Johannes Eugenius Bülow Warming was a Danish botanist whose work on the relations between living plants and their surroundings made him a founder of plant ecology. Warming was educated at the University of Copenhagen (Ph.D., 1871). From 1882 to 1885 he was professor of botany at the Royal Institute

Warmińsko-Mazurskie, województwo (province), northern Poland. It is bordered by Russia to the north, by the provinces of Podlaskie to the east, Mazowieckie to the south, Kujawsko-Pomorskie to the southwest, and Pomorskie to the west, and by the Baltic Sea to the northwest. It was created as one of

acoustics: Acoustic criteria: “Warmth” and “brilliance” refer to the reverberation time at low frequencies relative to that at higher frequencies. Above about 500 hertz, the reverberation time should be the same for all frequencies. But at low frequencies an increase in the reverberation time creates a warm sound,…

African American literature: Nonfiction and journalism: >The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration (2010) used interviews and oral histories to shed light on the widespread migration of African Americans in the 20th century from the South to cities in the North and the West. In 2020…

Women of All Red Nations (WARN), American organization, founded in 1974, that developed out of a group of women supporting the American Indian Movement (AIM) in the early 1970s. Though both men and women were involved in AIM’s activism, only the former were severely punished for their participation

Varna, seaport and third largest city in Bulgaria. Lying on the north shore of Varna Bay on the Black Sea coast, the city is sheltered by the Dobrudzhansko plateau, which rises to more than 1,000 feet (300 metres) above sea level. A narrow canal (1907) links Varna Lake—a drowned valley into which

Shane Warne was an Australian cricketer who was one of the most effective bowlers in history, with good disguise on his top-spinner and fine control on two or three different googlies (balls bowled with fingerspin that break unexpectedly in the opposite direction from that anticipated). His success

Shane Warne was an Australian cricketer who was one of the most effective bowlers in history, with good disguise on his top-spinner and fine control on two or three different googlies (balls bowled with fingerspin that break unexpectedly in the opposite direction from that anticipated). His success

Warner Brothers, American entertainment conglomerate founded in 1923 and especially known for its film studio. In 1990 it became a subsidiary of Time Warner Inc. Warner Brothers’ headquarters are in Burbank, California. The company was founded by four brothers: Harry Warner (b. December 12, 1881,

Warner Brothers, American entertainment conglomerate founded in 1923 and especially known for its film studio. In 1990 it became a subsidiary of Time Warner Inc. Warner Brothers’ headquarters are in Burbank, California. The company was founded by four brothers: Harry Warner (b. December 12, 1881,

Warner Brothers, American entertainment conglomerate founded in 1923 and especially known for its film studio. In 1990 it became a subsidiary of Time Warner Inc. Warner Brothers’ headquarters are in Burbank, California. The company was founded by four brothers: Harry Warner (b. December 12, 1881,

Warner Brothers, American entertainment conglomerate founded in 1923 and especially known for its film studio. In 1990 it became a subsidiary of Time Warner Inc. Warner Brothers’ headquarters are in Burbank, California. The company was founded by four brothers: Harry Warner (b. December 12, 1881,

Portland: The contemporary city: …Lewis and Clark College (1867), Warner Pacific College (1937), Portland State University (1946), Portland Community College (1961), Cascade College (1993; a centre of the University of Oregon), and Oregon Health and Science University.

Portland: The contemporary city: …Lewis and Clark College (1867), Warner Pacific College (1937), Portland State University (1946), Portland Community College (1961), Cascade College (1993; a centre of the University of Oregon), and Oregon Health and Science University.

Warner Robins, city, Houston county, central Georgia, U.S., 10 miles (16 km) south of Macon. It originated as the small railside village of Wellston, which rapidly developed after the establishment in 1941 of Robins Air Force Base, once the home of the 14th Air Force “Flying Tigers” and now

Warner Brothers: Origins: ), Albert Warner (b. July 23, 1884, Poland—d. November 26, 1967, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.), Samuel Warner (b. 1887—d. 1927), and Jack Warner (b. August 2, 1892, London, Ontario, Canada—d. September 9, 1978, Los Angeles, California, U.S.), who were the sons of Benjamin Eichelbaum, an immigrant…

Anna Warner Bailey was an American patriot, the subject of heroic tales of the Revolutionary War and early America. Anna Warner was orphaned and was reared by an uncle. On September 6, 1781, a large British force under the turncoat General Benedict Arnold landed on the coast near Groton and stormed

Susan Bogert Warner and Anna Bartlett Warner: …1852, and in that year Anna published Dollars and Cents. Anna had earlier invented an educational game called Robinson Crusoe’s Farmyard, played with coloured cards painted by both sisters; for many years the game was sold through the firm of George P. Putnam, Susan’s publisher.

