katydid: Defense adaptations: The peacock katydid (Pterochroza ocellata), for example, precisely mimics the discoloration of a dead leaf.

saturniid moth: Major species: …heavily scaled wings of the emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia), which occurs in temperate regions of Europe and Asia, are marked by transparent eyespots, which presumably serve a protective function in frightening predators. Larval forms feed on shrubs.

Japanese cedar, (Cryptomeria japonica), a coniferous evergreen timber tree and only species of the genus Cryptomeria of the family Cupressaceae (sometimes classified in the so-called deciduous cypress family Taxodiaceae), native to eastern Asia. The tree may attain 45 metres (150 feet) or more in

houseplant: Foliage plants: …the exquisite Calathea makoyana, or peacock plant, with translucent foliage marked with a feathery peacock design. Pilea cadierei, or aluminum plant, is easy to grow; it has fleshy leaves splashed with silver. Codiaeum species, or crotons, are multicoloured foliage plants that need maximum light and warmth to hold their leaves…

poppy: Major Papaver species: The peacock poppy (P. pavoninum)—with scarlet petals bearing a dark spot at the base in 2.5-cm (1-inch) blooms on 30-cm- (12-inch-) tall plants—is an annual from Central Asia.

peacock spider, (genus Maratus), genus of nearly 100 species of small, predominantly Australian jumping spiders named for the colorful, intricate mating dance and display of the males. Peacock spiders are found in a variety of habitats in semiarid and temperate regions throughout southern

Ireland: Theatre: …and international drama, while the Peacock Theatre, located under the foyer of the Abbey Theatre, concentrates on experimental plays and on works in Irish. Theatres and theatre companies such as Galway’s Druid Theatre are found throughout the country, however, promoting a wide range of national and international drama. In addition,…

Peacock Throne, famous golden throne captured from India by the Persians in 1739. Thereafter lost, it (and its reproductions) remained the symbol of the Persian, or Iranian, monarchy. The original throne, built for the Mughal emperor Shāh Jahān in the early 17th century, was reportedly one of the

royal poinciana, (Delonix regia), strikingly beautiful flowering tree of the pea family (Fabaceae). It is native to Madagascar, and it has been widely planted in frost-free regions for its large scarlet to orange flowers and its shade. It is a rapid grower, attaining a height of 6 to 12 metres (20

peacock worm, (Sabella), any of a genus of segmented marine worms of the class Polychaeta (phylum Annelida). This type of fanworm lives in a tube about 30 to 40 centimetres (12 to 16 inches) long that is open at one end and constructed of mud particles cemented together by mucus. All but the top

Edward Hoagland: Novels and short stories: …seedy world of prizefighting, and The Peacock’s Tail (1965). Both novels are noted for their sympathetic portrayals of impoverished, struggling people. His fourth novel, Seven Rivers West (1986), tells of the cultural collision between white railroad builders and Indigenous people in western Canada during the 1880s. His later novels include…

Cornelia Connelly was a Roman Catholic abbess who founded the Society of the Holy Child Jesus and became the subject of an acrimonious ecclesiastical controversy. Cornelia Peacock was orphaned at an early age and reared in the strongly Episcopalian household of her older half sister. In 1831 she

algebra: Matrices: …in British mathematics developed by George Peacock and Augustus De Morgan, among others. In trying to overcome the last reservations about the legitimacy of the negative and complex numbers, these mathematicians suggested that algebra be conceived as a purely formal, symbolic language, irrespective of the nature of the objects whose…

Thomas Love Peacock was an English author who satirized the intellectual tendencies of his day in novels in which conversation predominates over character or plot. His best verse is interspersed in his novels. Peacock met Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1812, and the two became such close friends that

Arthur Peacocke was a British theologian, biochemist, and Anglican priest who claimed that science and religion were not only reconcilable but complementary approaches to the study of existence. Peacocke attended the prestigious Watford Grammar School for Boys. In 1942 he entered Exeter College at

Arthur Peacocke was a British theologian, biochemist, and Anglican priest who claimed that science and religion were not only reconcilable but complementary approaches to the study of existence. Peacocke attended the prestigious Watford Grammar School for Boys. In 1942 he entered Exeter College at

