William D. Coolidge was an American engineer and physical chemist whose improvement of tungsten filaments was essential in the development of the modern incandescent lamp bulb and the X-ray tube. After teaching at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge; 1897, 1901–05) and the

Mulk Raj Anand: Notable works: …his novels Untouchable (1935) and Coolie (1936), both of which examined the problems of poverty in Indian society. Untouchable is considered a landmark work in Indian literature for its raw portrayal of the harsh realities faced by the so-called “untouchables” in Indian society. Anand’s depiction of Bakha’s struggles in Untouchable…

Amitabh Bachchan: Hits, misses, and politics: …the set of his film Coolie in 1982 touched off a national prayer vigil for his recovery. His subsequent films, however, did poorly at the box office, with a few exceptions such as Shahenshah (1988; “Emperor of Emperors”) and Hum (1991; “Us”). Bachchan entered politics at the encouragement of his…

dating: Multiple ages for a single rock: the thermal effect: …age then is called a cooling age. It is even possible by using a series of minerals with different blocking temperatures to establish a cooling history of a rock body—i.e., the times since the rock body cooled below successively lower temperatures. Such attempts can be complicated by the fact that…

embalming: Development of modern embalming: …or laying them on “cooling boards,” with a concave, ice-filled box fitted over the torso and head. Some of the more enterprising entrepreneurs exhibited well-preserved “cases” in the windows of shops, or took them on tour so that persons in rural areas and small towns could see the latest…

cooling system, apparatus employed to keep the temperature of a structure or device from exceeding limits imposed by needs of safety and efficiency. If overheated, the oil in a mechanical transmission loses its lubricating capacity, while the fluid in a hydraulic coupling or converter leaks under

climate change: Cenozoic climates: intervals of global warming and cooling. Earth has experienced both extreme warmth and extreme cold during this period. These changes have been driven by tectonic forces, which have altered the positions and elevations of the continents as well as ocean passages and bathymetry. Feedbacks between different components of the Earth…

fluid mechanics: Convection: Newton’s law of cooling, which postulates a linear relationship, is obeyed only in circumstances where convection is prevented or in circumstances where it is forced (when a radiator is fan-assisted, for example).

Cooma, town, southeastern New South Wales, Australia. It is situated on the rolling Monaro grassland plateau in the Southern Tablelands. Cooma, established in 1849, derives its name from the Aboriginal word coombah, variously meaning “lake,” “sandbank,” “one,” or “big swamp.” The town grew during

Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy was a pioneer historian of Indian art and foremost interpreter of Indian culture to the West. He was concerned with the meaning of a work of art within a traditional culture and with examining the religious and philosophical beliefs that determine the origin and

Kumasi, city, south-central Ghana. Carved out of a dense forest belt among hills rising to 1,000 feet (300 metres), Kumasi has a humid, wet climate. Osei Tutu, a 17th-century Asante king, chose the site for his capital and conducted land negotiations under a kum tree, whence came the town’s name.

Henry Morton Stanley: Relief of Livingstone: … and in 1874 published his Coomassie and Magdala: The Story of Two British Campaigns in Africa.

blood group: Coombs test: Coombs serum (also called antihuman globulin) is made by immunizing rabbits with human gamma globulin. The rabbits respond by making antihuman globulin (i.e., antibodies against human gamma globulin and complement) that is then purified before use. The antihuman globulin usually contains antibodies against IgG and…

blood group: Coombs test: When an incomplete antibody reacts with the red cells in saline solution, the antigenic sites become coated with antibody globulin (gamma globulin), and no visible agglutination reaction takes place. The presence of gamma globulin on cells can be detected by the Coombs test,…

Napa: Another early pioneer, Nathan Coombs, arrived in the area in 1845. He worked for Nicolas Higuera, who had received a land grant from General Vallejo in 1835, and in exchange for his labor on Higuera’s rancho Coombs received the parcel of land from which he laid out the…

raccoon: …common and well-known is the North American raccoon (Procyon lotor), which ranges from northern Canada and most of the United States southward into South America. It has a conspicuous black “mask” across the eyes, and the tail is ringed with 5 to 10 black bands.

