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81technology, history of — Introduction the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both… …
82Golden rice — is a variety of rice ( Oryza sativa ) produced through genetic engineering to biosynthesize beta carotene, a precursor of pro vitamin A in the edible parts of rice. The scientific details of the rice were first published in Science in 2000.Ye et… …
83Economy of the People's Republic of China — Economies of Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau are administered separately from the rest of People s Republic of China. Therefore, the information below pertains only to mainland China unless specified otherwise. For the… …
84Aristotle: Aesthetics and philosophy of mind — David Gallop AESTHETICS Aesthetics, as that field is now understood, does not form the subjectmatter of any single Aristotelian work. No treatise is devoted to such topics as the essential nature of a work of art, the function of art in general,… …
85Peru — Peruvian /peuh rooh vee euhn/, adj., n. /peuh rooh /, n. 1. Spanish, Perú /pe rddooh /. a republic in W South America. 24,949,512; 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Cap.: Lima. 2. a city in N central Indiana. 13,764. 3. a city in N Illinois. 10 …
86Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …
87painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present. Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in …
88G. Ledyard Stebbins — Infobox Person name=G. Ledyard Stebbins caption= birth date=birth date|1906|1|6|mf=y birth place=Lawrence, New York dead=dead death date=death date and age|2000|1|19|1906|1|6|mf=y death place=Davis, CaliforniaGeorge Ledyard Stebbins, Jr. (January …
89Marcellus Empiricus — Marcellus Empiricus, also known as Marcellus Burdigalensis (“Marcellus of Bordeaux”), was a Latin medical writer from Gaul at the turn of the 4th and 5th centuries. His only extant work is the De medicamentis, a compendium of pharmacological… …
90Knowhow — In the context of industrial property, now generally viewed as intellectual property (IP), know how (or knowhow as it is sometimes written) is a component in the transfer of technology in national and international environments, co existing with… …
