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Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein (March 14, 1879 - April 18, 1955) was a theoretical physicist widely regarded as the most important scientist of the 20th century. He was the author of the special and general theory of relativity and made significant contributions to quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, and cosmology. He was awarded
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Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein is considered to be one of the greatest known scientists of human history. He was well known as a physicist for developing his famous theory of relativity. His theories stressed the similarity of mass and energy and developed an entirely new way of thinking about space, time, and
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Albert Einstein - Biography
Thinking. We all do it, but for some it can be taken to a different level; maybe even to a different place. Especially when your job is made for outside-the-box thinking; you may need some creativity to place a theory or two. Well, one man did just that not
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Albert Einstien
When you sit with a nice girl for two hours, it seems like two minutes. When you sit on a hot stove for two minutes, it seems like two hours that's relativity. I, Albert Einstein, am a German-born American physicist. I am best known as the creator of the special
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Aldo Leopold
Aldo Leopold--Nature Above All "Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land." In this phrase from the book, A Sand County Almanac, author Aldo Leopold expresses the most basic concept of land preservation and conservation. Born in Burlington, Iowa in 1887, Aldo Leopold always had a keen interest
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Aldo Rossi's Inspiration
Aldo Rossi regards reason and memory as the backbone of his work, which is why he admires the 19th century rationalist Adolf Loos so much. Both of them want to capture the reality of their works by avoiding the use of ornaments (Adolf Loos wrote "Ornament and Crime") and emphasizing
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Aldous Huxley
Aldous Huxley Many talented twentieth century writers have been overshadowed by classical writers such as Charles Dickens and William Shakespeare. Novels dealing with classical topics are often more recognized than works that tackle controversial topics. Aldous Huxley defies this stereotype, for his controversial works gained great fame while influencing many
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Aldous Huxley
Aldous Huxley was born in Surrey, England on July 26, 1894 to an illustrious family deeply rooted in England's literary and scientific tradition. Huxley's father, Leonard Huxley, was the son of Thomas Henry Huxley, a well-known biologist who gained the nickname "Darwin's bulldog" for championing Charles Darwin's evolutionary ideas. His
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Aldous Huxley
The English novelist and essayist Aldous Leonard Huxley, b. July 26, 1894, d. Nov. 22, 1963, a member of a distinguished scientific and literary family, intended to study medicine, but was prevented by an eye ailment that almost blinded him at the age of 16. He then turned to literature,
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Aldous Huxley
Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), English novelist and critic, best known for his dystopian novel Brave New World (1931). Besides novels he published travel books, histories, poems, plays, and essays on philosophy, arts, sociology, religion and morals. Aldous Huxley was born in Surrey on July 26, 1894, into a well-to-do upper-middle-class family.
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Alessandro Scarlatti
Alessandro Scarlatti Alessandro Scarlatti earned an important place in musical history for a variety of reasons. He is said to have been the first composer to write a string quartet. Moreover, in developing the "Italian" overture, as distinct from the "French" overture (Ewen). This paper will be discussing some of
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Alex Baptise
Alix Baptiste was born on April 29, 1964, on a small island in Haiti. Mr. Baptiste has come a long way since his early days of survival. Mr. Baptiste is now a household name for his beautiful paintings in Savannah, Georgia. Entering his twentieth year as an artist, he owns
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Alexander Calder
Alexander Calder was one of the most innovative and original American artists of the twentieth century. In 1926, Calder arrived in Paris and devoted himself to a project called the Circus that occupied him for over five years. This contains characters and animals made out of wire, scraps of cloth,
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Alexander Calder
Alexander Calder Alexander Calder was born on July 22, 1898 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Growing up his parents who were artists, encouraged Calder and his siblings to make art; even though they did not want them to become artists. He trained as a mechanical engineer and received a degree from Stevens
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Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell's invention of the telephone grew out of his research into ways to improve the telegraph. His soul purpose was to help the deaf hear again. Alexander Graham Bell was not trying to invent the telephone, he was just trying to help out people in need. Young Alexander