Meteor Crater, rimmed, bowl-shaped pit produced by the impact of a large meteorite in the rolling plain of the Canyon Diablo region, 19 miles (30 km) west of Winslow, Arizona, U.S. The crater is 4,000 feet (1,200 metres) in diameter and about 600 feet (180 metres) deep inside its rim, which rises

Carleton S. Coon was an American anthropologist who made notable contributions to cultural and physical anthropology and archaeology. His areas of study ranged from prehistoric agrarian communities to contemporary tribal societies in the Middle East, Patagonia, and the hill country of India. Coon

Carleton S. Coon was an American anthropologist who made notable contributions to cultural and physical anthropology and archaeology. His areas of study ranged from prehistoric agrarian communities to contemporary tribal societies in the Middle East, Patagonia, and the hill country of India. Coon

Ghostbusters: Reboots: …centers on Callie Spengler (Carrie Coon), the estranged daughter of Egon Spengler. After being informed of her father’s death, Callie travels from her home in Chicago to Oklahoma to tie up the loose ends of his estate, bringing along her 15-year-old son Trevor (Finn Wolfhard) and 12-year-old daughter Phoebe…

Coonabarabran, town, east-central New South Wales, Australia. It lies along the Castlereagh River, near the Pilliga Scrub district. Coonabarabran was surveyed in 1859 and gazetted a shire in 1906, its name derived from an Aboriginal word meaning “inquisitive person.” Lying along the Newell and

Coonamble, town, north-central New South Wales, Australia. It lies along the Castlereagh River, at the western edge of the Pilliga Scrub district. It was proclaimed a town in 1861 and a municipality in 1880. The Shire of Coonamble (1906) was merged with the Shire of Wingadee in 1957 and is now part

Australian literature: Nationalism and expansion: …Working Bullocks (1926) and in Coonardoo (1929), her sympathetic portrait of an Aboriginal woman, was of a more romantic nature. For others, such as Kylie Tennant and Eleanor Dark, realism served social and historical ends.

pan: It developed from conquian, the ancestor of rummy games.

Joan Ganz Cooney is an American television producer. Cooney worked as a journalist before becoming a producer at a public television station in New York City (1962–67). In 1968 she cofounded the Children’s Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop), producing such educational children’s programs as

Laurette Taylor was an American actress who was perhaps best known for her roles in plays written by her second husband, J. Hartley Manners. Most notable was her comedic performance in Peg O’ My Heart (1912). Under the name La Belle Laurette, Taylor made her childhood stage debut in Lynn,

coonhound, any of several breeds of dogs used primarily in hunting raccoons by scent. Coonhounds are noted for the melodious quality of their voices. The black and tan coonhound was bred in the United States from strains of bloodhound and black and tan foxhound. It is a short-haired, bloodhoundlike

Chris Coons is an American politician who was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 2010 and began representing Delaware later that year. Coons grew up in Hockessin, a suburb of Wilmington, Delaware. After attending preparatory school, he went to Amherst College, where he received a

Chris Coons is an American politician who was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 2010 and began representing Delaware later that year. Coons grew up in Hockessin, a suburb of Wilmington, Delaware. After attending preparatory school, he went to Amherst College, where he received a

coontail, aquatic plant of the genus Ceratophyllum in the angiosperm family

Zamia: …of certain species, among them coontie, or comfortroot (Zamia integrifolia), found in the southeastern United States and the West Indies. Several species, notably the cardboard palm (Z. furfuracea), are cultivated as ornamentals. Many Zamia species are listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as endangered or critically endangered.

Coop Himmelblau, avant-garde architecture firm that rose to prominence in the 1980s and ’90s. The two central members were Wolf D. Prix (b. December 13, 1942, Vienna, Austria) and Helmut Swiczinsky (b. January 13, 1944, Poznań, Poland). Coop Himmelblau was founded in 1968 by Prix, Swiczinsky, and

Coop Himmelblau, avant-garde architecture firm that rose to prominence in the 1980s and ’90s. The two central members were Wolf D. Prix (b. December 13, 1942, Vienna, Austria) and Helmut Swiczinsky (b. January 13, 1944, Poznań, Poland). Coop Himmelblau was founded in 1968 by Prix, Swiczinsky, and

