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- city, Bavaria Land (state), southern Germany. It lies on the Ach River (a small tributary of the Iller), south of Ulm. First mentioned in 1128, it was ...
- Memminger, Christopher G
- Confederate secretary of the treasury, generally held responsible for the collapse of his government's credit during the American Civil War.
- Memmius, Gauis
- (from the article "Catullus, Gaius Valerius") Catullus' poetry reports one event, externally datable to c. 57-56 BC, a journey to Bithynia in Asia Minor in the retinue of Gaius Memmius, the Roman governor of the province, ...
- memnatine
- (from the article "Alzheimer disease") ...inhibitors include nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea; a common and serious side effect of tacrine is liver toxicity. Symptoms of Alzheimer disease can be reduced in some patients by the drug ...
- Memnon
- in Greek mythology, son of Tithonus (son of Laomedon, legendary king of Troy) and Eos (Dawn) and king of the Ethiopians. He was a post-Homeric hero, who, after the death ... [3 Related Articles]
- memoir
- history or record composed from personal observation and experience. Closely related to, and often confused with, autobiography, a memoir usually differs chiefly in the degree of emphasis placed on external ... [2 Related Articles]
- Memoire d'Encrier
- (from the article "Literature") A new publisher began making waves in 2004: Memoire d'Encrier, piloted by Rodney Saint-Eloi. This publisher issued books mostly about Haiti, such as Nul n'est une ile, a collection of ...
- Memorandum of Understanding
- (from the article "Zimbabwe") ...government. To that end, SADC-led talks, again facilitated by Mbeki, were held with ZANU-PF and the two factions of the MDC. Although the parties were able to reach a consensus ...
- memoria
- (from the article "architecture") ...(Santiago de Compostela in Spain). No single formal design characterizes this type, but the theme of the domed or central-plan structure (round, square, polygon, Greek cross, etc.) connects the memoria ...
- Memorial Amphitheatre
- (from the article "Arlington National Cemetery") Located near the Tomb of the Unknowns is the Memorial Amphitheater, which was built through the efforts of the Grand Army of the Republic (an organization of Civil War veterans ...
- Memorial Day
- in the United States, holiday (last Monday in May) honouring those who have died in the nation's wars. It originated during the American Civil War (1861-64) when citizens placed flowers ... [2 Related Articles]
- Memorial Fountain
- (from the article "Falls Church") ...a hospital for wounded Union troops during the American Civil War. Primarily residential, the city is also the trade centre for nearby truck farms. Its manufactures include electronics and rockets. ...
- Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
- (from the article "Architecture and Civil Engineering") Perhaps the most widely publicized work of architecture of the year was not a building but the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. The basic design, by American architect ...
- memory
- the encoding, storage, and retrieval in the human mind of past experiences. [25 Related Articles]
- memory abnormality
- any of the disorders that affect the ability to remember. [7 Related Articles]
- memory B cell
- (from the article "immune system") Two types of cells are produced by clonal selection-effector cells and memory cells. Effector cells are the relatively short-lived activated cells that defend the body in an immune response. Effector ...
- memory effect
- (from the article "battery") ...batteries are heavy and have comparatively limited energy density. They last longer and perform better if fully discharged each cycle before recharge. Otherwise, the cells may exhibit a so-called memory ...
- memory hierarchy
- (from the article "computer memory") Although the main/auxiliary memory distinction is broadly useful, memory organization in a computer forms a hierarchy of levels, arranged from very small, fast, and expensive registers in the CPU to ...
- memory phosphor
- (from the article "Table 5: Applications of Radiation Interactions in Detectors") A memory phosphor consists of a thin layer of material with properties that resemble those of TLD crystals in the sense that charges created by incident radiation remain trapped for ...
- memory T cell
- (from the article "lymphocyte") In the thymus, T cells multiply and differentiate into helper, regulatory, or cytotoxic T cells or become memory T cells. They are then seeded to peripheral tissues or circulate in ...
