*Portals complement main topics in Smartencyclopedia and expound upon topics by introducing the reader to key articles, images, and categories that further describe the subject and its related topics. Portals also assist in helping editors to find related projects and things they can do to improve Smartencyclopedia and provide a unique way to navigate Smartencyclopedia topics.
*A portal is an internet site designed to agglomerate and distributes content from several different sources in a uniform manner, being an access point to a series of other sites or subsites internally or externally to the domain or subdomain of the company managing the portal.
Knowledge
One World of Information
Main Portals
Philosophy and thinking
Religion and belief systems
Society and social sciences
recently added articles
The Vox AC30 is a guitar amplifier manufactured by Vox. It was introduced in 1958 to meet the growing demand for louder amplifiers. Characterised by its “jangly” high-end sound it has become widely recognized by British musicians and others. History The Vox AC30 was originally introduced in 1959 at Hank Marvin’s request as the “big brother”
Smartencyclopedia- May 23, 2019
Brian Harold May, CBE (born 19 July 1947) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and astrophysicist. He is best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen. He uses a home-built electric guitar called the Red Special.His compositions for the band include “We Will Rock You“, “Tie Your Mother Down“, “I Want
- Smartencyclopedia
- May 23, 2019
Health, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), is “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” This definition has been subject to controversy, as it may have limited value for implementation. Health may be defined as the ability to adapt and manage physical, mental and
- Smartencyclopedia
- May 22, 2019
Henry Raspe is elected anti-king by the Rhenish prelates in France. 1246 Henry Raspe is elected anti-king by the Rhenish prelates in France. 1455 King Henry VI is taken prisoner by the Yorkists at the Battle of St. Albans, during the War of the Roses. 1804 The Lewis and Clark Expedition officially
- Smartencyclopedia
- May 22, 2019
On this day in 1873, San Francisco businessman Levi Strauss and Reno, Nevada, tailor Jacob Davis are given a patent to create work pants reinforced with metal rivets, marking the birth of one of the world’s most famous garments: blue jeans. In San Francisco, Strauss established a wholesale dry goods business under his
- Smartencyclopedia
- May 20, 2019
T.E. Lawrence, known to the world as Lawrence of Arabia, dies as a retired Royal Air Force mechanic living under an assumed name. The legendary war hero, author, and archaeological scholar succumbed to injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident six days before. Thomas Edward Lawrence was born in Tremadoc, Wales,
- Smartencyclopedia
- May 19, 2019
Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics (alongside quantum mechanics).
- Smartencyclopedia
- May 10, 2019
The rings of Neptune consist primarily of five principal rings and were first discovered (as “arcs”) on 22 July 1984 in Chile by Patrice Bouchet, Reinhold Häfner and Jean Manfroid at La Silla Observatory (ESO) during an observing program proposed by André Brahic and Bruno Sicardy from Paris Observatory, and at Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory by F. Vilas and L.-R.
- Smartencyclopedia
- May 1, 2019
Joanne Rowling CH, OBE, FRSL, FRCPE, FRSE, (born 31 July 1965), writing under the pen names J. K. Rowling and Robert Galbraith, is a British novelist, philanthropist, film producer, television producer and screenwriter, best known for writing the Harry Potter fantasy series. The books have won multiple awards, and sold more than 500 million copies, becoming the best-selling book series in history. They have also been the
- Smartencyclopedia
- April 27, 2019
The Natural History Museum in London is a natural history museum that exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history. It is one of three major museums on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, the others being the Science Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum. The Natural History Museum's main frontage, however, is on Cromwell Road.
- Smartencyclopedia
- April 27, 2019