the track of Aphrodite's original cult from the Levant to mainland Greece.
25: ...Greek [[Pantheon]] to be actually married, she is frequently unfaithful to her husband. [[Hephaestus]...
28: ... gods together to mock them. Hephaestus would not free them until they promised to end their affair, b... - Christmas (35108 bytes)
2: ...is birth fulfilled Jewish prophecies of a messiah from the house of David. Early Christians focused mo...
10: ...ethlehem of Judea, the home of the house of David from which Joseph was descended, fulfilled the proph...
12: ...ey presented Jesus with treasures of "[[gold]], [[frankincense]], and [[myrrh]]". While staying the n...
14: ...here they could have gotten their gifts of "gold, frankincense, and myrrh". Astronomers and historian...
19: ...orian calendar|Gregorian]]) date of [[January 7]] from [[1900]] to [[2099]]. The [[Armenian Church]] p... - Barium (8466 bytes)
140: ...cuum tube]]s, [[fireworks]], and in [[fluorescent lamp]]s.
154: ...pure form. It is primarily found in and extracted from the [[mineral]] [[barite]] which is crystalized...
167: ...t does not dissolve, and is eliminated completely from the digestive tract. - Beryllium (15119 bytes)
141: ...berated when it is hit by [[alpha particle]]s, as from [[radium]] or [[polonium]] (about 30 neutrons/m...
152: .../Telescope/mirrortale/ (Beryllium related details from NASA here)] will have 18 hexagonal beryllium se...
155: ...[beryl]] and in [[emerald]]s. [[Friedrich Woehler|Friedrich W?r]] and [[Antoine Alexandre Brutus Bussy...
167: ...d to examine [[soil erosion]], [[soil formation]] from [[regolith]], the development of [[laterite|lat...
175: ...ong workers in plants manufacturing [[fluorescent lamp]]s in Massachusetts. Chronic berylliosis resemble... - Carbon (15360 bytes)
13: Lamp black consists of small graphitic areas. These ar...
19: ...al to life, and esters, which give flavor to many fruits. The [[isotope]] [[carbon-14]] is commonly us...
37: ...r form to [[adsorption|adsorb]] toxins or poisons from the digestive system.
49: ...constituent of substances such as [[charcoal]], [[lamp black]] ([[soot]]) and [[activated carbon]].
53: ...ectricity]]. The material is soft and the sheets, frequently separated by other atoms, are held togeth...
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