Marilyn Manson is an American singer, songwriter, actor, and artist best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Marilyn Manson, which he cofounded with guitarist Scott Putesky in 1989. The band became popular for its blend of industrial rock, glam rock, and alternative metal and for its

Carol Shields was an American-born Canadian author whose work explores the lives of ordinary people. Her masterpiece, The Stone Diaries (1993), won a Pulitzer Prize in 1995. Shields grew up in the United States and in 1957 graduated from Hanover College in Indiana. That same year she married and

Hartford: … (both houses preserved), the writer Charles Dudley Warner, the poet Wallace Stevens, the educator Henry Barnard, and the theologian Horace Bushnell. The Hartford wits, a group of poets, flourished there in the 18th century. The city has a large West Indian community. The city and town, both incorporated in 1784,…

Seattle Seahawks: …quarterback Jim Zorn, running back Curt Warner, and wide receiver Steve Largent, who retired as the NFL’s all-time leading receiver and in 1995 was the first Seahawk inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 1983 head coach Chuck Knox led the Seahawks to the AFC championship game in…

Church of God (Anderson, Indiana): …developed from the work of Daniel Sidney Warner, a minister of the General Eldership of the Churches of God in North America. In 1881 Warner and five others left that church and began the new movement, an open fellowship of a community of believers not restricted by creeds or organizations.…

Pop Warner was an American college gridiron football coach who devised the dominant offensive systems used over the first half of the 20th century. Over a 44-year career as coach (1895–1938), Warner won 319 games, the most in the NCAA until the 1980s. He also is remembered for having given his name

Warner Brothers: Origins: …was founded by four brothers: Harry Warner (b. December 12, 1881, Poland—d. July 25, 1958, Hollywood, California, U.S.), Albert Warner (b. July 23, 1884, Poland—d. November 26, 1967, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.), Samuel Warner (b. 1887—d. 1927), and Jack Warner (b. August 2, 1892, London, Ontario, Canada—d. September 9, 1978,…

Jack Warner was an American motion-picture producer who was the best known and youngest of the four brothers—Harry, Albert, Samuel, and Jack—who founded Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc., which became one of Hollywood’s Big Five studios. Warner and his brothers were the sons of an immigrant Polish

Jack Warner was an American motion-picture producer who was the best known and youngest of the four brothers—Harry, Albert, Samuel, and Jack—who founded Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc., which became one of Hollywood’s Big Five studios. Warner and his brothers were the sons of an immigrant Polish

green chemistry: Green chemistry’s 12 principles: …by Anastas and American chemist John Warner in 1998:

Kurt Warner is an American professional gridiron football quarterback who won two National Football League (NFL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards (1999, 2001) and a Super Bowl title (2000) as a player for the St. Louis Rams. He also guided the Arizona Cardinals to the franchise’s first Super Bowl

Kurt Warner is an American professional gridiron football quarterback who won two National Football League (NFL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards (1999, 2001) and a Super Bowl title (2000) as a player for the St. Louis Rams. He also guided the Arizona Cardinals to the franchise’s first Super Bowl

Malcolm-Jamal Warner is an American actor, director, and musician who is perhaps best known for his work on The Cosby Show (1984–92), one of the most popular sitcoms in television history. He also is a noted spoken-word artist. Warner was born in New Jersey. His parents—Pamela Warner, who later

Mark Warner is an American politician who was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 2008 and began representing Virginia in that body the following year. Warner was born in Indiana and later lived in Illinois and then Connecticut. In 1977 he earned a bachelor’s degree from George Washington

Mark Warner is an American politician who was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 2008 and began representing Virginia in that body the following year. Warner was born in Indiana and later lived in Illinois and then Connecticut. In 1977 he earned a bachelor’s degree from George Washington