Cooper Basin, arid topographical depression and site of natural gas and oil fields in northeastern South Australia. It underlies the Eromanga Basin and covers an area of almost 50,000 square miles (130,000 square km). The Gidgealpa natural gas field in Cooper Basin was discovered in 1963, and a

Cooper Creek, intermittent stream, east central Australia, in the Channel Country (wide floodplains, grooved by rivers). Rising as the Barcoo on the northern slopes of the Warrego Range, Queensland, it flows northwest to Blackall. Joined by the Alice River, it continues southwest past Isisford and

BCS theory: …grouped in pairs, now called Cooper pairs, and that the motions of all of the Cooper pairs within a single superconductor are correlated; they constitute a system that functions as a single entity. Application of an electrical voltage to the superconductor causes all Cooper pairs to move, constituting a current.…

Cooper Hewitt, museum in New York, New York, noted for its holdings centred on historical and contemporary design. Cooper Hewitt was founded in 1896 by the granddaughters of American industrialist Peter Cooper and opened to the public the following year. In 1968 it became part of the Smithsonian

Cooper Hewitt, museum in New York, New York, noted for its holdings centred on historical and contemporary design. Cooper Hewitt was founded in 1896 by the granddaughters of American industrialist Peter Cooper and opened to the public the following year. In 1968 it became part of the Smithsonian

superconductivity: Thermal properties of superconductors: …ordering of the electrons, called Cooper pairing, involves the momenta of the electrons rather than their positions. The energy per electron that is associated with this ordering is extremely small, typically about one thousandth of the amount by which the energy per electron changes when a chemical reaction takes place.…

Santee-Wateree-Catawba river system: …Lake Moultrie, and by the Cooper River to Charleston, S.C.

Cooper Union, private institution of higher learning in New York, New York, U.S. It was endowed in 1859 by merchant and philanthropist Peter Cooper for the “advancement of science and art,” and its financial resources were later increased by the Hewitt and Carnegie families. Green Camp, a

Cooper Union, private institution of higher learning in New York, New York, U.S. It was endowed in 1859 by merchant and philanthropist Peter Cooper for the “advancement of science and art,” and its financial resources were later increased by the Hewitt and Carnegie families. Green Camp, a

Cooper Hewitt, museum in New York, New York, noted for its holdings centred on historical and contemporary design. Cooper Hewitt was founded in 1896 by the granddaughters of American industrialist Peter Cooper and opened to the public the following year. In 1968 it became part of the Smithsonian

Thomas Cooper: …Thesaurus, which became known as Cooper’s Dictionary. Cooper, who had been ordained about 1559, was made dean of Christ Church, Oxford, in 1567. Two years later he became dean of Gloucester, in 1571 bishop of Lincoln, and in 1584 bishop of Winchester. Cooper defended the practice and precept of the…

hawk: …the New World, and by Cooper’s hawk (A. cooperii), a North American species similar in appearance but larger—to 50 cm (20 inches) long. A long tail and short rounded wings give these fast low-flying birds great maneuverability. They feed on birds and small mammals; of all the New World raptors,…

Sir John Denham: …acted in 1641, and with Cooper’s Hill, a poem published in 1642. During the English Civil Wars, he was engaged at home and abroad in the cause of Charles I. Made a knight of the Bath and elected to the Royal Society after the Restoration in 1660, he also served…

In some ways Alex Cooper seems like the girl next door—a best friend who will trust you with her most personal secrets and with whom you want to share yours. But that may be where the similarity stops. Cooper has built a circle of roughly 10 million best friends, according to listener data for her

Alexander Cooper was an English miniaturist, elder brother of Samuel Cooper. By 1631 or 1632 Cooper was in Holland, where he painted a series of miniatures (now in Berlin) of the king and queen of Bohemia and their seven children. During 1644–46 he was at The Hague and in 1647 went to Stockholm,

In some ways Alex Cooper seems like the girl next door—a best friend who will trust you with her most personal secrets and with whom you want to share yours. But that may be where the similarity stops. Cooper has built a circle of roughly 10 million best friends, according to listener data for her

Alfred Duff Cooper, 1st Viscount Norwich of Aldwick was a British politician. He served as a Conservative in Parliament (1924–29 and 1931–45). After a stint as secretary of state for war (1935–37), he became first lord of the Admiralty (1937) but resigned to protest the Munich agreement. Later he

Alice Cooper is an American rock musician who pioneered a theatrical form of heavy metal music performance that fused onstage horror dramatics with a raw dynamic sound and that eventually earned him the sobriquet “the godfather of shock rock.” His shows evolved from frenetic displays culminating in

Alice Cooper, was an American hard rock band that shared its name with its leader. In addition to producing a string of hits in the 1970s, Alice Cooper was among the first rock groups to infuse their performances with theatrics. The members were Alice Cooper (original name Vincent Furnier; b.