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Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell, a man who best known for inventing the telephone. Most people don't know he spent the majority of his life teaching and helping the deaf. Educating the hearing impaired is what he wished to be remembered for. Bell was born on March 3, 1847, in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell An Inventor, Scientist, and oh’ so much more. Alexander Graham Bell born in Scotland and later becoming a U.S citizen. Bell spent his life in pursuit of scientific discovery, and despite his innumerable accomplishments as a scientist and inventor, he saw himself first and foremost as a
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Alexander Graham Bell - Sigmund Freud
Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3,1847 and died on April 2,1922. He is the guy who we all have to thank for inventing the telephone, without him how could we communicate? In 1866 Bell experimented on the thought of how to produce vowel sounds. He came up with
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Alexander Hamilton: Author of American Government
Alexander Hamilton: Author of American Government In the United States during the late 18th century, the American Colonies were struggling with their identity. The Revolutionary War had won Americans their collective freedom, but the best way to exercise it was the subject of much debate. One American, Alexander Hamilton, felt
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Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great is, arguably, the most famous secular figure in history. His magnetism in life was rivaled only by his magnetism in death, and the story of his career has evoked vastly different interpretations in his age and ours. Young romantic hero or megalomaniac villain? Alexander III of Macedon
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Alexander the Great
Alexander was born in July 356 B.C. to Philip II and his third wife, Olympias. The parents were far from a happy couple, and Alexander was raised primarily under the influence of his mother. At the age of thirteen, he was sent to study with Aristotle--an education that was for
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Alexander the Great
Alexander List of people known as The MACEDONIAN the Great ( language|macedonian]] (July 356 BC - June 11, 323 BC), King of Macedon (336-323 BC), is considered one of the most successful military commanders in world history, conquering most of the world known to the ancient Greeks before his death.
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Alexander the Great
Long before the birth of Christ, the land directly above what we know as Greece today, was called Macedonia. Macedonia still exists, but it is now Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and modern Greece. Macedonia was considered to be part of ancient Greece, but the people of these two countries couldn't be
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Alexander the Great
Caeli Higgins Professor P. Dehne Alexander the Great 9/14/07 Alexander the Great was considered to be great for many reasons, but there are three qualities which formed the basis of his capability and power, and which each of his biographers would certainly agree upon; his self-will, ambition, and determination. Arrian,
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Alexandria Sarah Mayes
My Name Monday, August 27, 2007 Alexandria Sarah Mayes Alexandria is of Greek origin. It is the feminine of Alexander, which means defender of mankind. I love my name. I love the way it rolls of my tongue and anyone else's. It flows like water, beautiful and sweet. If it
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Alfred Bernhard Nobel - Nobel Preise
Nobelpreise A. Entstehung B. Nobelpreise I. Medizin (Jahre 2002 & 2003) II. Chemie (Jahre 2002 & 2003) C. Terrorabwehr A. Entstehung Alfred Bernhard Nobel, der von 1833-1896 lebte, war Chemiker und Industrieller. Sein VermÐ"¶gen basierte auf seiner Erfindung des Dynamits. Sein Vater, ein Pionier der Waffen- und Sprengmitteltechnik, wollte stets,
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Alfred Binet - a French Psychologist
Alfred Binet was a French Psychologist who was born in Nice on July 8, 1857. His father was a physician and his mother was an artist. Before becoming involved in the testing of cognitive abilities graduated from the Lycйe Louis-le-Grand and soon became a lawyer. Binet's father wanted him
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Alfred Hitchcock
Films were a great form of entertainment from their debut in the early 1900's and continued to grow more popular over the years. The film making business hit a growth period in the 1920's. In Hollywood, the assembly line "studio" system of producing a movie was changed and refined, and
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Alfred Marshall
Photo by McMaster University, Canada Marshall, A (1842.7.26-1924.7.13) Birthplace London, England. Posts Held Fellow, St John's Coll. Camb., 1865-77, 1885-1908; Principal, Univ. Coll., Bristol, 1877-82; Lect., Fellow, Balliol Coll. Oxford, 1883-4; Prof. Polit. Econ., Univ. Camb., 1885-1908. Offices and Honours Fellow, BA; Vice-Pres., Royal Economic Society. Publications Books: 1.
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Alfred Noble: His Life
Alfred Nobel - His Life and Work Alfred Nobel was born in Stockholm on October 21, 1833. His father Immanuel Nobel was an engineer and inventor who built bridges and buildings in Stockholm. In connection with his construction work Immanuel Nobel also experimented with different techniques for blasting rocks. Alfred's
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