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Whirligig is a 1998 novel by Paul Fleischman. It is about a teenager who builds a Whirligig in each of the corners of the United States in order to pay restitution (and to find redemption for himself) after he kills another person, by accident, in a suicide attempt by car crash.
The word whirligig derives from two Middle English words: whirlen (to whirl) and gigg (top), [9] or literally "to whirl a top". The Oxford English Dictionary cites the Promptorium parvulorum (c. 1440), the first English-Latin dictionary, which contains the definition "Whyrlegyge, chyldys game, Latin: giracu-lum". [ 10 ]
Buzzer (whirligig) Whirligig may also refer to: Whirligig (torture), a medieval torture device; Whirl-Y-Gig, a dance club in London; Whirligig beetle, a family of water beetles; Whirlygig, a film by Chaz Thorne; Samara (fruit) or whirligig, a tree fruit with a papery winglike appendage; Whirligig, a young-adult novel by Paul Fleischman
English: Publisher: ... A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science is a book written by American science author Natalie Angier.
Francis Coudrill (1913 in Warwick – 1989) was an English artist and ventriloquist, most notable for being the creator of Hank the Cowboy. He was also an artist and illustrator. Coudrill appeared on Lime Grove Studios' 1950s BBC children's television show Whirligig with Peter Hawkins, Humphrey Lestocq and writer Peter Ling.
Vernor Steffen Vinge (/ ˈ v ɜːr n ər ˈ v ɪ n dʒ iː / ⓘ; October 2, 1944 – March 20, 2024) was an American science fiction author and professor. He taught mathematics and computer science at San Diego State University.
Whirligig was a BBC television programme for children originally broadcast fortnightly from November 1950 until June 1954, with summer breaks, and then subsequently revived for a single further series from October 1955 to June 1956. [1]
Gyrinus minutus is a species of whirligig beetle in the family Gyrinidae. It is found in North America and Europe. It is found in North America and Europe. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The body is entirely black with a dull appearance due to its microsculpture.