Alison Cooper is a British business executive who was CEO (2010–20) of the multinational Imperial Brands PLC (formerly Imperial Tobacco). Cooper grew up in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, and earned (1988) a degree in mathematics and statistics from the University of Bristol. Although she initially

Alison Cooper is a British business executive who was CEO (2010–20) of the multinational Imperial Brands PLC (formerly Imperial Tobacco). Cooper grew up in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, and earned (1988) a degree in mathematics and statistics from the University of Bristol. Although she initially

Anderson Cooper is an American television journalist best known as the anchor of the Cable News Network (CNN) news and commentary program Anderson Cooper 360°and as a long-standing correspondent for CBS’s. seminal news program 60 Minutes. In 2026, he announced he would leave 60 Minutes. Cooper was

Anderson Cooper is an American television journalist best known as the anchor of the Cable News Network (CNN) news and commentary program Anderson Cooper 360°and as a long-standing correspondent for CBS’s. seminal news program 60 Minutes. In 2026, he announced he would leave 60 Minutes. Cooper was

Anna Julia Cooper was an American educator and writer whose book A Voice From the South by a Black Woman of the South (1892) became a classic African American feminist text. Cooper was the daughter of a slave woman and her white slaveholder (or his brother). In 1868 she enrolled in the newly

Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury was an English politician and philosopher, grandson of the famous 1st earl and one of the principal English Deists. His early education was directed by John Locke, and he attended Winchester College. He entered Parliament in 1695 and, succeeding as 3rd

Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th earl of Shaftesbury was one of the most effective social and industrial reformers in 19th-century England. He was also the acknowledged leader of the evangelical movement within the Church of England. He was the eldest son of Cropley Cooper (a younger brother of the 5th

James A. Bailey: From 1876 called Cooper, Bailey and Co.’s Circus, it became a serious competitor of P.T. Barnum’s “Greatest Show on Earth” and merged with that enterprise in 1881. Bailey’s managerial astuteness complemented Barnum’s abilities as a promoter and made their circus the most successful enterprise of its kind in…

Bradley Cooper is an American actor who first gained fame in comedic films and later had success in action and dramatic roles. Cooper enrolled in the Master of Fine Arts program at the Actors Studio Drama School, then based at the New School, following his graduation (1997) from Georgetown

Bradley Cooper is an American actor who first gained fame in comedic films and later had success in action and dramatic roles. Cooper enrolled in the Master of Fine Arts program at the Actors Studio Drama School, then based at the New School, following his graduation (1997) from Georgetown

New York Rens: The world’s best team: …included John (“Boy Wonder”) Isaacs, Charles (“Tarzan”) Cooper, William (“Wee Willie”) Smith, Eyre (“Bruiser”) Saitch, Zach Clayton, and player-manager Clarence (“Fat”) Jenkins.

Chris Cooper is an American character actor who, because of his rugged visage and calm yet tough demeanour, is frequently cast in outdoorsman or military roles. Cooper’s first involvement in theatre came when he was in high school and consisted of doing set construction for a local theatre. After

Chris Cooper is an American character actor who, because of his rugged visage and calm yet tough demeanour, is frequently cast in outdoorsman or military roles. Cooper’s first involvement in theatre came when he was in high school and consisted of doing set construction for a local theatre. After

Cynthia Cooper-Dyke is an American basketball player who was the first Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). In the WNBA’s inaugural season (1997), Cooper-Dyke led the league in scoring while leading her team, the Houston Comets, to the championship. She

D.B. Cooper, was a criminal who in 1971 hijacked a commercial plane traveling from Portland, Oregon, to Seattle, Washington, and later parachuted out of the aircraft with the ransom money. An extensive manhunt ensued, but the hijacker was never identified or caught, resulting in one of the greatest

