spearfish: The shortbill, or short-nosed, spearfish (T. angustirostris) is a Pacific member of the genus—scarce and rather small for a billfish. Blue above and silvery below, it usually does not exceed 1.8 m (6 feet) and 27 kg (60 pounds). The species T. belone is a Mediterranean…

coloration: Tetrapyrroles, porphyrins, and their derivatives: …four pyrrole rings, or cyclic tetrapyrroles. This basic compound is known as porphin.

tetrarch, in Greco-Roman antiquity, the ruler of a principality; originally the ruler of one-quarter of a region or province. The term was first used to denote the governor of any of the four tetrarchies into which Philip II of Macedon divided Thessaly in 342 bc—namely, Thessaliotis, Hestiaeotis,

algae: Annotated classification: …and marine; includes marine flagellate Tetraselmis. Class Prasinophyceae (Micromonadophyceae) Paraphyletic, primarily marine; includes Micromonas (sometimes placed in Mamiellophyceae), Ostreococcus, and Pyramimonas. Class Ulvophyceae Primarily marine; includes

algae: Reproduction and life histories: Following meiosis, four haploid tetraspores are produced, which germinate to produce either a male or a female gametophyte. When mature, the male gametophyte produces special spermatangial branches that bear structures, called spermatangia, which contain spermatia, the male gametes. The female gametophyte produces special carpogonial branches that bear carpogonia, the…

algae: Reproduction and life histories: …diploid carpospores that develop into tetrasporophytes. Certain cells of the tetrasporophyte undergo meiosis to produce tetraspores, and the cycle is repeated. In the life cycle of Polysiphonia, and many other red algae, there are separate male and female gametophytes, carposporophytes that develop on the female gametophytes, and separate tetrasporophytes.

Rafflesiaceae: …parasitic upon the roots of Tetrastigma vines (family Vitaceae). The genus includes the giant R. arnoldii, sometimes known as the corpse flower, which produces the largest known individual flower of any plant species in the world and is found in the forested mountains of Sumatra and Borneo. Its fully developed…

nitride: Sulfur nitrides: …two most interesting ones are tetrasulfur tetranitride, S4N4, and disulfur dinitride, S2N2, because they are precursors to an unusual polymer called polythiazyl, (SN)x. This polymeric sulfur nitride is unusual because, even though it is composed solely of two nonmetals, it exhibits some properties normally associated only with metals. The best…

taenite: …case the mineral is called tetrataenite. Almost all taenite in meteorites has broken down, albeit often on a microscopic scale, to kamacite and tetrataenite.

isoprenoid: Tetraterpenes: The yellow, orange, or red fat-soluble plant and animal pigments, known as carotenoids, are classed as tetraterpenes, although they have in general the molecular formula C40H56, rather than C40H64. The fact that their structures can be built up from isoprene units justifies their classification…

organosulfur compound: Sulfides: …heterocyclic sulfur compounds—such as thiophene, tetrathiafulvalene (TTF), and the bis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene (BEDT-TTF) cation—as organic metals and superconductors (e.g., for use as switching elements and light-emitting diodes). Indeed, the 2000 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, awarded to American chemists Alan J. Heeger and Alan G. MacDiarmid and Japanese chemist Shirakawa Hideki, recognized the…

coleopteran: Annotated classification: Family Tetratomidae Similar to Melandryidae. Family Trictenotomidae About 12 species in forests of Oriental region. Family Ulodidae Found mainly in New Zealand and Australia; example genera Meryx, Brouniphylax, and Syrphetodes

Luisa Tetrazzini was an Italian coloratura soprano, one of the finest of her time. In Florence, Tetrazzini studied with her sister Eva, a successful dramatic soprano, and at the conservatory, making her debut in 1895 as Inez in Giacomo Meyerbeer’s opera L’Africaine. After her well-received debut,

