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Cambridge Encyclopedia
Cambridge Encyclopedia Vol. 51
Michael (politician) Collins
Michael (Robert) Milken - Education, Work on Wall Street, Legal charges, After prison term, Assessments of Milken's accomplishments
Michael (Robert) Winner - Early years, British films, American films, Personality and style of directing, Filmography
Michael (Ryan) Flatley - Awards and Recognition, Personal life
Michael (Stanley) Dukakis - Early career and family, Massachusetts Governor, Presidential candidate, Trivia, Personal info
Michael (Steven) Harper
Michael (Terence) Aspel
Michael (Vivian Fyfe) Pennington - Filmography
Michael Arlen - Further reading
Michael Ayrton
Michael Bennett - Tony Awards
Michael Bentine - Life and work, Programmes, Books
Michael Bogdanov
Michael Clark
Michael Crawford - Awards, Biography, Discography
Michael Curtiz - Life, Criticism, Awards, Select Hollywood filmography
Michael Davitt - Early years, Fenians, The Land War, Achievements, Memory, Popular culture, Writings
Michael Drayton - Biography, Critical legacy, Editions, Note
Michael East
Michael Ende - Selected works, External references
Michael Faraday
Michael Flanders
Michael Foale
Michael Frayn - Awards, Bibliography
Michael Graves
Michael Haydn
Michael Heilprin
Michael Howard - Early life, Career in Government, First attempt to become Conservative leader, Conservative Leader, 2005 Election
Michael Jackson - Biography, Solo discography, Filmography, Music samples
Michael Johnson
Michael Joseph Kelly - Places, People, "The King", Film and television, Music
Michael Joseph Savage - Early life, Prime Minister
Michael Keaton - Early life, Early career, Batman, 1990s, 2000s, Filmography
Michael Kidd - Work on Broadway
Michael Landon - Biography, Quotes
Michael Moore - Early life, Writings and political views, Controversy and criticism
Michael Nyman
Michael Ondaatje - Bibliography, Further reading
Michael Pacher
Michael Parkinson - Background, Other work
Michael Phelps - Major achievements, Currently held records
Michael Polanyi - Early life, Physical chemistry, Philosophy of science, Economics, Professional honours, Family, Bibliography, Further reading
Michael Porter
Michael Powell
Michael Praetorius - Works
Michael S(tuart) Brown - Key Papers
Michael Schumacher - Complete Formula One results, Formula One records
Michael Scott
Michael Servetus - Early life and education, Career, Imprisonment and execution, Modern relevance, Further reading
Michael Thonet
Michael Tilson Thomas - Quotations
Michael Wigglesworth
Michael William Balfe - Life and career
Michael William Gatting
Michael Williams
Michaelmas
Michel (Eyquem) de Montaigne - Life, Related writers and influence
Michel (Jacques Duchesne) Saint-Denis
Michel (Jean) Camdessus
Michel (Marie-Fran
Michel Adanson
Michel Blanc - Filmography
Michel Chasles
Michel Dahmani Gatlif - Filmography, Reference
Michel Fokine
Michel Foucault - Biography, Foucault on age of consent, Criticisms of Foucault, Foucault's changing viewpoint, Intellectual contexts
Michel Jazy
Michel Legrand - Filmography
Michel Leiris - Biography, Works include
Michel Piccoli - Filmography
Michel Platini
Michel Polnareff - Early Successes, An Atypical Character, Depression and Distance, Polnareff in the USA, Return to France
Michel Rocard - Rocard's Ministry, 12 May 1988–15 May 1991
Michel Serrault - Filmography
Michel Tremblay - His work and its impact, Politicial views, Awards and honours, Works about Tremblay
Michel-Jean Sedaine
Michelangelo - Michelangelo the architect, Michelangelo the man, Relationships
Michelangelo Antonioni - Work, Trivia, Style, Filmography, Bibliographies, Books
Michele Bianchi - Biography
Michele Sanmichele - Further reading
Michelle Pfeiffer
Michigan - History, Law and government, Geography, Demographics, Important cities and towns, Education, Professional sports teams, Trivia
Mick Doohan - Career, Notes and references, Racing Record
Mick Jagger - Early life, The Rolling Stones, Private life and public image, Filmography
Mickey (Charles) Mantle - Youth, Playing career, Retirement, Mantle's last days, Honors, Quotes
Mickey Cochrane
Mickey Rooney - Biography, Selected filmography, Selected other works, Marriages, Trivia, Other Uses