Dame Gladys Cooper was a popular British actress-manager who started her 66-year theatrical career as a Gaiety Girl and ended it as a widely respected mistress of her craft. She accepted her first role in a touring production of Bluebell in Fairyland at the age of 16 (1905). After her London debut

D.B. Cooper, was a criminal who in 1971 hijacked a commercial plane traveling from Portland, Oregon, to Seattle, Washington, and later parachuted out of the aircraft with the ransom money. An extensive manhunt ensued, but the hijacker was never identified or caught, resulting in one of the greatest

Gary Cooper was an American motion-picture actor whose portrayal of homespun characters established him as a glamorized image of the average man. He was one of Hollywood’s most consistently popular and beloved stars. The son of a Montana Supreme Court justice, Cooper left Grinnell College, Iowa, in

Gary Cooper was an American motion-picture actor whose portrayal of homespun characters established him as a glamorized image of the average man. He was one of Hollywood’s most consistently popular and beloved stars. The son of a Montana Supreme Court justice, Cooper left Grinnell College, Iowa, in

Giles Cooper was one of the most original and prolific writers in Britain for the modern mass communications media. Educated at Lancing College near Brighton and in France, Cooper then studied at drama school and, after military service during World War II, was an actor for several years. In radio,

Giles Cooper was one of the most original and prolific writers in Britain for the modern mass communications media. Educated at Lancing College near Brighton and in France, Cooper then studied at drama school and, after military service during World War II, was an actor for several years. In radio,

Gordon Cooper was one of the original team of seven U.S. astronauts. On May 15–16, 1963, he circled Earth 22 times in the space capsule Faith 7, completing the sixth and last of the Mercury crewed spaceflights. At the end of his 34-hour 20-minute flight, when the automatic control system had broken

Gordon Cooper was one of the original team of seven U.S. astronauts. On May 15–16, 1963, he circled Earth 22 times in the space capsule Faith 7, completing the sixth and last of the Mercury crewed spaceflights. At the end of his 34-hour 20-minute flight, when the automatic control system had broken

cryosurgery: neurosurgeon, Irving Cooper, in 1961. Cooper used liquid nitrogen to destroy brain tumours. Cryosurgery is now used in the removal of skin lesions, control of gynecologic and urologic tumours, lens extractions in ophthalmology, elimination of hemorrhoids, and other conditions involving diseased tissue.

James Fenimore Cooper was the first major American novelist. He wrote the series of novels of frontier adventure known as the Leatherstocking Tales, featuring the wilderness scout called Natty Bumppo, or Hawkeye. The series consists of The Pioneers (1823), The Last of the Mohicans (1826), The

John M. Cooper was a U.S. Roman Catholic priest, ethnologist, and sociologist, who specialized in studies of the “marginal peoples” of southern South America, northern North America, and other regions. He viewed these peoples as having been pushed back into less desirable territories by later

John M. Cooper was a U.S. Roman Catholic priest, ethnologist, and sociologist, who specialized in studies of the “marginal peoples” of southern South America, northern North America, and other regions. He viewed these peoples as having been pushed back into less desirable territories by later

Warren Commission: Russell of Georgia and John Sherman Cooper of Kentucky; two members of the U.S. House of Representatives, Hale Boggs of Louisiana and Gerald Ford of Michigan; and two private citizens, Allen W. Dulles, former director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and John J. McCloy, former president of the International

aerobics: …the United States by physician Kenneth H. Cooper and popularized in his books Aerobics (1968) and The Aerobics Way (1977). Cooper’s system uses point charts to rate the aerobic value of various exercises for different age-groups. As individuals progressively upgrade the quantity and quality of their exercise, they can gauge…

Kent Cooper was an American journalist who achieved prominence as executive director of the Associated Press (AP). Cooper’s father was a successful Democratic politician. As a youth Cooper had an after-school reporting job at the local newspaper. After he spent two years at Indiana University, the

Gordon Cooper was one of the original team of seven U.S. astronauts. On May 15–16, 1963, he circled Earth 22 times in the space capsule Faith 7, completing the sixth and last of the Mercury crewed spaceflights. At the end of his 34-hour 20-minute flight, when the automatic control system had broken