- Memphis
- city and capital of ancient Egypt and an important centre during much of Egyptian history. Memphis is located south of the Nile River delta, on the west bank of the ... [6 Related Articles]
- Memphis
- city, seat (1819) of Shelby county, extreme southwestern Tennessee, U.S. It lies on the Chickasaw bluffs above the Mississippi River where the borders of Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee meet. Memphis ... [3 Related Articles]
- Memphis Grizzlies
- (from the article "Memphis") ...in the Mississippi, includes a five-block-long scale model of the river. The 32-story stainless-steel Pyramid Arena hosts sports events, concerts, and shows. FedExForum (opened 2004) houses the Grizzlies, the city's ...
- Memphis International Airport
- (from the article "airport") ...move more than 30 million passengers on a yearly basis-Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and the Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport in Georgia each handle more than 75 million. The Memphis (Tennessee) ...
- Memphis Minnie
- (from the article "blues") ...Walker developed a style later adopted by Riley ("B.B.") King. It was Chicago, however, that played the greatest role in the development of urban blues. In the 1920s and '30s ...
- Memphis Race Riot
- (May 1866), in the U.S. post-Civil War period, attack by members of the white majority on black residents of Memphis, Tennessee, illustrating Southern intransigence in the face of defeat and ...
- Memphis Sound
- (from the article "Sam and Dave") American vocal duo who were among the most popular performers of soul music in the late 1960s and whose gritty, gospel-drenched style typified the Memphis Sound.
- Memphis Tams
- (from the article "Rupp, Adolph") ...In addition, he served on the NCAA rules committee from 1961. After his forced retirement as coach (he had reached the mandatory retirement age of 70), he served as president ...
- Memphis, Battle of
- (from the article "Ellet, Charles") ...outbreak of the American Civil War, Ellet devised a steam-powered ram that played a role in winning domination of the Mississippi River by the Union. He personally led a fleet ...
- Memphis, University of
- public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. It is part of the State University and Community College System of Tennessee and offers a comprehensive selection of undergraduate, ...
- Memphite Triad
- (from the article "Ptah") ...from the 1st dynasty onward; the political importance of Memphis caused Ptah's cult to expand over the whole of Egypt. With his companion Sekhmet and the youthful god Nefertem, he ...
- Memphremagog, Lake
- elongated finger lake that crosses the United States-Canadian border 5 miles (8 km) north of Newport, Vt., U.S. Extending about 27 miles (43 km) from Newport to Magog, Que., the ...
- men
- (from the article "Fashions") In May Tom Ford launched a novel fashion concept-the "men's version of couture," as Vogue's editor-at-large Andre Leon Talley described his made-to-measure finely crafted men's tailoring, sold from Ford's new ...
- Men
- moon god worshiped widely in Asia Minor during Roman times and also in Attica from the 3rd century BC. Little is known of his origin, but he may have been ... [1 Related Articles]
- Men Ascaenus
- (from the article "Antioch") ...mission in that province. Antioch was finally assigned to Pisidia under the emperor Diocletian's provincial reorganization. Its ruins include a large rock cutting which may have held the temple of ...
- Men of the 'Eighties
- (from the article "Netherlands, The") ...conservative ideas, while Eduard Douwes Dekker (pseudonym Multatuli) in mid-century expressed the moods of social criticism with great power; the movement of "Men of the 'Eighties" (Tachtigers) brought to the ...
- Men Shen
- in Chinese mythology, the two door gods whose separate martial images are posted on the two halves of the double front door of private homes to guarantee protection from evil ...
- MEN1
- (from the article "endocrine system, human") ...with MEN1, as well as people with a familial risk of developing MEN1, have germ line mutations (mutations that affect all cells in the body) in a tumour suppressor gene ...
- Mena, Juan de
- poet who was a forerunner of the Renaissance in Spain. [1 Related Articles]
- Mena, Pedro de
- Spanish sculptor who created many statues and busts of polychromed wood for churches in Spain and Latin America and whose work typifies the late Baroque. [1 Related Articles]
- Menabe
- historic kingdom of the Sakalava people in southwestern Madagascar, situated roughly between the Mangoky and Manambalo rivers. It was founded in the 17th century by King Andriandahifotsy (d. 1685), who ... [1 Related Articles]
- Menabrea, Luigi Federico
- (from the article "Lovelace, Ada King, countess of") She became interested in Babbage's machines as early as 1833 and, most notably, in 1843 came to translate and annotate an article written by the Italian mathematician and engineer Luigi ...