Gaius Pius Esuvius Tetricus was a rival Roman emperor in Gaul from 271 to 274. Tetricus was a Gallic noble related to the usurping ruler of Gaul, Victorinus, and to Victorinus’ mother, Victoria. Upon the murder of Victorinus, Tetricus, who was governor of Aquitania, was proclaimed emperor,

pygmy grasshopper, (family Tetrigidae), any of about 1,400 species of insects (order Orthoptera) that are small (about 15 mm [0.6 inch] long), brown, gray, or moss-green, and related to true grasshoppers. However, the pygmy grasshopper has the forewings either reduced to small pads or absent. In

Tetris, video game created by Russian designer Alexey Pajitnov in 1985 that allows players to rotate falling blocks strategically to clear levels. Pajitnov claimed he created the name of the game by combining the Greek prefix tetra, which refers to the four squares contained in each block, with the

Francis Ford Coppola: Later work: …was on surer footing with Tetro (2009), about a teenager who travels to Argentina and reunites with his expatriate older half-brother. Although not a box-office success, the film (shot primarily in black and white) earned Coppola some of his best reviews in years. Twixt (2011), a thriller starring Val Kilmer,…

tetrode, vacuum-type electron tube with four electrodes. In addition to the cathode filament, anode plate, and control grid, as in the triode, an additional grid, the screen grid, is placed between the control grid and the anode plate. The screen grid acts as an electrostatic shield to protect the

bryophyte: Annotated classification: …in the Northern Hemisphere, with Tetrodontium also present, but rare, in the Southern Hemisphere; 1 order, 2 genera, Tetraphis and Tetrodontium, with 3 or 5 species. The family Calomniaceae (1 genus, with about 9 species) is sometimes included in this subclass. Subclass Polytrichidae Sporophytes with elongate rigid seta containing conducting…

Děčín, city, northwestern Czech Republic, in the gorge of the Elbe (Labe) River and near the German border. Dominated by its 18th-century castle on a 165-foot (50-metre) crag, it is the economic and cultural centre of a scenic tourist region noted for its deep valleys and rock formations. Founded

Caspar David Friedrich: His first important oil painting, The Cross in the Mountains (c. 1807; also called the Tetschen Altarpiece), established his mature style, characterized by an overwhelming sense of stillness and isolation, and was an attempt to replace the traditional symbology of religious painting with one drawn from nature. Other symbolic landscapes,…

Japanese philosophy: Modern and contemporary Japanese philosophy: In fact, a new word, tetsugaku—from the words for wisdom (tetsu) and learning (gaku)—was coined to translate the Western term philosophy. Although tetsugaku was initially restricted to scholarly reflection on Western philosophy to the exclusion of Japanese philosophy, it soon encompassed a broader range of studies. An Inquiry into the…

Nishida Kitarō: Nishida’s philosophy of Nothingness: …of absolute Nothingness in his Tetsugakuron bunshū (“Philosophical Essays”; 7 vol.), which he wrote after his retirement. In his last days, as World War II was coming to an end, looking at the fires of the burning cities in the darkness of night, Nishida was much inspired by the words…

Takebe Katahiro: In his Tetsujutsu sankei (1722; “Art of Assembling”), a philosophical as well as a mathematical work, he explained what he regarded as the fundamental features of mathematical research. He distinguished two ways of solving a mathematical problem (and two corresponding types of mathematicians): an “investigation based on…

Japanese music: Function of drum patterns: The patterns (tetsuke) played by taiko drummers are divided into families, or tegumi. Once more the principles of harmony in Western music come to mind; i.e., a C-major and C-minor chord are related because they share some common aural traits (the tones C and G in this…

Lajos Kassák: …I, he founded the journal Tett (“Action”) in 1915 to express his views. He was also a socialist, and he welcomed the short-lived communist regime of Béla Kun in Hungary in 1919. After its collapse, Kassák emigrated to Vienna, where he edited a journal of radical opinion, Ma (“Today”).