Pop Warner was an American college gridiron football coach who devised the dominant offensive systems used over the first half of the 20th century. Over a 44-year career as coach (1895–1938), Warner won 319 games, the most in the NCAA until the 1980s. He also is remembered for having given his name

Rex Warner was a British novelist, Greek scholar, poet, translator, and critic who in his fictional work warned—in nightmarish allegory—against the evils of a capitalist society. After graduating from Wadham College, Oxford (1928), Warner was a schoolteacher in England and Egypt. In the 1940s he

Warner Brothers: Origins: ), Samuel Warner (b. 1887—d. 1927), and Jack Warner (b. August 2, 1892, London, Ontario, Canada—d. September 9, 1978, Los Angeles, California, U.S.), who were the sons of Benjamin Eichelbaum, an immigrant Polish cobbler and peddler. The brothers began their careers showing moving pictures in Ohio…

Montserrat: History of Montserrat: …who were sent there by Sir Thomas Warner, the first British governor of Saint Kitts. More Irish immigrants subsequently arrived from Virginia. Plantations were set up to grow tobacco and indigo, followed eventually by cotton and sugar. The early settlers were repeatedly attacked by French forces and Carib Indians. The…

Susan Bogert Warner and Anna Bartlett Warner: In 1851 Susan published a novel entitled The Wide, Wide World under the pseudonym Elizabeth Wetherell. Sentimental and moralistic, the book proved highly popular; it was widely sold in several translations and was reputedly the first book by an American author to sell one million copies. Susan…

Susan Bogert Warner and Anna Bartlett Warner were American writers who, together and individually, wrote a number of highly popular novels, hymns, and nonfiction works. The Warner sisters were of a prosperous family and were educated privately. From 1837, when their father suffered financial

Sylvia Townsend Warner was an English writer who began her self-proclaimed “accidental career” as a poet after she was given paper with a “particularly tempting surface” and who wrote her first novel, Lolly Willowes; or, The Loving Huntsman (1926), because she “happened to find very agreeable thin

W. Lloyd Warner was an influential American sociologist and anthropologist who was noted for his studies on class structure. Warner studied at the University of California at Berkeley, majoring in anthropology. While pursuing graduate studies at Harvard University (1925–35), he taught at Harvard

W. Lloyd Warner was an influential American sociologist and anthropologist who was noted for his studies on class structure. Warner studied at the University of California at Berkeley, majoring in anthropology. While pursuing graduate studies at Harvard University (1925–35), he taught at Harvard

Warner-Lambert Company, former diversified American corporation that manufactured products ranging from pharmaceuticals to candy. It became part of U.S. pharmaceutical conglomerate Pfizer Inc. in 2000. The company dates to 1856, when William Warner, a Philadelphia pharmacist, invented the

Warner-Lambert Company, former diversified American corporation that manufactured products ranging from pharmaceuticals to candy. It became part of U.S. pharmaceutical conglomerate Pfizer Inc. in 2000. The company dates to 1856, when William Warner, a Philadelphia pharmacist, invented the

Hoping to find musical freedom, Johnny Mercer, the writer of “Moon River,” helped launch Capitol Records in 1942. Nineteen years later, Frank Sinatra, in search of musical freedom of his own, left Capitol and formed the Reprise label. In 1963 Reprise was sold to Warner Brothers, and, although the

Warner/Reprise Records: Hoping to find musical freedom, Johnny Mercer, the writer of “Moon River,” helped launch Capitol Records in 1942. Nineteen years later, Frank Sinatra, in search of musical freedom of his own, left Capitol and formed the Reprise label. In 1963 Reprise was sold to Warner…

Irnerius was one of the scholars who revived Roman legal studies in Italy and the first of a long series of noted legal glossators and teachers of law (late 11th–middle 13th century) at the University of Bologna. Originally a teacher of the liberal arts, Irnerius studied law in Rome at the

WarnerMedia, one of the largest media and entertainment conglomerates in the world. It was founded as Time Warner following the merger of Warner Communications and Time Inc. in 1990, and after becoming a subsidiary of AT&T in 2018, it was renamed WarnerMedia. It consists of three major divisions:

