1799–1831, American explorer, one of the greatest of the mountain men, b. near Binghamton, N.Y. Early in 1824, Smith took a party through South Pass...
transmission of information by visible, audible, or other detectable means. Since prehistoric times humans have sought and employed ever more effectiv...
a small, rare fish, Percina tanasi, discovered by a zoologist who was snorkeling in the Little Tennessee River upstream from the projected Tellico Dam...
in winter sports, a type of small, very low, steel-frame sled on which one person, lying face down, slides headfirst down snowy hillsides or down stee...
1856–1942, Scottish biblical scholar and Hebraist, b. Calcutta, India. He was professor of Old Testament language, literature, and theology in the U...