Mickey Rourke - History, Previous collaborations, Current Activities
Mickey Spillane - Early life, Career, Death, Criticism of his work, References to Spillane in popular culture
Mickey Wright - Major championships, Breast cancer
microchip
microcomputer - Definition, Description, History
microeconomics - Overview, Assumptions and definitions, Modes of Operation, Market Failure, Opportunity cost, Applied microeconomics, Taxonomy of Microeconomics
microelectronics
microfiche - Advantages, Disadvantages, History
microfilm - Definition, Uses, Microforms, Image Creation, Duplication, Format Conversion, Readers and Printers, Uses
micrometer
Micronesia - Geography and history, In Pop Culture
microphone - Invention, Principle of operation, Microphone varieties, Other microphone types, Connectivity, Microphone Polar Patterns, Measurements and specifications
micropropagation - Advantages of Micropropagation, Disadvantages of Micropropagation
microscope - Microscope Types
Microscopium
Microsoft - History, Product divisions, Business culture, User culture, Criticism
microsurgery - History, Free tissue transfer, Replantation, Transplantation, Techniques, Links
microteaching
microwave link - Properties of Microwave Link, Uses of Microwave
microwave oven - History, Description, Efficiency, Safety and controversy, External Links
Mid Glamorgan
Midas - Historic context, Mida, Myth
Middle Ages - Early Middle Ages, High Middle Ages, Late Middle Ages, Historiography, Religion, Article by regions
Middle America - As a Cultural and Geographical Label, Economy, Politics
Middle East - Characteristics, History, Eurocentrism, Indirect translations, Regions
middle school - Asia, Europe, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States and Canada, Professional organizations
Middlesbrough - History, Middlesbrough and The Green Howards, Middlesbrough today, Town Centre, Middlesbrough: the Future, Sport, Education
Middlesex
Middletown (Connecticut)
Middletown (Rhode Island)
Midgard - Old Norse, Old and Middle English, Old High German, Popular culture
midnight sun - White night, Effect on people, Popular culture
midrash - Methodology, Forms of Midrashic literature, Halakhic midrashim, Aggadic midrashim, Non-Rabbinic Midrash
midshipman - Royal Navy, United States Navy
midsummer - History, National traditions, Modern celebration
midwife toad
midwifery - Defining midwifery, Historical perspective, Midwifery in the United States, Midwifery in the United Kingdom
mignonette
migraine - Signs and symptoms, Pathophysiology, Types, Epidemiology, Triggers, Treatment, History, Economic impact, Migraine and stroke risk
migration (anthropology)
migration (biology)
Miguel de Cervantes (Saavedra) - Biography, Works, Cervantes' historical importance and influence, Critical Bibliography, Trivia
Miguel de Unamuno (y Jugo) - Introduction, Fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Drama
Miguel Indurain - Career highlights, Quotes
Miguel Primo de Rivera (y Orbaneja)
Mike Atherton
Mike Denness - External reference
Mike Fink
Mike Gibson
Mike Hailwood - Motorcycle Grand Prix results, Complete Formula One results, Sources
Mike Leigh - Overview, His film and stage work, Unusual method of developing material, Filmography, List of plays
Mike Mansfield - Early childhood, Military service, Education, Congressional service, U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Honors
Mike Nichols - Private Life, Filmography, Awards
Mike O'Callaghan
Mike Procter
Mike Royko - Books by Mike Royko
Mike Schmidt - Career, Awards, Miscellaneous
Mike Todd - Life, Work
Mike Tyson - Early years, Rape conviction, prison, and aftermath, The Holyfield Fight, Decline, After professional boxing
Mike Westbrook - Life
Mikhail (Ivanovich) Glinka - Early life, Middle Years, Later years
Mikhail Kalashnikov
Mikis Theodorakis - Biography, A lifetime's work: synopsis, Political views, Political quotations, Bibliography
Milan - History, Climate, Economy, Culture and art, Transportation, Sports
Milan Kundera - Life, Work, Writing style and philosophy, Awards
mildew
Mildred Gillars
Mildred Trotter
Miles (Dewey) Davis - Life, Discography
Miles Poindexter - Political Life, Positons on Committees, Later life, Sources