katydid, (family Tettigoniidae), any of about 6,000 predominantly nocturnal insects that are related to crickets (the two groups are in the suborder Ensifera, order Orthoptera) and are noted for their mating calls. Katydids are also known for their large hind legs and extremely long threadlike

shield-backed katydid, (subfamily Tettigoniinae), any of a group of insects (family Tettigoniidae, order Orthoptera) that are cricketlike in appearance and are named for the enlarged pronotum (dorsal surface of the prothorax), which typically extends to the abdomen. Most shield-backed katydids are

Tetum, people indigenous to the narrow central section of Timor, easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. The Tetum numbered more than 300,000 in the late 20th century. Of Melanesian and Indonesian-Malay stock, the Tetum may be descendants of invaders who brought Indonesian culture to

Tétouan, city, north-central Morocco. It lies along the Martil River (Wadi Martil), 7 miles (11 km) from the Mediterranean Sea. The city stands on a rocky plateau detached from the southern flank of Mount Dersa. The Roman settlement of Tamuda stood immediately above the present-day city. Tétouan

Leopoldo O’Donnell, duke de Tetuán was a Spanish soldier-politician who played a prominent role in the successful Spanish military insurrections of 1843 and 1854 and headed the Spanish government three times between 1856 and 1866. Though he lacked a coherent political program, he was a staunch

Tetum, people indigenous to the narrow central section of Timor, easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. The Tetum numbered more than 300,000 in the late 20th century. Of Melanesian and Indonesian-Malay stock, the Tetum may be descendants of invaders who brought Indonesian culture to

Austronesian languages: Central Malayo-Polynesian (CMP): …island of the same name; Tetum, spoken on the island of Timor; and Buruese, spoken on the island of Buru in the central Moluccas.

Tetum, people indigenous to the narrow central section of Timor, easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. The Tetum numbered more than 300,000 in the late 20th century. Of Melanesian and Indonesian-Malay stock, the Tetum may be descendants of invaders who brought Indonesian culture to

Johann Tetzel was a German Dominican friar whose preaching on indulgences, considered by many of his contemporaries to be an abuse of the sacrament of penance, sparked Martin Luther’s reaction. After entering the Dominican order, probably at Leipzig, Tetzel was appointed inquisitor for Poland

Salamis: …Trojan War by the archer Teucer, who came from the island of Salamis, off Attica. This literary tradition probably reflects the Sea Peoples’ occupation of Cyprus (c. 1193 bc), Teucer perhaps representing Tjekker of the Egyptian records. Later, the city grew because of its excellent harbour; it became the chief…

Bermejo River, western tributary of the Paraguay River, south-central South America. It rises near Tarija, Bolivia and, after a rapid plunge to the Chaco lowlands at the border with Argentina, receives the major tributaries Grande de Tarija and San Francisco. It then meanders southeastward in

germander, (genus Teucrium), genus of about 260 species of plants in the mint family (Lamiaceae). Germander species are distributed nearly worldwide, and a number of them are grown as garden ornamentals. Germanders can be herbs or subshrubs and are typically perennial. Several species feature

germander: American germander (T. canadense) of North America has slender spikes of purple to cream flowers on stems 90 cm (3 feet) tall. Native to Europe but naturalized in North America is wood sage, or woodland germander (T. scorodonia), which bears yellow flowers. Bush germander (T.…

germander: Bush germander (T. fruticans), a shrub growing to 1.5 metres (5 feet), has scattered pale blue to lilac flowers and lance-shaped leaves. It is native on hillsides of coastal Europe.

germander: …naturalized in North America is wood sage, or woodland germander (T. scorodonia), which bears yellow flowers. Bush germander (T. fruticans), a shrub growing to 1.5 metres (5 feet), has scattered pale blue to lilac flowers and lance-shaped leaves. It is native on hillsides of coastal Europe.

Carl Zuckmayer: …dramas, Des Teufels General (1946; The Devil’s General). With this play, which dramatizes the plight of men torn between loyalty to country and the demands of conscience, Zuckmayer’s dramatic career entered a new phase. The zestful, life-affirming spirit of his earlier works was thereafter tempered with critical moral evaluation. In…

Berlin: The city site: “Devil’s Mountain” (Teufelsberg), one of several hills constructed from the rubble left by World War II bombing, rises to 380 feet (116 metres) and has been turned into a winter sports area for skiing and sledding.

Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan to c. 1700 ce: The unification by Teüke Khan (1680–1718) of the three hordes brought a temporary reversal in the fortunes of war, and in 1711–12 a Kazakh counteroffensive penetrated deep into Dzungar territory. Teüke’s achievements were not limited to war; he also was responsible for the creation of a Kazakh law…

Finland: The 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries: In 1595, however, by the Peace of Täysinä, the existing de facto boundary, up to the Arctic Ocean, was granted official recognition by the Russians. By the Peace of Stolbovo (Stolbova; 1617), Russia ceded Ingermanland and part of Karelia to the kingdom of Sweden-Finland. The population of the ceded territories…

Nilo-Saharan languages: The diffusion of Nilo-Saharan languages: , the Kuliak language Nyang’i (Uganda), the Surmic language Kwegu (Ethiopia), and the Nilotic language Okiek (Kenya). Gule (or Anej), a Komuz language of Sudan, is now extinct, and the people speak Arabic.

Anatolia: The Cimmerians, Lydia, and Cilicia, c. 700–547 bce: …defeated the Cimmerians under King Teuspa in the region of Hubusna (probably Hupisna-Cybistra), but the area was not pacified. In the same year Esarhaddon’s troops also fought a war in Hilakku, and a few years later they punished the Anatolian prince of Kundu (Cyinda) and Sissu (Sisium, modern Sis), who…

Illyria: …of his son, his widow, Teuta, acted as regent. Queen Teuta attacked Sicily and the coastal Greek colonies with part of the Illyrian navy. Simultaneously, she antagonized Rome, which finally sent a large fleet to the eastern shores of the Adriatic. Although Teuta submitted in 228, the Illyrian kingdom of…

Teutates, important Celtic deity, one of three mentioned by the Roman poet Lucan in the 1st century ad, the other two being Esus (“Lord”) and Taranis (“Thunderer”). According to later commentators, victims sacrificed to Teutates were killed by being plunged headfirst into a vat filled with an

squid, any of more than 300 species of 10-armed cephalopods classified within the order Teuthoidea (or Teuthida) and found in both coastal and oceanic waters. Squids may be swift swimmers or part of the drifting sea life (plankton). Squids have elongated tubular bodies and short compact heads. Two

squid, any of more than 300 species of 10-armed cephalopods classified within the order Teuthoidea (or Teuthida) and found in both coastal and oceanic waters. Squids may be swift swimmers or part of the drifting sea life (plankton). Squids have elongated tubular bodies and short compact heads. Two

Teutoburg Forest, westernmost escarpment of the Weser Hills (Weserbergland) in northeastern North Rhine-Westphalia Land (state), northern Germany. Its wooded limestone and sandstone ridges curve from the Ems River valley southeastward in an arc approximately 60 miles (100 km) long and 4 to 6 miles

Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, (Autumn, 9 ce), conflict between the Roman Empire and Germanic insurgents. The Germanic leader Arminius organized a series of ambushes on a column of three Roman legions headed by Publius Quinctilius Varus. Roman sources indicate that over the course of four days

Teutoburg Forest, westernmost escarpment of the Weser Hills (Weserbergland) in northeastern North Rhine-Westphalia Land (state), northern Germany. Its wooded limestone and sandstone ridges curve from the Ems River valley southeastward in an arc approximately 60 miles (100 km) long and 4 to 6 miles

Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri and the Teutoni had invaded the Roman province of Transalpine Gaul about 110 bc. The consul Gnaeus Mallius Maximus was sent from Italy in 105 with an army to reinforce that of the proconsul Quintus Servilius Caepio and began negotiations with the invaders; while these were going…

Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri and the Teutoni had invaded the Roman province of Transalpine Gaul about 110 bc. The consul Gnaeus Mallius Maximus was sent from Italy in 105 with an army to reinforce that of the proconsul Quintus Servilius Caepio and began negotiations with the invaders; while these were going…