- Menaechmus
- Greek mathematician and friend of Plato who is credited with discovering the conic sections. [2 Related Articles]
- Menage, Gilles
- French scholar and man of letters known for philological works as well as for the mercuriales, Wednesday literary meetings, he sponsored for a period of over 30 years.
- menagerie
- (from the article "circus") By the time American circuses achieved their massive character in the 1870s, the menagerie was a major feature, and it remained so through the 1940s. Circus menageries in the United ...
- Menahem
- king of Israel whose 10-year reign was distinguished for its cruelty. Events of his rule are related in II Kings 15:14-22. In about 746 BC, Shallum ben Jabesh assassinated Zechariah, ...
- Menahem ben Saruq
- Jewish lexicographer and poet who composed the first Hebrew-language dictionary, a lexicon of the Bible; earlier biblical dictionaries were written in Arabic and translated into Hebrew. [1 Related Articles]
- Menai Bridge
- suspension bridge spanning the Menai Strait from Bangor, Wales, to the island of Anglesey, a distance of 580 feet (176 metres). Designed and built (1819-26) by Thomas Telford (q.v.), it ... [2 Related Articles]
- Menai Strait
- channel of the Irish Sea separating Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Mon) county from the mainland of North Wales. It extends 15 miles (24 km) from Beaumaris to Abermenai Point and ...
- Menaion
- (from the article "church year") The schedule of fixed holy days in the Menaion (liturgical service book for each month) begins on September 1, the New Year's or Indiction Day of the Byzantine Empire. It ...
- Menander
- Athenian dramatist whom ancient critics considered the supreme poet of Greek New Comedy-i.e., the last flowering of Athenian stage comedy. During his life, his success was limited; although he wrote ... [7 Related Articles]
- Menander
- the greatest of the Indo-Greek kings and the one best known to Western and Indian classical authors; he is believed to have been a patron of the Buddhist religion and ... [2 Related Articles]
- Menander Protector
- Byzantine historian whose surviving works are a valuable authority for the 6th century, especially on geography and ethnography. At the suggestion of the Emperor Maurice (582-602), he wrote a history ...
- Menapian Glacial Stage
- division of Pleistocene time and deposits in northern Europe (the Pleistocene Epoch began about 2,500,000 years ago and ended about 10,000 years ago). The Menapian Glacial Stage followed the Waal ...
- Menapii
- (from the article "Caesar, Julius") In 56 the Veneti, in what is now southern Brittany, started a revolt in the northwest that was supported by the still unconquered Morini on the Gallic coast of the ...
- menarche
- (from the article "human behaviour") ...of growth in height and weight also occurs during this phase. This so-called growth spurt occurs about two years earlier in females than in males. Another key change of pubescence ...
- Menard Correctional Center
- (from the article "Chester") ...a trading centre for an agricultural area yielding wheat, corn (maize), and soybeans. Agriculture is still important, and flour milling and food processing also contribute to the local economy. The ...
- Menard, John Willis
- first black elected to the U.S. Congress, who was denied his seat by that body.
- Menard, Louis-Nicolas
- French writer whose vision of ancient Greek religion and philosophy influenced the Parnassian poets.
- Menase Dosan
- (from the article "medicine, history of") In 1570 a 15-volume medical work was published by Menase Dosan, who also wrote at least five other works. In the most significant of these, the Keitekishu (a manual of ...
- Menasha
- city, Winnebago and Calumet counties, east-central Wisconsin, U.S. It lies along Lake Winnebago and the north channel of the Fox River, just south of Appleton and 30 miles (50 km) ... [1 Related Articles]
- menat
- in Egyptian religion, protective amulet, usually hung at the back of the neck as a counterpoise to the necklace worn in the front. It was frequently made of glazed ware ... [1 Related Articles]
- Menat Khufu
- (from the article "Minya, Al-") ...become a transit point for tourists visiting Middle Egypt, and there are several hotels in the city. Across the Nile to the southeast, at Zawiyat al-Amwat, lie ruins of the ...