Oswiu: …southern Mercia to Penda’s son Peada. Peada was murdered in 656, and a revolt by Mercian nobles in 657 brought an end to Oswiu’s rule in southern England. Oswiu was a staunch Christian who had been raised in the Celtic tradition, but his wife, Eanfled, had been educated in the…

peacock, any of three species of resplendent birds of the pheasant family, Phasianidae (order Galliformes). Strictly, the male is a peacock, and the female is a peahen; both are peafowl. The two most-recognizable species of peafowl are the blue, or Indian, peacock (Pavo cristatus), of India and Sri

peacock, any of three species of resplendent birds of the pheasant family, Phasianidae (order Galliformes). Strictly, the male is a peacock, and the female is a peahen; both are peafowl. The two most-recognizable species of peafowl are the blue, or Indian, peacock (Pavo cristatus), of India and Sri

chromatography: Elution chromatography: …which is registered as a peak on a strip-chart recorder. The recorder trace where solute is absent is the baseline. A plot of the solute concentration along the migration coordinate of development chromatograms yields a similar solute peak. Collectively the plots are the concentration profiles; ideally they are Gaussian (normal,…

radiation measurement: Spectroscopy systems: In this spectrum, peaks correspond to those pulse amplitudes around which many events occur. Because pulse amplitude is related to deposited energy, such peaks often correspond to radiation of a fixed energy recorded by the detector. By noting the position and intensity of peaks recorded in the pulse-height…

interest group: Definition: …types of organizations are called peak associations, as they are, in effect, the major groups in their area of interest in a country.

Peak District, hill area in the county of Derbyshire, England, forming the southern end of the Pennines, the upland “spine” of England. The northern half is dominated by high gritstone moorlands, rising to Kinder Scout 2,088 feet (636 metres). The limestone central plateau is cut through by scenic

Peak District: The Peak District National Park was formed in 1950–51, and its area of 542 square miles (1,404 square km) includes parts of Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and South Yorkshire and the Cheshire East unitary authority.

Peak Downs, fertile region of northeast central Queensland, Australia, comprising rolling scrub- and grass-covered country studded with peaks of volcanic rock. Bounded by the Rivers Belyando (west) and Nogoa (east) and drained by the Mackenzie River system, the Downs were once the source of gold

radiation measurement: Detection efficiency: …two types: total efficiency and peak efficiency. The total efficiency gives the probability that an incident quantum of radiation produces a pulse, regardless of size, from the detector. The peak efficiency is defined as the probability that the quantum will deposit all its initial energy in the detector. Since there…

chromatography: Efficiency and resolution: Peak maximum, the first, refers to the location of the maximum concentration of a peak. To achieve satisfactory resolution, the maxima of two adjacent peaks must be disengaged. Such disengagement depends on the identity of the solute and the selectivity of the stationary and mobile…

peak oil theory, a contention that conventional sources of crude oil, as of the early 21st century, either have already reached or are about to reach their maximum production capacity worldwide and will diminish significantly in volume by the middle of the century. “Conventional” oil sources are

mass transit: Advantages to individuals and communities: …market uses transit in the rush hours, a major reduction in congestion can result. On the other hand, buses and trains running nearly empty in the middle of the day, during the evening, or on weekends do not produce sufficient benefits to the community to justify the high costs to…

human development: Increase in body size: The peak velocity of height (P.H.V., a point much used in growth studies) averages about 10.5 cm per year in boys and 9.0 cm in girls (about 4 and 3.4 inches, respectively), but this is the “instantaneous” peak given by a smooth curve drawn through the…

chromatography: Efficiency and resolution: …efficiency and resolution is the width of the peak. Peaks in which the maxima are widely disengaged still may be so broad that the solutes are incompletely resolved. For this reason, peak width is of major concern in chromatography.

Mount Everest, mountain on the crest of the Great Himalayas of southern Asia that lies on the border between Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, at 27°59′ N 86°56′ E. Reaching an elevation of 29,032 feet (8,849 meters), Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. Like other high

Zaha Hadid: Early life and career: …with her competition-winning entry for The Peak, a leisure and recreational centre in Hong Kong. This design, a “horizontal skyscraper” that moved at a dynamic diagonal down the hillside site, established her aesthetic: inspired by Kazimir Malevich and the Suprematists, her aggressive geometric designs are characterized by a sense of…

Arab Legion: Frederick Gerard Peake (who had served with T.E. Lawrence’s Arab forces in World War I), in what was then the British protectorate of Transjordan, to keep order among Transjordanian tribes and to safeguard Transjordanian villagers from Bedouin raids. Peake’s second in command, Maj. (later Gen.)…