Adolf Ludwig Follen: …of the political student association Teutonia. With his brother, Karl, he was also the leader of the Unbedingten (Uncompromising Ones), or Schwarzen (Blacks), a radical student group whose ideas resulted in the assassination of the conservative dramatist August Kotzebue in 1819. Based on an idealized picture of the medieval Christian…

Teutonic Order, religious order that played a major role in eastern Europe in the late Middle Ages and that underwent various changes in organization and residence from its founding in 1189/90 to the present. Its major residences, marking its major states of development, were: (1) Acre, Palestine

Order of the Brothers of the Sword, organization of crusading knights that began the successful conquest and Christianization of Livonia (most of modern Latvia and Estonia) between 1202 and 1237. After German merchants from Lübeck and Bremen acquired commercial interests in the lands around the

Anglo-Saxon law: …the so-called barbarian laws (leges barbarorum) of continental Europe, it made up the body of law called Germanic law. Anglo-Saxon law was written in the vernacular and was relatively free of the Roman influence found in continental laws that were written in Latin. Roman influence on Anglo-Saxon law was…

Teutonic Order, religious order that played a major role in eastern Europe in the late Middle Ages and that underwent various changes in organization and residence from its founding in 1189/90 to the present. Its major residences, marking its major states of development, were: (1) Acre, Palestine

Germanic peoples, any of the Indo-European speakers of Germanic languages. The origins of the Germanic peoples are obscure. During the late Bronze Age, they are believed to have inhabited southern Sweden, the Danish peninsula, and northern Germany between the Ems River on the west, the Oder River

Christoph Martin Wieland: In 1773 he established Der teutsche Merkur (“The German Mercury”), which was a leading literary periodical for 37 years. Late in life, he considered himself a classicist and devoted most of his time to translating Greek and Roman authors. His allegorical verse epic Oberon (1780) foreshadows many aspects of…

Joseph von Görres: …with the Romantic movement, produced Die teutschen Volksbücher (1807; “The German Chapbooks”), a collection of late medieval narrative prose that became a significant work of the Romantic movement. He also expressed the characteristically Romantic fascination with Asia in his Mythengeschichte der asiatischen Welt (1810; “Mythical Stories of the Asiatic World”).

synchrotron: 18 teraelectron volts (TeV; one trillion electron volts). The highest-energy electron synchrotron was also at CERN; it reached approximately 100 gigaelectron volts (GeV; 100 billion electron volts). Specialized electron synchrotrons, such as the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory,

Kemalpaşazâde: …an Ottoman history in Turkish, Tevarih-i Al-i Osman (“The Chronicles of the House of Osman”), which covers the events between the accession of Sultan Bayezid II in 1481 and the Battle of Mohács in 1526 during the reign of Sultan Süleyman Kanuni, known in the West as the Magnificent. The…

Aşıkpaşazâde: His popular Tevârih-i Âl-i Osman (“The Chronicles of the House of Osman”), written in a vivid and simple narrative style, was meant, no doubt, to be read aloud. At the end of many chapters there are questions and answers as though to clarify the material for the…

Tevatron, particle accelerator that was located at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) in Batavia, Illinois. Fermilab is and the Tevatron was operated for the U.S. Department of Energy by the Universities Research Association, a consortium of 85 research universities in the United

Tiber River, historic river of Europe and the second longest Italian river (after the Po), rising on the slope of Monte Fumaiolo, a major summit of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. The Tiber is 252 miles (405 km) long. Twisting in a generally southerly direction through a series of scenic gorges and

Aniene River, major tributary of the Tiber (Tevere) River in central Italy. It rises from two springs in the Simbruini Mountains near Subiaco, southeast of Rome, flows through a narrow valley past Tivoli, and meanders through the Campagna di Roma (territory) to join the Tiber north of Rome. It is