Miletus - Legend, History, Inhabitants, Colonies of Miletus, Archaeological excavations
Milford (Massachusetts) - Place names, People
Milford (New Jersey) - Place names, People
Militant Tendency - Within the Labour Party, Liverpool Council and Neil Kinnock, Expulsion from the Labour Party
Military Cross (MC)
military intelligence - The intelligence process, Strategic intelligence, United States, United Kingdom
military science - Military organization, Military education and training, Military history, Military geography, Military technology and equipment
militia - Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Private militia organizations, Left wing militia
milk - History, Other milk animals, Physical and chemical structure, Processing, Nutrition and health, Distribution, Varieties and brands
milk of magnesia - History, Pharmaceutical uses, Biological metabolism
milkweed butterfly
Milky Way - Age, Structure, The Sun's place in the Milky Way, The Milky Way environment
Millard Fillmore - Early life, Vice-Presidency, Presidency 1850–1853, Legacy
millenarianism
Millennium Dome - Construction, Background to the Dome Project, Millennium celebrations, The aftermath, Reopening, Effects on political careers
Miller (James) Huggins
millet - Millet Varieties, Crop history, Current uses of millet, Nutrition
Millicent Bingham - Places, People, Other
millipede - Characteristics, Order Spirobolida, Literature, Gallery
Milman Parry
Milo of Croton
Milton (Clark) Avery
Milton Babbitt - List of Compositions
Milton Berle - Early life, Radio, Mr. Television, Berle's TV decline
Milton Bradley
Milton Friedman - Scholarly contributions, Political views
Milton Glaser
Milton Keynes - History, Urban design, Culture, Education, Communications and media, Sport, Other amenities, Original towns and villages
Milwaukee Brewers - Franchise history, Logos and uniforms, Season-by-Season Records, Television and Radio
Milwaukee Bucks - Franchise Accolades, Current roster, Players of note
Mimas
mime - Introduction, MIME headers, Encoded-Word, Multipart Messages
mimulus
Minas Gerais - Location, History, Culture, Demographics, Geography, Economy, Flag, Cities
mind - Nature of the mind, History of the philosophy of the mind, Current research
Mindanao - History, Mindanao Island, Island Group of Mindanao, Musical Heritage
Mindelo - Nearest communities, Historical population, Geography, Communications, Sporting teams, Persons
Minden
Mindoro - Economy, Culture, Other information
mine
mineral oil - Applications, Measurement, Other names, Sources
mineralogy
Minerva - Titles and roles, Minerva in the modern world
Ming Cho Lee - External links/sources
Ming dynasty - Origins of the Míng Dynasty, Exploration to Isolation, Míng Military Conquests, Agricultural Revolution, Commerce Revolution
minilab
minimalism - Musical minimalism, Minimalist design, Minimalism in visual art, Literary minimalism, Minimalism in Film
minimum wage - Legislation in the Western Industrialized World, Debate over consequences of minimum wage laws
mining - History, Steps in the mining process, Mining techniques, Environmental effects and mitigation, Mining industry
Minitab
Minitel - Business model, Technical, Minitel and the Internet, Minitel in other countries
mink
Minkowski space - Structure, Alternative definition, Lorentz transformations, Causal structure, Locally flat spacetime, History
Minna
Minna Canth - Further reading
Minnesota - Origin of the name, Geography, History, Cities and towns, Demographics, Economy, Socio-economic, Transportation
Minnie Earl Sears
Minnie Maddern Fiske - Fiction, Literature, Television and film, Boating, Royalty, Other
minnow
Minoan civilization - Chronology and history, Geography, Society and culture, Architecture, Agriculture, Theories of Minoan demise
minor
Minor White - Quotes, Further reading
Minorca - Language, Food and drink, Popular references
Minos - The historical and scholarly Minos, The mythological Minos
Minotaur - The Greek story, Interpretations
Minsk - History, Demographics, Government and administrative divisions, Economy, Transport and infrastructure, Education, Culture and religion, Sport, Religion
mint
minuet
Minutemen - History, Motivation, Equipment, training, and tactics, Legacy
Mira - Discovery
