Bram Stoker
Abraham "Bram" Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912) was an Irish novelist and short story writer, best known today for his 1897 Gothic novel Dracula. During his lifetime, he was better known as personal assistant of actor Henry Irving and business manager of the Lyceum Theatre in London, which Irving owned. Early life[edit] Stoker was born on 8 November 1847 at 15 Marino Crescent, Clontarf, on the northside of Dublin, Ireland.[1] His parents were Abraham Stoker (1799–1876), from Dublin, and Charlotte Mathilda Blake Thornley (1818–1901), who was raised in County Sligo.[2] Stoker was the third of seven children, the eldest of whom was Sir Thornley Stoker, 1st Bt.[3] Abraham and Charlotte were members of the Church of Ireland Parish of Clontarf and attended the parish church with their children, who were baptised there. Stoker was bedridden with an unknown illness until he started school at the age of seven, when he made a complete recovery. Early career[edit] Lyceum Theatre[edit]
Abraham Van Helsing
Professor Abraham Van Helsing is a character from the 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula. Van Helsing is a Dutch doctor with a wide range of interests and accomplishments, partly attested by the string of letters that follows his name: "M.D., D.Ph., D.Litt., etc." The character is best known as a vampire hunter and monster hunter, and the archenemy of Count Dracula. Dracula[edit] In the novel, Van Helsing is called in by his former student, Dr. In the novel, from the annotations of Leonard Wolf, it is mentioned that Van Helsing had a daughter who died. Van Helsing is one of the few characters in the novel who is fully physically described in one place. Van Helsing's personality is described by John Seward, his former student, thus: In the novel Van Helsing is described with what is apparently a thick German accent, in that his English is broken, and he uses various German phrases like, "Mein Gott" (My God). Van Helsing and his band of vampire hunters pursue Dracula back to Transylvania.
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B2FH paper
The B2FH paper, named after the initials of the authors of the paper, Margaret Burbidge, Geoffrey Burbidge, William Fowler, and Fred Hoyle, is a landmark paper of stellar physics published in Reviews of Modern Physics in 1957.[1] The formal title of the paper is Synthesis of the Elements in Stars, but the article is generally referred to only as "B2FH". The paper comprehensively outlined and analyzed several key processes that might be responsible for the synthesis of elements in nature and their relative abundance, and it is credited with originating what is now the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis. Physics in 1957[edit] At the time of the publication of the B2FH paper, George Gamow advocated a theory of the universe according to which virtually all elements, or atomic nuclei, were synthesized during the big bang. Physics in the paper[edit] The theory of stellar nucleosynthesis advocated by the authors of B2FH also detailed the nuclear physics and astrophysics involved. Recognition[edit]
List of Latin phrases (full)
This page lists direct English translations of common Latin phrases. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as Greek rhetoric and literature reached its peak centuries before that of ancient Rome. This list is a combination of the twenty divided "List of Latin phrases" pages, for users who have no trouble loading large pages and prefer a single page to scroll or search through. The content of the list cannot be edited here, and is kept automatically in sync with the separate lists through the use of transclusion.
Elliott Erwitt's Hilarious and Heartwarming Photos
With a career that spans over sixty years, Elliott Erwitt has become one of the most celebrated photographers of our time. Famous for taking candid photographs, he has a style that is instantly recognizable. Though he's shot iconic portraits of everyone from Marilyn Monroe to Jackie Kennedy, it's his ability to capture the whimsy of everyday life that sets him apart from the rest. While many of his black and white photos are quite humorous, especially the ones featuring children or dogs, others have a more serious tone to them. As he's said about his photography, “Some people say my pictures are sad, some think they’re funny. Funny and sad, aren’t they really the same thing?” Like Henri Cartier-Bresson, Erwitt is a master at capturing the “decisive moment" or that creative fraction of a second when one takes a picture. Under book publishing company teNeues, Erwitt has recently come out with an extraordinary limited edition book.
Brain Pickings
Neurofibromatosis type I
Patient with multiple small cutaneous neurofibromas and a 'café au lait spot' (bottom of photo, to the right of centre). A biopsy has been taken of one of the lesions. Back of an elderly woman with NF-1 Neurofibromatosis type I (NF-1) is a tumor disorder that is caused by the mutation of a gene on chromosome 17 that is responsible for control of cell division. NF-1 causes tumors along the nervous system. Common symptoms of NF-1 include scoliosis (curvature of the spine), learning disabilities, vision disorders, and epilepsy. NF-1 was formerly known as von Recklinghausen disease after the researcher (Friedrich Daniel von Recklinghausen) who first documented the disorder. NF-1 is not to be confused with Proteus syndrome.[2] NF-1 is a developmental syndrome caused by germline mutations in neurofibromin, a gene that is involved in the RAS pathway (RASopathy). Cause[edit] The neurofibromin 1 gene[edit] Structure of the Neurofibromin gene[edit] Inheritance and spontaneous mutation[edit] Skull
Proteus syndrome
Proteus syndrome, also known as Wiedemann syndrome (named after the German paediatrician Hans-Rudolf Wiedemann), is a congenital disorder[1]:554 that causes skin overgrowth and atypical bone development, often accompanied by tumors over half the body.[2]:776 Proteus syndrome is highly variable,[3] and is named after the Greek sea-god Proteus, who could change his shape. Presentation[edit] Proteus syndrome causes an overgrowth of skin, bones, muscles, fatty tissues, and blood and lymphatic vessels. Proteus syndrome is a progressive condition wherein children are usually born without any obvious deformities. Tumors of skin and bone growths appear as they age. Afflicted individuals are at increased risk for developing certain tumors including unilateral ovarian cystadenomas, testicular tumors, meningiomas, and monomorphic adenomas of the parotid gland. Genetics[edit] Proteus syndrome is an overgrowth disorder caused by a rare genetic mosaicism. Treatment[edit] Classification[edit] See also[edit]
Silver lining (idiom)
Under a cloud (with a silver lining) (1920). A cartoon depicting George Lansbury. Captions: Under a cloud (with a golden lining) Comrade Lansbury. "Thanks to my faithful brolski not a drop has touched me." [Loud crows from "Daily Herald" bird.] A silver lining is a metaphor for optimism in the common English-language idiom "Every cloud has a silver lining