Tiberias, city, northeastern Israel, on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee; one of the four holy cities of Judaism (Jerusalem, Hebron, Tiberias, Ẕefat [Safed]). Tiberias was founded by Herod Antipas (ruled 4 bce–39 ce), tetrarch of Galilee under the Romans, in 18 ce, and named for the reigning

Jewish religious year: Months and notable days: … Hanukkah (Feast of Dedication) begins Ṭevet (December–January) 2–3 Hanukkah ends 10 ʿAsara be-Tevet (Fast of Tevet 10) Shevaṭ (January–February) 15 Ṭu bi-Shevaṭ (15th of Shevaṭ: New Year for Trees) Adar (February–March) 13 Taʾanit Esther (Fast of Esther)

Boca Juniors: Carlos Tevez. Diego Maradona had two spells at the club, at the start and end of his career, and this pattern has been followed by other players, including Juan Román Riquelme and Martín Palermo (who is the club’s all-time leading goal scorer).

Tevfik Fikret was a poet who is considered the founder of the modern school of Turkish poetry. The son of an Ottoman government official, Tevfik Fikret was educated at Galatasaray Lycée, where he later became principal. As a young writer he became editor of the avant-garde periodical Servet-i Fünun

Ahmed Tevfik Paşa was the last Ottoman grand vizier (chief minister); he was sympathetic to the nationalist movement of Mustafa Kemal (later known as Atatürk), which resisted the Allied occupation of Anatolia after World War I. He served in a number of advisory and diplomatic posts, including the

River Teviot, tributary of the River Tweed, southern Scotland. Its valley, Teviotdale, constitutes a large part of the historic county of Roxburghshire. The river, rich in trout, flows northeast past Hawick to join the Tweed at Kelso. The alluvial haughs and gravel terraces of the valley floor are

Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan to c. 1700 ce: …down to the reign of Tevkkel Khan (1586–98), who even temporarily occupied Samarkand. By the beginning of the 17th century, the fragmentation halted by Kasym Khan resumed and became endemic; Kazakh central power was weak or nonexistent amidst a plethora of petty rulers.

Yiddish literature: The classic writers: …a sequence of monologues by Tevye the Dairyman, who best expresses the author’s trademark “laughter through tears.” As he undergoes a sequence of tragedies, Tevye maintains his sense of humour and his faith in divine providence. Tevye’s family epitomizes the decline of patriarchal authority, as each of his daughters breaks…

Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church in Ethiopia. Headquarters are in Addis Ababa, the country’s capital. Tradition holds that Ethiopia was first evangelized by St. Matthew and St. Bartholomew in the 1st century ce, and the first Ethiopian convert is thought to

lacrosse, competitive sport, modern version of the North American Indian game of baggataway, in which two teams of players use long-handled, racketlike implements (crosses) to catch, carry, or throw a ball down the field or into the opponents’ goal. The goal is defined by uprights and a crossbar

Muḥammad Tawfīq Pasha was the khedive of Egypt (1879–92) during the first phase of the British occupation. The eldest son of Khedive Ismāʿīl, Tawfīq was distinguished from other members of his family by having engaged in study in Egypt rather than in Europe. He subsequently assumed a variety of

Tewkesbury, town (parish), Tewkesbury borough (district), administrative and historic county of Gloucestershire, southwest-central England. It is situated at the confluence of the Rivers Severn and Avon (Upper, or Warwickshire, Avon). The town is the administrative centre for the borough. A small

Tewkesbury, borough (district), administrative county of Gloucestershire, south-central England, north of the city of Gloucester. The town of Tewkesbury is the administrative centre. Most of the borough belongs to the historic county of Gloucestershire, but the villages of Teddington and Chaceley

Battle of Tewkesbury, (May 4, 1471), in the English Wars of the Roses, the Yorkist king Edward IV’s final victory over his Lancastrian opponents. Edward, who had displaced the Lancastrian Henry VI in 1461, later quarreled with his powerful subject Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, and Warwick in

