He was nicknamed "Poosh 'Em Up" by Italian-speaking fans, from a mistranslation of an Italian phrase meaning to "hit it out" (hit a home run). Lazzeri is one of only 14 major league baseball players to hit for the natural cycle (hitting a single, double, triple and home run in ...
president of the British Society for the History of Science, who nominated the Polish-born French scientist. "She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, first female professor at the University of Paris, and the first person - note the use of person there, not woman - to win a seco...
while the fabricated independent rear suspension was attached the transaxle with other major components such as the fuel tank, seat and body were bolted to the torque tube.
resulting in his death 25 days later. Daghlian was irradiated as a result of a criticality accident that occurred when he accidentally dropped a tungsten carbide brick onto a 6.2 kg plutonium–gallium alloy bomb core. This core, subsequently nicknamed the "demon core", was later involved in the...
An old-timer once recalled Tiburcio Vasquez asTiburon,which means shark. It is not known whether the old-timer erred by calling himTiburonor if Vasquez was actually nicknamedTiburonbecause of his many quick escapades up and down the coast. Would the Sharks be a perfect team name for Tiburcio...
With Small Faces he was nicknamed "Plonk". After their breakup, reorganisation and Lane's losing the band's frontman slot to Rod Stewart, he earned the nickname "Three-Piece". Subsequently Lane collaborated with other musicians, leading his own bands and pursuing a solo career, while remaining...