Biography Category
(r ´th nst n) (KEY) , 1872–1945, English painter and writer. He was well known for his portraits of famous people and for his pictures of Jewish su...
a pill containing medication that induces sleep. Benzodiazepines such as temazepam (Restoril) and triazolam (Halcion) have for the most part replaced ...
(s ´g n) (KEY) , 1934–96, American astronomer and popularizer of science, b. New York City. Early in his career he investigated radio emissions fro...
modern building of great height, constructed on a steel skeleton. The form originated in the United States.
Development of the Form
Many mechanical ...
(zhôrzh sörä´) (KEY) , 1859–91, French neoimpressionist painter. He devised the pointillist technique of painting in tiny dots of pure color. Hi...
(bärt l m ´ st ´bän m r ´ly ) (KEY) , 1617?–1682, Spanish religious and portrait painter. He was born in Seville, where most of his life was s...