- Menchik-Stevenson, Vera Francevna
- Russian-born British international chess master who was the women's world chess champion from 1927 until her death. [1 Related Articles]
- Menchu, Rigoberta
- Guatemalan Indian-rights activist, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1992. [6 Related Articles]
- Mencius
- early Chinese philosopher whose development of orthodox Confucianism earned him the title "second sage." Chief among his basic tenets was an emphasis on the obligation of rulers to provide for ... [10 Related Articles]
- Mencken, H.L.
- controversialist, humorous journalist, and pungent critic of American life who powerfully influenced U.S. fiction through the 1920s. Mencken's article on Americanism appeared in the 13th edition of the [9 Related Articles]
- Mendana de Neira, Alvaro de
- (from the article "Australia") Viceroys of Spain's American empire regularly sought new lands. One such expedition, from Peru in 1567, commanded by Alvaro de Mendana, discovered the Solomon Islands. Excited by finding gold, Mendana ...
- Mendazo, Alonso de
- (from the article "La Paz") Founded in 1548 as Nuestra Senora de La Paz ("Our Lady of Peace") by the conquistador Captain Alonso de Mendoza on the site of an Inca village, the city was ...
- Mende
- people of Sierra Leone, including also a small group in Liberia; they speak a language of the Mande branch of the Niger-Congo family. The Mende grow rice as their staple ... [5 Related Articles]
- Mende
- town, capital of Lozere departement, Languedoc-Roussillon region, southeastern France, lying south-southeast of Clermont-Ferrand. It is situated at 2,425 feet (739 m) above sea level in the Massif Central, on the ...
- Mendel, Gregor
- Austrian botanist, teacher, and Augustinian prelate, the first to lay the mathematical foundation of the science of genetics, in what came to be called Mendelism. [19 Related Articles]
- Mendel, Lafayette Benedict
- American biochemist whose discoveries concerning the value of vitamins and proteins helped establish modern concepts of nutrition.
- Mendele Moykher Sforim
- Jewish author, founder of both modern Yiddish and modern Hebrew narrative literature and the creator of modern literary Yiddish. He adopted his pseudonym, which means "Mendele the Itinerant Bookseller," in ... [2 Related Articles]
- mendelevium
- synthetic chemical element of the actinoid series of the periodic table, atomic number 101. It was the first element to be synthesized and discovered one atom at a time. Not ... [1 Related Articles]
- Mendeleyev Russian Chemical Society
- (from the article "Mendeleyev, Dmitry Ivanovich") Mendeleyev carried on many other activities outside academic research and teaching. He was one of the founders of the Russian Chemical Society (now the Mendeleyev Russian Chemical Society) in 1868 ...
- Mendeleyev, Dmitry Ivanovich
- Russian chemist who developed the periodic classification of the elements. Mendeleyev found that, when all the known chemical elements were arranged in order of increasing atomic weight, the resulting table ... [8 Related Articles]
- Mendelism
- the principles of heredity formulated by the Austrian Augustinian monk Gregor Mendel in 1865. These principles compose what is known as the system of particulate inheritance by units, or genes. ... [3 Related Articles]
- Mendelsohn, Benjamin
- (from the article "victimology") Victimology first emerged in the 1940s and '50s, when several criminologists (notably Hans von Hentig, Benjamin Mendelsohn, and Henri Ellenberger) examined victim-offender interactions and stressed reciprocal influences and role reversals. ...
- Mendelsohn, Erich
- German architect known initially for his Einstein Tower in Potsdam, a notable example of German Expressionism in architecture, and later for his use of modern materials and construction methods to ... [1 Related Articles]
- Mendelssohn, Fanny
- German pianist and composer, the eldest sister and confidante of the composer Felix Mendelssohn.
