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Tim Berners-Lee
Tim Berners-Lee (Sir Timothy Berners-Lee), 1955-, British computer scientist, b. London, grad. The Queen's College, Oxford (B.A. 1976). He joined CERN , near Geneva, Switzerland, as a consultant software engineer in 1960. While there he wrote for his own private use a program for storing informati...
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hydroxyl group
hydroxyl group , in chemistry, functional group that consists of an oxygen atom joined by a single bond to a hydrogen atom. An alcohol is formed when a hydroxyl group is joined by a single bond to an alkyl group or aryl group . A metal hydroxide is formed when a hydroxyl group is joined to a ...
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carpentry
carpentry. 1. The trade of selecting, cutting, and joining timber for structural purposes. 2. Timber-work constructed by a carpenter: an assemblage of pieces of wood connected by means of joints, etc. It is distinct from joinery....
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Cher
Cher river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in the Massif Central and flowing generally NW across central France to join the Loire below Tours. The Berry Canal parallels part of the river.
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Jeremiah
Jeremiah , in the Bible. 1 Prophet of the book of Jeremiah . 2 Father-in-law of Josiah. 3 Rechabite contemporary with Jeremiah the prophet. 4, 5, 6 Three who joined David at Ziklag.
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Samara
Samara , river, c.360 mi (580 km) long, rising in the foothills of the S Urals, European Russia. It flows generally northwest, and joins the Volga River at Samara.
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sternum
sternum (breastbone) Flat, narrow bone extending from the base of the front of the neck to just below the diaphragm in the centre of the chest. The top attaches by ligaments to the collarbones and the centre part joins to the ribs by seven pairs of costal cartilages....
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Salvatore Baccaloni
Salvatore Baccaloni , 1900-1970, Italian operatic bass, b. Rome. Baccaloni studied architecture before he made his singing debut in Rome in 1921. In 1926 he joined La Scala in Milan under Arturo Toscanini. In 1940 he joined the Metropolitan Opera Company, where he specialized in comic roles such as ...
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Latin Monetary Union
Latin Monetary Union In 1865, France, Belgium, Italy, and Switzerland (joined in 1868 by Greece) agreed to regulate their national currencies on a uniform basis, thus making it freely interchangeable. Several other countries joined informally. The fluctuations of gold and silver created difficultie...
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Ahithophel
Ahithophel , in the Bible, David's counselor who joined with Absalom against David. He killed himself when Absalom ignored his counsel. He may have been the grandfather of Bath-sheba. The Vulgate form of the name is Achitophel.
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