Angela Warnick Buchdahl is a South Korean-born American rabbi who was the first Asian American to lead a major U.S. synagogue (2014– ) and to be ordained as a cantor (1999) and as a rabbi (2001). When Warnick was five years old, she moved with her family from Seoul to Tacoma, Washington, where her

weather forecasting: Predictive skills and procedures: Weather warnings are a special kind of short-range forecast; the protection of human life is the forecaster’s greatest challenge and source of pride. The first national weather forecasting service in the United States (the predecessor of the Weather Bureau) was in fact formed, in 1870,…

history of Europe: The phony peace: Thomas Mann, in Warning Europe (1938), asked: “Has European humanism become incapable of resurrection?” “For the moment,” wrote Carl J. Burckhardt, “it…seems that the world will be destroyed before one of the great nations of Europe gives up its demand for supremacy.”

collective behavior: Warning period: Although individuals read widely different meanings into disaster warnings, the striking feature of this initial stage is the slowness to believe and the reluctance to act upon warnings. People often remain in their houses in spite of imminent flooding and remain on familiar…

road: Traffic control: …or give-way, and no entry); warning signs, which call attention to hazardous conditions (e.g., sharp curves, steep grades, low vertical clearances, and slippery surfaces); and guide signs, which give route information (e.g., numbers or designations, distances, directions, and points of interest).

warning system, in military science, any method used to detect the situation or intention of an enemy so that warning can be given. Because military tactics from time immemorial have stressed the value of surprise—through timing, location of attack, route, and weight and character of arms—defenders

McPherson Range: …named the peak he saw Mount Warning. In 1827 Captain Patrick Logan became the first European to explore the interior of the range, which was named for Major Duncan McPherson.

children’s literature: National and modern literature: , Chimney-Top Lane, 1965); and Anna Lisa Warnlöf, writing under the pseudonym of “Claque,” whose two series about Pella and Fredrika show an intuitive understanding of lonely and misunderstood children.

Adobe Illustrator: …in 1982 by American mathematicians John Warnock and Chuck Geschke and burst onto the Silicon Valley scene with PostScript, a vector-based program—using lines defined by mathematical formulas, as opposed to individual bit- or pixel-based descriptions—that vastly improved publishing quality and was instrumental in the so-called desktop publishing revolution. PostScript’s success…

Raphael Warnock is an American Democratic politician and the first Black person elected to the United States Senate from the state of Georgia. Named for an archangel, Raphael Warnock is the 11th of 12 children born to Jonathan and Verlene Warnock, both of whom were Pentecostal ministers. Jonathan

Raphael Warnock is an American Democratic politician and the first Black person elected to the United States Senate from the state of Georgia. Named for an archangel, Raphael Warnock is the 11th of 12 children born to Jonathan and Verlene Warnock, both of whom were Pentecostal ministers. Jonathan

rug and carpet: Materials and technique: …and the vertical are called warp yarns. Coloured pile yarns, from which the pattern is formed, are firmly knotted around two warp yarns in such a way that their free ends rise above the woven foundation to form a tufted pile or thick cushion of yarn ends covering one side…

epeirogeny, in geology, broad regional upwarp of the cratonic (stable interior) portions of continents. In contrast to orogeny (q.v.), epeirogeny takes place over broad, nonlinear areas, is relatively slow, and results in only mild deformation. Phenomena accompanying epeirogeny include the

knitting: …pattern, and double knits—and the warp knits—including tricot, raschel, and milanese. In knitting, a wale is a column of loops running lengthwise, corresponding to the warp of woven fabric; a course is a crosswise row of loops, corresponding to the filling.

textile: Pile weave: In warp-pile fabrics the pile is formed by an extra set of warp yarns. To create such a fabric, first one set (sheet) of ground warps is raised, and the weft makes its first interlacing with the ground warp. Next, pile warps are raised, and a…

textile: Two-bar: The warp-weighted loom consists of a crossbar supported by two vertical posts. The warp threads hang from the crossbar and are held taut by weights of clay, ceramic, or chalk tied to their free ends. Loom weights have been found at archaeological sites dating from 3000…

epeirogeny, in geology, broad regional upwarp of the cratonic (stable interior) portions of continents. In contrast to orogeny (q.v.), epeirogeny takes place over broad, nonlinear areas, is relatively slow, and results in only mild deformation. Phenomena accompanying epeirogeny include the

wood: Shrinkage and swelling: …joints, change of cross-sectional shape, warping, checking (formation of cracks), case-hardening (release of stresses in resawing or other machining, with consequent warping), honeycombing (internal checking), and collapse (distortion of cells, causing a corrugated appearance of the surface of lumber). Thus, the fact that wood shrinks and swells constitutes a great…