Mervyn Peake was an English novelist, poet, painter, playwright, and illustrator, best known for the bizarre Titus Groan trilogy of novels and for his illustrations of his novels and of children’s stories. Educated in China and in Kent, England, Peake went to art school and trained as a painter,

Tim Peake is a British astronaut and military officer who in 2016, while on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS), became the first official British astronaut to walk in space. Peake was reared in a rural village in West Sussex. His mother worked as a midwife, and his father, a

Tim Peake is a British astronaut and military officer who in 2016, while on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS), became the first official British astronaut to walk in space. Peake was reared in a rural village in West Sussex. His mother worked as a midwife, and his father, a

Peaky Blinders, British crime drama that portrays the rise of the titular gang in Birmingham, England, in the period between the First and Second World Wars. It ran for six seasons with a total of 36 episodes; seasons one through four (2013–17) were broadcast on the British Broadcasting Corporation

Peaky Blinders: Reception and legacy: The film, titled Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, was released in March 2026. Cillian Murphy reprised his role as Tommy Shelby in the film, which expanded the Peaky Blinders storyline into World War II. The film also introduced a number of new characters, including those played by Barry…

Charles Willson Peale: Known as Peale’s Museum (later known as the Philadelphia Museum), it fulfilled Peale’s objective to make wide-ranging collections democratically accessible. The museum grew to vast proportions and was widely imitated by other museums of the period and later by P.T. Barnum. Located in Independence Hall, the museum…

Anna Claypoole Peale was an American painter of portrait miniatures who was among the country’s few professional women artists in the early 19th century. Anna was the daughter of Mary Chambers Claypoole Peale and James Peale, a painter of portrait miniatures on ivory and of portraits and still

Charles Willson Peale was an American painter best remembered for his portraits of the leading figures of the American Revolution and as the founder of the first major museum in the United States. As a young man, Peale worked as a saddler, watchmaker, and silversmith. His career in art began when

Norman Vincent Peale was an influential and inspirational American religious leader who, after World War II, tried to instill a spiritual renewal in the United States with his sermons, public-speaking events, broadcasts, newspaper columns, and books. He encouraged millions with his 1952 best

Rembrandt Peale: …Rembrandt, along with his brother Raphaelle, inherited the mantle of Philadelphia’s premier portrait painter after his father’s retirement from the profession in 1794. While Raphaelle became better known for his elegant still-life compositions, Rembrandt carried on the family’s reputation in portraiture. He studied in London with the American expatriate painter…

Rembrandt Peale was an American painter, writer, and portraitist of prominent figures in Europe and the post-Revolutionary United States. One of the sons of Charles Willson Peale, Rembrandt, along with his brother Raphaelle, inherited the mantle of Philadelphia’s premier portrait painter after his

Sarah Miriam Peale was an American painter who, with her sister Anna, was known for her portraiture and still lifes. She was one of the first women in the United States to achieve professional recognition as an artist. Peale was the daughter of James Peale, a painter, and niece of Charles Willson

Peano axioms, in number theory, five axioms introduced in 1889 by Italian mathematician Giuseppe Peano. Like the axioms for geometry devised by Greek mathematician Euclid (c. 300 bce), the Peano axioms were meant to provide a rigorous foundation for the natural numbers (0, 1, 2, 3,…) used in

Peano axioms, in number theory, five axioms introduced in 1889 by Italian mathematician Giuseppe Peano. Like the axioms for geometry devised by Greek mathematician Euclid (c. 300 bce), the Peano axioms were meant to provide a rigorous foundation for the natural numbers (0, 1, 2, 3,…) used in

Giuseppe Peano was an Italian mathematician and a founder of symbolic logic whose interests centred on the foundations of mathematics and on the development of a formal logical language. Peano became a lecturer of infinitesimal calculus at the University of Turin in 1884 and a professor in 1890. He

peanut, (Arachis hypogaea), tropical South American legume plant widely cultivated for its edible seeds. The seeds, which are also known as peanuts, are a nutritionally dense food, rich in protein and fat. Despite its several common names, the peanut is not a true nut. As with other legumes, the

peanut butter, creamy food made from ground roasted peanuts, frequently spread on bread and used in cooking and baking. Rich in protein, fat, and fiber, peanut butter has been a staple in American households since the late 1920s, when a hydrogenation process allowing longer shelf life was patented.