Leon N. Cooper was an American physicist and winner of the 1972 Nobel Prize for Physics, along with John Bardeen and John Robert Schrieffer, for his role in developing the BCS (for their initials) theory of superconductivity. The concept of Cooper electron pairs was named after him. Cooper was

Gordon Cooper was one of the original team of seven U.S. astronauts. On May 15–16, 1963, he circled Earth 22 times in the space capsule Faith 7, completing the sixth and last of the Mercury crewed spaceflights. At the end of his 34-hour 20-minute flight, when the automatic control system had broken

Malcolm Cooper was a British marksman who, at the 1984 Los Angeles Games, became the first Olympic competitor from Britain to win a gold medal for rifle shooting since the 1908 Games in London. Cooper earned his medal in the small-bore rifle (three positions) event. When he repeated at the 1988

Martin Cooper is an American engineer who led the team that in 1972–73 built the first mobile cell phone and made the first cell phone call. He is widely regarded as the father of the cellular phone. Cooper graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in Chicago with a bachelor’s

Martin Cooper is an American engineer who led the team that in 1972–73 built the first mobile cell phone and made the first cell phone call. He is widely regarded as the father of the cellular phone. Cooper graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in Chicago with a bachelor’s

Ernest B. Schoedsack: …most in collaboration with producer-director Merian C. Cooper, of which the most notable was King Kong (1933).

Peter Cooper was an American inventor, manufacturer, and philanthropist who built the “Tom Thumb” locomotive and founded The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York City. Son of a Revolutionary War army officer who went into a succession of businesses in New York, Cooper

Roy Cooper is the former two-term Democratic governor of North Carolina. Known for his broad-based appeal in a politically divided state, Cooper has never lost an election in his home state. During his time as governor, Cooper expanded Medicaid coverage for North Carolinians; repealed House Bill 2

Roy Cooper is the former two-term Democratic governor of North Carolina. Known for his broad-based appeal in a politically divided state, Cooper has never lost an election in his home state. During his time as governor, Cooper expanded Medicaid coverage for North Carolinians; repealed House Bill 2

Samuel Cooper was a painter, one of the finest English miniaturists, and perhaps the most celebrated of all English artists in his own day. Cooper was the younger brother of the miniaturist Alexander Cooper and, like his brother, a pupil of their uncle, John Hoskins. He worked for Oliver Cromwell

Sarah Brown Ingersoll Cooper was an American educator, a vital force in the 19th-century kindergarten movement, who promulgated her own model in numerous U.S. schools and internationally. Sarah Ingersoll, a cousin of orator and agnostic Robert G. Ingersoll, was educated at Cazenovia Seminary in

Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of Shaftesbury was an English politician, a member of the Council of State (1653–54; 1659) during the Commonwealth, and a member of Charles II’s “Cabinet Council” and lord chancellor (1672–73). Seeking to exclude the Roman Catholic duke of York (the future James II)

Sir Astley Paston Cooper, 1st Baronet was an English surgeon who, in 1816, was the first to tie the abdominal aorta as a means of treating an aneurysm. Among the records of the remarkable variety of successful operations he performed, all of them accomplished before the days of antiseptic surgery,

Susan Augusta Fenimore Cooper was a 19th-century American writer and philanthropist, remembered for her writing and essays on nature and the rural life. Born at Heathcote Hill, the maternal De Lancey manor, Susan was the daughter of James Fenimore Cooper, whom she served as devoted companion and

New York Rens: The world’s best team: …included John (“Boy Wonder”) Isaacs, Charles (“Tarzan”) Cooper, William (“Wee Willie”) Smith, Eyre (“Bruiser”) Saitch, Zach Clayton, and player-manager Clarence (“Fat”) Jenkins.

Thomas Cooper was an English writer whose political epic The Purgatory of Suicides (1845) promulgated in verse the principles of Chartism, Britain’s first specifically working-class national movement, for which Cooper worked and suffered imprisonment. While working as a shoemaker, Cooper read

Thomas Cooper was an English bishop and author of a famous dictionary. (Read H.L. Mencken’s 1926 Britannica essay on American English.) Educated at the University of Oxford, Cooper became master of Magdalen College school and afterward practiced as a physician in Oxford. In 1565 appeared the first