Tewksbury, town (township), Middlesex county, northeastern Massachusetts, U.S. Located just southeast of Lowell and 21 miles (34 km) north of Boston, the town occupies a marshy lowland between the Concord and Merrimack rivers. Farmers from neighbouring Billerica settled there during the early 18th

John Walter Tewksbury was an American sprinter who won five medals at the 1900 Olympics in Paris. He earned gold medals in the 200-metre race and the 400-metre hurdles, silver medals in the 100- and 60-metre races, and a bronze in the 200-metre hurdles. Tewksbury was a member of the track team at

John Walter Tewksbury was an American sprinter who won five medals at the 1900 Olympics in Paris. He earned gold medals in the 200-metre race and the 400-metre hurdles, silver medals in the 100- and 60-metre races, and a bronze in the 200-metre hurdles. Tewksbury was a member of the track team at

Tewodros II was the emperor of Ethiopia (1855–68) who has been called Ethiopia’s first modern ruler. Not only did he reunify the various Ethiopian kingdoms into one empire, but he also attempted to focus loyalty around the government rather than the Ethiopian church, which he sought to bring under

Sir Vincent Tewson was an English trade union leader and general secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) from 1946 to 1960. Tewson acquired his early organizing experience with the Amalgamated Society of Dyers in Bradford. After distinguished service in World War I, Tewson returned to work for

Sir Vincent Tewson was an English trade union leader and general secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) from 1946 to 1960. Tewson acquired his early organizing experience with the Amalgamated Society of Dyers in Bradford. After distinguished service in World War I, Tewson returned to work for

TeX, a page-description computer programming language developed during 1977–86 by Donald Knuth, a Stanford University professor, to improve the quality of mathematical notation in his books. Text formatting systems, unlike WYSIWYG (“What You See Is What You Get”) word processors, embed plain text

S.E. Hinton: …Now (1971), Rumble Fish (1975), Tex (1979), and Taming the Star Runner (1988). Each of those books features a cast of characters who suffer from society’s ills. Young people alienated from their families and from their peers are seen to veer onto criminal paths. The first four of her young-adult…

textile: Tex system: The tex system, originally devised in 1873, is a universal method developed for the measurement of staple fibre yarns and is also applicable to the measurement of filament yarns. It is based on the weight in grams of one kilometre (3,300 feet) of…

Texaco Inc., former U.S.-based petroleum corporation that was, during the late 20th century, one of the world’s largest oil companies in terms of sales. The name Texaco was officially adopted in 1959. Although the company originally conducted its business ventures wholly within Texas, it expanded

coal utilization: Advanced gasification systems: The Texaco gasifier appears to be the most promising new entrained-bed gasification system that has been developed. In this system, coal is fed into the gasifier in the form of coal-water slurry; the water in the slurry serves as both a transport medium (in liquid form)…

Milton Berle: His hugely successful Texaco Star Theater (1948–54) was credited with popularizing the new medium in the United States; the variety show, noted for its unpredictable live performances, led to a dramatic increase in the number of television sets purchased. Especially popular were skits in which Berle dressed in…

San Antonio: The contemporary city: …conventions and exhibitions; the park’s Institute of Texan Cultures traces nationalities of Texas, and its Tower of the Americas, 750 feet (229 metres) tall, is a city landmark. San Fernando Cathedral (completed 1873) is the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishopric. The Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum contains a notable…

Texarkana: dual municipality astride the Texas-Arkansas boundary, U.S. The city also lies near the Louisiana and Oklahoma state lines. First settled in 1874 at the junction of the Cairo and Fulton and the Texas and Pacific railways, it derived its name from Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana.

Texarkana, dual municipality astride the Texas-Arkansas boundary, U.S. The city also lies near the Louisiana and Oklahoma state lines. First settled in 1874 at the junction of the Cairo and Fulton and the Texas and Pacific railways, it derived its name from Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana. The two

Texas, constituent state of the United States of America. It became the 28th state of the union in 1845. Texas occupies the south-central segment of the country and is the largest state in area except for Alaska. The state extends nearly 1,000 miles (1,600 km) from north to south and about the same