peanut butter: Types and uses: …on toast or in a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, one of the earliest recipes for which was recorded in an article written by Julia Chandler Davis for a 1901 Boston culinary magazine. The marketing of the novel marshmallow creme in the early 1910s led to the creation of a…

Dakota Johnson: Later films: …appeared in the well-received dramedy The Peanut Butter Falcon, portraying the caretaker of a young man with Down syndrome who wants to attend a wrestling school. That year she also starred with Casey Affleck and Jason Segel in Our Friend, about a dying mother and her husband who receive help…

fat and oil processing: Destearinating or winterizing: Cottonseed and peanut oils may be destearinated to produce salad oils that remain liquid at low temperatures. Tallows and other animal fats may be destearinated for simultaneous production of hard fats (high in stearic acid content for special uses such as in making candles) and of liquid…

peanut worm, any member of the invertebrate phylum Sipuncula, a group of unsegmented marine worms. The head bears a retractable “introvert” with the mouth at its end. The mouth is usually surrounded by one or more rings of tentacles. Peanut worms vary in length from a few to 500 millimetres (1.6

Peanuts, long-running comic strip drawn and authored by Charles Schulz. First published in 1947 under the name Li’l Folks, the strip, renamed Peanuts in 1950, featured a cast of children led by Charlie Brown, Schulz’s alter ego in the strip. On the surface, Peanuts did not differ radically from

Peanuts: …adaptations 1973 and 1985) and The Peanuts Movie (2015), a 3-D computer-generated adventure. Over the comic strip’s 50-year run, Schulz refused to allow anyone else to draw or write Peanuts, and the collected body of work, amounting to more than 18,000 strips, was thought to be the longest story ever…

pear, (genus Pyrus), genus of some 20–45 trees and shrubs in the rose family (Rosaceae), including the common pear (Pyrus communis). One of the most important fruit trees in the world, the common pear is cultivated in all temperate-zone countries of both hemispheres. The fruit is commonly eaten

East Asian arts: Social conditions: …latter school was called the Pear Garden (Liyuan); ever since, actors in China have been called “children of the pear garden” (liyuan zidi). More than a thousand young people from all ranks of society drew government salaries while studying and performing at lavish state banquets and for official ceremonies. Acting…

sawfly: …Caliroa cerasi, commonly called the pear slug. The larch sawfly (Pristiphora erichsonii) is sometimes highly destructive to larch trees in the United States and Canada. The elm leaf miner (Fenusa ulmi) is sometimes a serious pest of elm trees.

Helen Keller: …Anne Bancroft as Sullivan and Patty Duke as Keller, that won two Academy Awards.

transhumanism: History: …Bostrom and the British philosopher David Pearce founded the World Transhumanist Association (WTA), an international organization that promoted transhumanism as a serious academic discipline. The WTA rebranded itself as Humanity+ in 2008 to project a more diverse and cohesive vision of transhumanism—one that included branches of thought from both the…

Adrien Brody: The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Brutalist: …of a wealthy client (Guy Pearce).

John Gully: …visited by his pugilist friend Henry Pearce, “the Game Chicken.” As the result of an informal bout between them in jail, Gully’s debts were paid, and he was matched against Pearce. They met at Hailsham, Sussex, on October 8, 1805, before the duke of Clarence (afterward King William IV). Gully…

Pearic languages, a branch of the Mon-Khmer family of languages, which is itself a part of the Austroasiatic stock. The Pearic languages include Chong, Samre (Eastern Pear), Samrai (Western Pear), Chung (Sa-och), Song of Trat, Song of Kampong Speu, and Pear of Kampong Thom. All but the last are

Pearl, fictional character, the daughter of the protagonist, Hester Prynne, in the novel The Scarlet Letter (1850) by Nathaniel Hawthorne. A wild, fey child who is associated throughout the work with nature and the natural, Pearl is the product of an unsanctified relationship between Hester and the

Janis Joplin: Counterculture icon and death at age 27: Released posthumously, that album, Pearl, topped the chart in 1971, as did the single “Me and Bobby McGee”. The album also featured the song “Mercedes Benz,” a sarcastically delivered skewering of consumerism that she wrote with folk singer-songwriter (and Bob Dylan sidekick) Bob Neuwirth based on a poem by…

pearl, concretion formed by a mollusk consisting of the same material (called nacre or mother-of-pearl) as the mollusk’s shell. It is a highly valued gemstone. Pearls are often strung into a necklace after a small hole is drilled by hand-driven or electric tools through the center of each pearl

Pearl, an elegiac dream vision known from a single manuscript dated about 1400. The poem is preserved with the chivalric romance Sir Gawayne and the Grene Knight and two homiletic poems called Patience and Purity. Pearl was composed in stanzaic form, with alliteration used for ornamental effect.