Thomas West, 12th Baron De La Warr was one of the English founders of Virginia, for whom Delaware Bay, the Delaware River, and the state of Delaware were named. The son of Thomas West, the 11th Baron (c. 1556–1602), the younger West fought in the Netherlands and in Ireland under Robert Devereux,

Lake Burragorang: It is contained behind Warragamba Dam (completed 1960), which lies 15 miles (24 km) upstream from Penrith and 20 miles (32 km) west of Sydney. The dam is 449 feet (137 m) high and 1,152 feet (351 m) along its crest. The lake also serves to produce hydroelectricity and…

Warragul, town, south-central Victoria, Australia. It is situated in Gippsland, 64 miles (103 km) east-southeast of Melbourne. European settlement was established first about 1865 at Brandy Creek, about a mile from the present townsite. Warragul, which takes its name from an Aboriginal word for the

warrant, in law, authorization in writing empowering the bearer or bearers to perform an act or to execute an office. The term is applied to a great variety of documents, most commonly judicial or quasi-judicial warrants, of which the most common are for arrest and for search. A warrant is

alternative rock: …of such million-selling bands as Warrant and Poison—seemed as hopelessly passé as the spandex pants worn by such bands. No matter how loudly some alternative rockers professed to despise the classic rock that preceded them, bands such as Soundgarden and Screaming Trees did in fact echo their childhood memories of…

Christopher Wren: Construction of St. Paul’s: …proposed the rather meagre Classical-Gothic Warrant Design, which was at once accepted by the king, and within months building started.

warrant: Other judicial warrants include escape warrants, issued for the recapture of escaped prisoners, and warrants of commitment, issued to incarcerate a prisoner either before or after trial.

USA PATRIOT Act: Criticism: Fourth Amendment because it permitted warrantless searches and did not require notification of the target, even after the search had taken place. Similarly, Section 218 effectively allowed the FBI to conduct surveillance of U.S. citizens without showing probable cause of criminal activity. In addition, according to critics, the sneak-and-peek searches…

Robert Mueller: Legal career and director of the FBI: In 2004, after a warrantless wiretapping program that had been authorized by the White House after the 2001 attacks was declared illegal by the Justice Department, Mueller joined with Attorney General John Ashcroft and several other Justice Department officials in threatening to resign if attempts by White House counsel…

warranty, a promise or guarantee made by a seller or lessor about the characteristics or quality of property, goods, or services. A warranty can be either “express” (i.e., explicit oral or written representations about the quality or identity of the item) or “implied” (i.e., inferred into the

warranty: Warranty of title: The sale of real property, such as land, buildings, and other types of real estate, generally comes with a warranty of title (leases come with a warranty for possession and use). A general warranty deed guarantees that the title to the property…

Warao, nomadic South American Indians speaking a language of the Macro-Chibchan group and, in modern times, inhabiting the swampy Orinoco River delta in Venezuela and areas eastward to the Pomeroon River of Guyana. Some Warao also live in Suriname. The tribe was estimated to number about 20,000 in

Precambrian: Age and occurrence of greenstone-granite belts: …belts in India; and the Warrawoona and Yilgarn belts in Australia.

Warren, town, Bristol county, eastern Rhode Island, U.S. Located near Providence, it was settled in 1632 and was originally part of Massachusetts. In 1747 Rhode Island annexed it. It was pillaged and burned by the British during the American Revolution. It is now a summer resort. Pop. (2000)

Warren, city, Trumbull county, northeastern Ohio, U.S. It lies along the Mahoning River and is part of the Youngstown metropolitan complex. Settled (1799) by Ephraim Quinby, a stockholder in the Connecticut Land Company, it was named for Moses Warren, a surveyor. Warren became the seat of the

Warren, city, northern suburb of Detroit, Macomb county, southeastern Michigan, U.S. Organized in 1837 as Hickory township, it was called Aba (or Alba, 1838) until renamed (1839) for Gen. Joseph Warren, a hero of the American Revolution. The village of Warren was incorporated in 1893; from its

rabbit: Natural history: …most extensive burrow systems, called warrens. Nonburrowing rabbits make surface nests called forms, generally under dense protective cover. The European rabbit occupies open landscapes such as fields, parks, and gardens, although it has colonized habitats from stony deserts to subalpine valleys. It is the most social rabbit, sometimes forming groups…

