A capital or capital city is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state, province, department, or other administrative region, usually as its seat of the government. A capital is typically a city that physically encompasses the government’s offices and meeting places; the status as capital is often designated by its law or constitution. In some jurisdictions, including several countries, different branches of government are in different settlements. In […]
A designer is a person who plans the form or structure of something before it is made, by preparing drawings or plans. In practice, anyone who creates tangible or intangible objects, products, processes, laws, games, graphics, services, or experiences can be referred to as a designer.
Fallingwater is a house designed by the architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939 in the Laurel Highlands of southwest Pennsylvania, about 70 miles (110 km) southeast of Pittsburgh. The house was built partly over a waterfall on Bear Run in the Mill Run section of Stewart Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, located in the Laurel Highlands of the Allegheny Mountains. The house was designed as a weekend home for Liliane
A general-purpose language is a computer language that is broadly applicable across application domains, and lacks specialized features for a particular domain. This is in contrast to a domain-specific language (DSL), which is specialized to a particular application domain. The line is not always sharp, as a language may have specialized features for a particular domain but be applicable more broadly, or
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A Player Piano (also called a pianola or self-playing piano) is a mechanical piano capable of playing music automatically using a programmed roll of perforated paper. Developed in the late 19th century, player pianos became enormously popular during the early 20th century, allowing households to experience complex piano performances without needing a skilled pianist. The
Saint Anne was the mother of Mary and the maternal grandmother of Jesus, according to Christian apocryphal and Islamic tradition. The canonical gospels do not mention Mary’s mother. In literature, Anne’s and Joachim’s names are only found in New Testament apocrypha, with the Gospel of James (written likely about 150) being the oldest to mention
A currency in the most specific sense is money in any form when in use or circulation as a medium of exchange, especially circulating banknotes and coins. A more general definition is that a currency is a system of money (monetary units) in common use, especially for people in a nation. Under this definition, U.S. dollars (US$), euros (€), Indian rupee (₹), Japanese yen (¥), and pounds sterling (£) are examples of currencies. Currencies may act as stores
Kerosene is a combustible liquid hydrocarbon fuel derived from the fractional distillation of petroleum. Chemically, it consists primarily of hydrocarbons containing 10 to 16 carbon atoms (C₁₀–C₁₆) per molecule. It occupies a boiling range between gasoline and diesel in the refining process and has historically been used for lighting, heating, and cooking. Today, its most
A banknote (often known as a bill (in the US and Canada), paper money, or simply a note) is a type of negotiable promissory note, made by a bank or other licensed authority, payable to the bearer on demand. Banknotes were originally issued by commercial banks, which were legally required to redeem the notes for legal tender (usually gold or silver coin) when presented to the chief cashier of
An academic degree is a qualification awarded to students upon successful completion of a course of study in higher education, usually at a college or university. These institutions commonly offer degrees at various levels, usually including bachelor’s, master’s and doctorates, often alongside other academic certificates and professional degrees. The most common undergraduate degree is the bachelor’s degree, although in some countries there are lower level higher education qualifications that are