David Corenswet: Early television and film career: …the A24 dark comedy-horror film Pearl, the second installment in the X trilogy. Directed by Ti West, Corenswet played a smooth-talking film projectionist who is the love interest of the unhinged title character, Pearl (Mia Goth). It was this role that brought Corenswet to the attention of director Gunn.

Mary Gordon: Other Side (1989), Spending (1998), Pearl (2005), The Love of My Youth (2011), There Your Heart Lies (2017), and Payback (2020). The Rest of Life (1993) and The Liar’s Wife (2014) are collections of novellas. Among Gordon’s works of nonfiction are Spiritual Quests: The Art and Craft

barley: Pearl barley, the most popular form in many parts of the world, consists of whole kernels from which the outer husk and part of the bran layer have been removed by a polishing process. It is added to soups. Barley has a soft straw, used…

Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, suspension bridge across the Akashi Strait (Akashi-kaikyo) in west-central Japan. It was the world’s longest suspension bridge when it opened on April 5, 1998. The six-lane road bridge connects the city of Kōbe, on the main island of Honshu, to Iwaya, on Awaji Island, which in

cultured pearl: …become a mabe pearl or pearl doublet.

echeveria: …wax rosette (Echeveria ×gilva), the pearl echeveria (E. elegans; also called Mexican snowball), and the plush plant (E. pulvinata), are handsome as small pot plants or in dish gardens along with other succulent species. Larger echeverias, such as E. gibbiflora , red echeveria (E. coccinea), and copper roses (E. multicaulis),…

Georges Bizet: …Les Pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers; first performed 1863) nor La Jolie Fille de Perth (1867; The Fair Maid of Perth) had a libretto capable of eliciting or focusing the latent musical and dramatic powers that Bizet eventually proved to possess. The chief interest of Les Pêcheurs de…

Pearl Harbor, naval base and headquarters of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, Honolulu county, southern Oahu Island, Hawaii, U.S. In U.S. history the name recalls the surprise Japanese air attack on December 7, 1941, that temporarily crippled the U.S. Fleet and resulted in the United States’ entry into

Ben Affleck: Starring roles in Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, and The Sum of All Fears: In Pearl Harbor (2001) he played an enthusiastic American pilot fighting alongside the British in World War II. Although the film was largely panned by critics, it was a box-office success. Branching out, Affleck began working as a producer, most notably on Project Greenlight (2001, 2003,…

Was there a “back door” to World War II, as some revisionist historians have asserted? According to this view, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, inhibited by the American public’s opposition to direct U.S. involvement in the fighting and determined to save Great Britain from a Nazi victory in

Pearl Harbor attack, (December 7, 1941), surprise aerial attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu Island, Hawaii, by the Japanese that precipitated the entry of the United States into World War II. The strike climaxed a decade of worsening relations between the United States and Japan.

When U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt declared that December 7, 1941, would be “a date which will live in infamy,” he was primarily referring to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. However, later in that same speech, he clarified that the Pearl Harbor attack was just one element of a larger

Pearl Islands, archipelago, in the Gulf of Panama, about 50 miles (80 km) southeast of Panama City, Panama, consisting of 183 islands, of which 39 are sizable. The most important islands include the mountainous del Rey Island on which the principal town, San Miguel, is located; San José; Pedro

Pearl Jam, American band that helped popularize grunge music in the early 1990s and continues to be a respected alternative rock group in the 21st century. The original members were lead vocalist Eddie Vedder, rhythm guitarist Stone Gossard, bassist Jeff Ament, lead guitarist Mike McCready, and

Pennisetum: Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum), an annual species, is cultivated in tropical areas for its edible grain. Several varieties of feathertop (P. villosum), native to Ethiopia, are cultivated as ornamentals for their arching form and feathery coloured flower clusters.

