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91National Science Foundation — Motto: Supporting Education and Research across all the fields of Science, Mathematics and Technology America s Investment in the Future Where Discoveries Begin Agency overview Formed 10 May 1950 …
92Military funding of science — The military funding of science has had a powerful transformative effect on the practice and products of scientific research since the early 20th century. Particularly since World War I, advanced science based technologies have been viewed as… …
93Latin America, history of — Introduction history of the region from the pre Columbian period and including colonization by the Spanish and Portuguese beginning in the 15th century, the 19th century wars of independence, and developments to the end of World War II.… …
94EDUCATION, JEWISH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline. Bibliography at the end of a section is indicated by (†). in the biblical period the nature of the sources historical survey the patriarchal period and the settlement the kingdom the… …
95Richmond, Virginia — This article is about the city of Richmond. For Richmond County, which is 53 miles (85 km) away and unrelated to the city, see Richmond County, Virginia. City of Richmond   City   …
96Berkeley Heights, New Jersey —   Township   Seal …
97California Polytechnic State University — This article is about the university in San Luis Obispo, California. For Cal Poly Pomona in Pomona, California, see California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. California Polytechnic State University Motto Discere Faciendo (Latin) …
98Nuclear weapons and the United States — United States Nuclear program start date 21 October 1939 First nuclear weapon test 16 July 1945 …
99Albuquerque — /al beuh kerr kee/; for 1 also Port. /awl boo kerdd keuh/, n. 1. Affonso de /euh fawonn soo deuh/, 1453 1515, founder of the Portuguese empire in the East. 2. a city in central New Mexico. 331,767. * * * City (pop., 2000: 448,607), New Mexico,… …
100space exploration — Investigation of the universe beyond Earth s atmosphere by means of manned and unmanned spacecraft. Study of the use of rockets for spaceflight began early in the 20th century. Germany s research on rocket propulsion in the 1930s led to… …
