Rare species of marten (Martes pennanti, family Mustelidae) found in northern forests of North America. The fisher is related to weasels and is similarly shaped. It has a bushy tail, tapered muzzle and low, rounded ears. Adults are usually 20-25 in. (50-63 cm) long, excluding the 13-17-in. (33-43-cm) tail, and weigh 3-15 lb (1.4-6.8 kg). Fishers hunt on the ground and in trees, attacking various rodents and other animals; they also eat fruits and sometimes nuts. It has been trapped for its valuable brownish black fur. Ames Fisher Fisher Irving Fisher of Kilverstone John Arbuthnot Fisher 1st Baron Fisher Sir Ronald Aylmer Gosden Freeman Fisher and Correll Charles J. Winchester Oliver Fisher
1) A large northern weasel (Martes pennanti) once trapped extensively for its rich, silver-tipped fur; sold as sable One of the few predators of the porcupine Otchig or akâkwidjish in the Ojibwe 2) One of the two popular map series for navigating Canoe Country Yellow background at a scale of 1½" to the mile
born April 9, 1758, Dedham, Mass. died July 4, 1808, Dedham, Mass., U.S. U.S. essayist and Federalist politician. He graduated from Harvard College in 1774 and taught school for five years before turning to the law; he was admitted to the bar in 1781. Supporting the creation of a strong central government, Ames argued for ratification of the new U.S. Constitution at the Massachusetts constitutional convention. He became known for his uncompromising advocacy of the rights of property and his protective attitude toward commercial interests, which he defended in trenchant writing and commanding speech. In 1788 he defeated Samuel Adams for a seat in the first session of the U.S. House of Representatives; he was reelected three times. His eloquent support of the treaty negotiated by John Jay to preserve peace with England (1794) convinced the House to pass an enabling appropriation
born May 5, 1899, Richmond, Va., U.S. died Dec. 10, 1982, Los Angeles, Calif. born Feb. 2, 1890, Peoria, Ill., U.S. died Sept. 26, 1972, Chicago, Ill. U.S. comedians. They performed comedy routines in traveling variety shows before creating two black characters, Sam and Henry, for a Chicago radio show (1926-28). In 1929 they broadened their appeal by devising a larger cast of characters for a new nightly radio program, Amos 'n' Andy, thus creating the first situation comedy. As Amos the cab driver and his sidekick, Andy, they became the mainstays of radio's most popular program in the 1930s, and their popularity ensured the success of radio broadcasting as a form of mass entertainment. Their show, which was broadcast weekly, finally ended in 1954, partly in response to criticism that its humour was offensive to blacks
born Feb. 27, 1867, Saugerties, N.Y., U.S. died April 29, 1947, New Haven, Conn. U.S. economist best known for his work in the field of capital theory. He received his Ph.D. from Yale University. As a professor at Yale (1892-1935), he examined the relationship between changes in the quantity of money and the general level of prices. He also promoted the concept of the "compensated dollar" a dollar of constant purchasing power, defined in terms of an index of commodity prices rather than in terms of a given weight of gold. See also price index
born Jan. 25, 1841, Ceylon died July 10, 1920, London, Eng. British admiral and first sea lord. He entered the navy at 13 and saw combat in Crimea, China, and Egypt. Promoted to the Admiralty board in 1892, he became first sea lord in 1904. He reorganized and strengthened the British navy to counter the rapid expansion of the German navy, and his reforms and innovations including the conception of the battleship Dreadnought, which revolutionized naval construction ensured the Royal Navy's dominance in World War I. He retired in 1910; recalled in 1914 by Winston Churchill, he resigned the next year in protest against the Dardanelles Campaign
born Jan. 25, 1841, Ceylon died July 10, 1920, London, Eng. British admiral and first sea lord. He entered the navy at 13 and saw combat in Crimea, China, and Egypt. Promoted to the Admiralty board in 1892, he became first sea lord in 1904. He reorganized and strengthened the British navy to counter the rapid expansion of the German navy, and his reforms and innovations including the conception of the battleship Dreadnought, which revolutionized naval construction ensured the Royal Navy's dominance in World War I. He retired in 1910; recalled in 1914 by Winston Churchill, he resigned the next year in protest against the Dardanelles Campaign
born Nov. 30, 1810, Boston, Mass., U.S. died Dec. 11, 1880, New Haven, Conn. U.S. manufacturer of guns and ammunition. He initially set up a factory to manufacture dress shirts, and his success enabled him to purchase the Volcanic Repeating Arms Co. (1857), which became the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. (1867). His chief gun designer, B.T. Henry, created the lever-action Henry repeating rifle (patented 1860). Widely used in the American Civil War, it was the forerunner of a long line of Winchester guns, including the famous Model 73, a favourite weapon of settlers in the American West
born Feb. 17, 1890, East Finchley, Middlesex, Eng. died July 29, 1962, Adelaide, S.Aus., Austl. British statistician and geneticist. As statistician for an agricultural research institute, he investigated the linkage of genes for different traits. To avoid unintentional bias in selection of materials used in experiments, he introduced the principle of randomization. It states that before an experimental effect can be attributed to a given cause or treatment, the experiment must be repeated on control units of the material and that all material used in experiments must be selected at random from the whole population it intends to represent. He also developed the concept of the analysis of variance, a statistical procedure used to design experiments that answer several questions at once
born Feb. 17, 1890, East Finchley, Middlesex, Eng. died July 29, 1962, Adelaide, S.Aus., Austl. British statistician and geneticist. As statistician for an agricultural research institute, he investigated the linkage of genes for different traits. To avoid unintentional bias in selection of materials used in experiments, he introduced the principle of randomization. It states that before an experimental effect can be attributed to a given cause or treatment, the experiment must be repeated on control units of the material and that all material used in experiments must be selected at random from the whole population it intends to represent. He also developed the concept of the analysis of variance, a statistical procedure used to design experiments that answer several questions at once