Agra Fort: The Pearl Mosque (Moti Masjid), constructed by Shah Jahān, is a tranquil and perfectly proportioned structure made entirely of white marble. The Hall of Private Audience (Diwan-i-Khas) was used for receiving distinguished visitors. The famous Peacock Throne was once kept there, before Aurangzeb took it to…

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Scriptures: …Abraham, were incorporated into the Pearl of Great Price. The Doctrines and Covenants contains Smith’s ongoing revelations through 1844. The editions of the Utah church and of the Community of Christ add the revelations of their respective church presidents (who, like Smith, are regarded as prophets). The Community of Christ’s…

Damascus, city, capital of Syria. Located in the southwestern corner of the country, it has been called the “pearl of the East,” praised for its beauty and lushness; the 10th-century traveler and geographer al-Maqdisī lauded the city as ranking among the four earthly paradises. Upon visiting the

onion: Onion products, varieties, and cultivars: Pearl onions are not a specific variety but are small round onions harvested when 25 mm (1 inch) or less in diameter. They are usually white and pickled and used as a garnish and in cocktails. Spring onions are small white onions that are picked…

bivalve: Annotated classification: Order Pterioida (pearl oysters and fan shells) Shell equivalve, variably shaped; anisomyarian but often monomyarian; shell structure of outer simple calcitic prisms and inner nacre; ctenidia pseudolamellibranch, often plicate (deeply folded); mantle margin lacking fusions; foot reduced; marine; endobyssate or epibyssate. About 100 species. Order Limoida

Pearl River, river in the southern United States, rising in east-central Mississippi and flowing southwestward, through Jackson, the capital of the state, then generally southward into Louisiana, past Bogalusa, and emptying into Mississippi Sound on the Gulf of Mexico. West of Picayune,

Guangdong: Drainage: The Pearl River itself, extending southward from Guangzhou, receives the Dong River and opens into its triangular estuary that has Macau (west) and Hong Kong (east) at its mouth. Entirely rain-fed, these rivers are subject to extreme seasonal fluctuations, and they collect so much water that,…

Columbia: …was the site of the Pearl River Convention (1816), at which the delegates agreed on Mississippi’s boundaries and began the petition process for its admission to the Union. Inc. 1819. Pop. (2000) 6,603; (2010) 6,582.

extensive low-lying area formed by the junction of the Xi, Bei, Dong, and Pearl (Zhu) rivers in southern Guangdong province, China. It covers an area of 2,900 square miles (7,500 square km) and stretches from the city of Guangzhou (Canton) in the north to the Macau Special Administrative Region in

tapioca: A pellet form, known as pearl tapioca, is made by forcing the moist starch through sieves. Granulated tapioca, marketed in various-sized grains and sometimes called “manioca,” is produced by grinding flake tapioca. When cooked, tapioca swells into a pale, translucent jelly.

Judea Pearl is an Israeli-American computer scientist and winner of the 2011 A.M. Turing Award, the highest honor in computer science, for his “fundamental contributions to artificial intelligence.” Pearl received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Technion–Israel Institute of

Minnie Pearl was an American entertainer and comedian who performed at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry for more than 50 years and on the television show Hee Haw for 20 years. Announcing her presence with a signature “How-dee! I’m just so proud to be here!” and sporting a trademark flowered hat with a

Raymond Pearl was an American zoologist, one of the founders of biometry, the application of statistics to biology and medicine. As an instructor at the University of Michigan, where he had earned a Ph.D. in zoology (1902), Pearl recognized the advantages to be gained from applying standard

Earl Monroe is an American basketball player who is regarded as one of the finest ball handlers in the sport’s history. In 1967 Monroe entered the National Basketball Association (NBA) as an urban legend, a high-scoring virtuoso with fabled one-on-one moves. He retired 13 years later, after he

pornography: …periodical of the era was The Pearl (1879–80), which included serialized novels, short stories, crude jokes, poems, and ballads containing graphic descriptions of sexual activity. Such works provide a valuable corrective to conventional images of Victorian prudery.

The Pearl, short story by John Steinbeck, published in 1947. It is a parable about a Mexican Indian pearl diver named Kino who finds a valuable pearl and is transformed by the evil it attracts. Kino sees the pearl as his opportunity for a better life. When the townsfolk of La Paz learn of Kino’s