Warren, city, seat (1800) of Warren county, northwestern Pennsylvania, U.S., on the Allegheny River near the mouth of the Conewango Creek, 21 miles (34 km) south of Jamestown, New York. Laid out in 1795, it was named for General Joseph Warren, who was killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill. A lumber

Warren, county, northwestern New Jersey, U.S., bordered by Pennsylvania to the west and northwest (the Delaware River constituting the boundary) and the Musconetcong River to the east and southeast. The rugged terrain includes Kittatinny Mountain to the northwest. In addition to the Delaware and

Warren, county, northwestern Pennsylvania, U.S., bounded to the north by New York state. It consists of a hilly region on the Allegheny Plateau drained by the Allegheny River and Brokenstraw, Caldwell, and Conewango creeks. The county contains Chapman State Park and parts of Allegheny Reservoir and

Warren, county, northeastern New York state, U.S., consisting of a mountainous region bounded by Lake George to the east and the Hudson River to the south. The Hudson, which bisects the county north-south, is the main drainage system. Other waterways include the Schroon River and Brant, Loon, and

Warren Commission, commission appointed by U.S. Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson on November 29, 1963, to investigate the circumstances surrounding the assassination of his predecessor, John F. Kennedy, in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963, and the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin, two

H.L. Hunley: …and taken to North Charleston’s Warren Lasch Conservation Center, which had been constructed for the Hunley. The crewmen’s remains were later removed for burial, and the submarine underwent extensive preservation work and research. Of particular interest was the cause of the crew’s death, long thought to be suffocation or drowning.…

truss bridge: History and uses: …are the Pratt and the Warren; in the former the sloping web members are parallel to each other, while in the latter they alternate in direction of slope.

Bertram Eugene Warren was an American crystallographer whose X-ray studies contributed to an understanding of both crystalline and noncrystalline materials and of the transition from the amorphous to the crystalline state. Most of Warren’s academic and professional life was spent at the

Earl Warren was an American jurist, the 14th chief justice (1953–69) of the United States who presided over the Supreme Court during a period of sweeping changes in U.S. constitutional law, especially in the areas of race relations, criminal procedure, and legislative apportionment. Warren was the

Elizabeth Warren is an American legal scholar and politician who was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 2012 and began representing Massachusetts in that body the following year. In 2024 Warren comfortably won reelection against Republican challenger John Deaton. Herring grew up in Norman,

Battle of Five Forks: …while V Corps under General Gouverneur K. Warren attacked the Confederate left flank.

Harry Warren was an American songwriter who, by his own estimate, produced 300 to 400 songs from 1922 through 1960, many for Hollywood films and Broadway musical productions. Warren received little public attention during his long life, despite three Academy Awards (for “Lullaby of Broadway” from

Joseph Warren was a soldier and leader in the American Revolution, who on April 18, 1775, sent Paul Revere and William Dawes to Lexington and Concord on their famous ride to warn local patriots that British troops were being sent against them (see Lexington and Concord, Battles of). Warren

General Tom Thumb: In 1863 Stratton married Lavinia Warren (1841–1919)—another of Barnum’s performers, known as the “Little Queen of Beauty”—in an elaborately staged ceremony at Grace Episcopal Church in New York City.

Leonard Warren was an American operatic baritone known for his work in operas of Ruggero Leoncavallo and Giacomo Puccini. The son of Russian Jewish immigrants, Warren first studied music at the Greenwich House Music School in New York City and sang in the chorus at Radio City Music Hall from 1935

gerontology and geriatrics: Marjory Warren in Britain in the 1930s demonstrated that specific care plans for chronically ill older patients, previously considered to have “irremediable” conditions, could prevent many of the worst consequences of aging. As people older than 65 came to constitute an increasing proportion of the…

Warrensburg: Named for Martin Warren, an American Revolutionary War soldier and blacksmith who settled in the area in 1833, the town developed as an agricultural trade centre. The arrival of the Missouri Pacific Railroad (1864) stimulated its growth, and flour and woolen mills, grain elevators, and a brewery…