- Mendelssohn, Felix
- German composer, pianist, musical conductor, and teacher, one of the most celebrated figures of the early Romantic period. In his music Mendelssohn largely observed Classical models and practices while initiating ... [13 Related Articles]
- Mendelssohn, Moses
- German-Jewish philosopher, critic, and Bible translator and commentator who greatly contributed to the efforts of Jews to assimilate to the German bourgeoisie. [9 Related Articles]
- Mendenhall Glacier
- blue ice sheet, 12 miles (19 km) long, southeastern Alaska, U.S. It was originally named Sitaantaagu ("the Glacier Behind the Town") or Aak'wtaaksit ("the Glacier Behind the Little Lake") by ...
- Mendenhall Lake
- (from the article "Mendenhall Glacier") ...forest. It is part of Tongass National Forest and is located 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Juneau; it is the only glacier in the region that is readily accessible ...
- Mendenhall, Thomas Corwin
- American physicist and meteorologist, the first to propose the use of a ring pendulum for measuring absolute gravity.
- Menderes River
- river, southwestern Turkey. It rises on the Anatolian plateau south and west of Afyon and flows westward through a narrow valley and canyon. At Saraykoy it expands into a broad, ... [1 Related Articles]
- Menderes, Adnan
- Turkish politician who served as prime minister from 1950 until deposed by a military coup in 1960. [1 Related Articles]
- Mendes da Rocha, Paulo
- Brazilian architect known for bringing a modernist sensibility to the architecture of his native country. He was awarded the Pritzker Prize in 2006, becoming the second Brazilian (after Oscar Niemeyer) ... [3 Related Articles]
- Mendes, Catulle
- prolific French poet, playwright, and novelist, most noted for his association with the Parnassians, a group of French poets who advocated a controlled, formal art for art's sake in reaction ... [1 Related Articles]
- Mendes, Murilo
- Brazilian poet and diplomat who played an important role in Brazilian Modernismo after 1930, though from 1956 he was a teacher and cultural attache in Italy.
- Mendes, Sam
- In March 2000 British director Sam Mendes won the Academy Award for best director for his work on the widely acclaimed and commercially successful film American Beauty, a satire that ...
- Mendes, Sergio
- (from the article "Performing Arts") ...era, whose members performed together for the first time in 33 years. Also appearing was Jorge Ben, famous for having composed the anthemic song "Mas que nada," which became a ...
- Mendes-France, Pierre
- French socialist statesman and premier (June 1954-February 1955) whose negotiations ended French involvement in the Indochina War. He was distinguished for his efforts to invigorate the Fourth Republic and the ... [3 Related Articles]
- Mendez Montenegro, Julio Cesar
- Guatemalan politician who served as president from 1966 to 1970 but was a puppet of the military, which launched a campaign of repression that saw 10,000 civilians assassinated during Mendez's ... [1 Related Articles]
- Mendez, Aparicio
- Uruguayan lawyer, legal scholar, and politician and, from September 1976 to September 1981, president of Uruguay.
- Mendez, Concha
- (from the article "Spanish literature") ...and in their form epistles, sonnets, and odes. Frequent themes are philosophical inspiration, faith, religiosity, separation, menace (echoing the Civil War), friendships, and her wanderings. Concha Mendez published four major ...
- Mendez, Jose
- (from the article "baseball") ...whites, a Japanese, a Hawaiian, an American Indian, and several Latin Americans. On its roster at various times before World War I were two of the greatest black pitchers, John ...
- Mendez, Josefina
- Cuban ballerina was regarded as one of the "four jewels" of the National Ballet of Cuba, together with Loipa Araujo, Aurora Bosch, and Mirta Pla, and was a master ...
- Mendi
- town on the island of New Guinea, central Papua New Guinea, southwestern Pacific Ocean. It lies at an elevation of 5,495 feet (1,675 m) in the Mendi River valley on ...
- mendicant
- member of any of several Roman Catholic religious orders who assumes a vow of poverty and supports himself or herself by work and charitable contributions. The mendicant orders surviving today ... [8 Related Articles]
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