Biography Category
(y ´z f bois) (KEY) , 1921–86, German artist, b. Krefeld; one of the most influential of postmodern artists. Drafted into the Luftwaffe during Worl...
( s t´´ m n´ f n) (KEY) , an analgesic and fever-reducing medicine similar in effect to aspirin. It is an active ingredient in many over-the-counte...
( s t´ l n´´) (KEY) or ethyne ( th´ n) (KEY) , HC[symbol]CH, a colorless gas. It melts at -80.8°C and boils at -84.0°C. Offensive odors often n...
(äl n´s b r–r g ´t ) (KEY) , c.1480–1561, Spanish mannerist sculptor. Probably the first in Spain to break away from the High Renaissance bala...
change in the velocity of a body with respect to time. Since velocity is a vector quantity, involving both magnitude and direction, acceleration is al...
1788–1854, American architect of the classic revival, b. Navesink, New Jersey. He studied under B. H. Latrobe. In his buildings Strickland sought to...