mirage - Cause, Inferior mirage, Superior mirage
Miranda - Art, Astronomy, Computers, Film, Law, Literature, Music, People, Places, Science fiction
Miranda Richardson - Projects in production, Filmography, Theatre, Awards and nominations
Mircea Eliade - Biography, The scholar, Controversy: anti-Semitism and links with the Iron Guard, Works
Mireille
Mireille Mathieu - Greatest hits
Mirella Freni - Biography
Miriam Makeba - Discography
Miriam Stoppard - Television, Writing, Family, Miscellaneous
Miriam Van Waters - Early Life and Professional Career, Massachusetts Reformatory for Women: 1932-1957
Miroslav Holub
mirror - Effects, Composition, Applications, Non electromagnetic wave reflectors, Mirrors in literature
miscarriage of justice - General issues, Cases in numerous countries
Mischa Elman
Mishnah - Relation between the Hebrew Bible and the Mishnah, The writing of the Mishnah
Miskolc - Geography, Economy, Sports, City parts of Miskolc, Tourist sights, Public transport, Famous people
Missal - Missals
Mission - Religion and politics, Other uses
Mississippi - Name, Geography, Climate, Ecology, History, Demographics, Economics, Transportation, Law and government, Major cities and towns, Education
Mississippi River - Geography, History, Major cities along the river, Notable bridges, Trivia
Missouri - History, Law and government, Cities and metropolitan areas, Professional sports teams, Miscellaneous topics
Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Compromise - Impact on Political Discourse, Second Missouri Compromise
Missouri River - Tributaries, Major cities along the river
Mistinguett - Filmography
mistle thrush
mistletoe
Mistral
Mitchell Feigenbaum
mite
Mitla - Present day Mitla, Pre-Columbian Mitla, Additional Images
mitochondrion - Mitochondrion structure, Mitochondrial functions, Origin, Replication and gene inheritance, Use in population genetic studies
mitosis - Overview, How mitosis distributes genetic information, Phases of mitosis, Endomitosis, Light micrographs of mitosis
Mitsumasa Yonai - Political activity
mixture - Types of mixtures
Mnemosyne
moa - History, Taxonomy, Biology, Claims by cryptozoologists, Trivia
mobile phone - History and development of the cell phone, Mobile phone culture or customs, Mobile phone features
Moche - Pottery, Religion, Demise, Other, Recent discoveries
mockingbird
Mod
modal logic - Alethic modalities, Epistemic logic, Temporal logic, Deontic logic, Other modal logics, Interpretations of modal logic
mode (mathematics)
mode (music)
modem - Telephone network modems history, Long haul modems, Narrowband, Radio modems, Broadband, Voice modem, Popularity
Modena (city) - Geography, History, Main sights, Sport, Twinnings
Modena (province) - Geography, History, Main sights, Sport, Twinnings
moderator
modern art - History, Art movements and artist groups
modern dance - History, Legacy of Modern dance, Further information
Moderne Devotie
Modernism - Historical outline, Modernism's goals, Modernism's reception and controversy
modernismo
modulation (physics) - Analog modulation methods, Digital modulation methods, Digital baseband modulation or line coding, Pulse modulation methods
module
Moesia
Mogadishu - Geography, History, Mogadishu today, Culture and economy
Mogollon - Mimbres, Cultural divisions
Mohammad Najibullah - Early years, Political career, President of the Republic (November 1986 - April 1992), Death
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi - Early life, Early reign, Later years, Wives and children, Quotes
Mohammed or Mehmet II II - Early reign, Conquest of the Byzantine Empire, Conquests in Asia, Conquests in Europe, Administrative actions
Mohammed Nadir Shah
Mohammed or Mahomet - Etymology, Overview, Sources for Muhammad's life, Western Academic view of Muhammad
Mohawk
Mohenjo-daro
Mohorovi?i? discontinuity
Mohsen Makhmalbaf - Career, Cinema of Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Influence of Makhmalbaf on world cinema
Moira Shearer - Filmography
Mo
molasses - Cane molasses, Sugar beet molasses, Substitutes, Other forms
Mold - Health effects, Growth in buildings
Moldova - History, Politics, Relations with the European Union, Administrative divisions, Largest cities, Economy, Human rights, Language
mole (medicine)
