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- astronomical sextants for measuring the apparent distances between stars. Observatories have been enormously useful in advancing scientific ...10 KB (1,374 words) - 19:55, 17 November 2022
- of their publications to a repository. The requirement was originally ... In some countries, submitting copies is a pre-requirement for receiving ...11 KB (1,598 words) - 19:03, 25 October 2022
- officer (from 1971), and chairman of the board (from 1976–1994) of ... Morita was born in Nagoya, Japan, on January 26, 1921. His family ...10 KB (1,542 words) - 07:15, 16 June 2023
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the largest broadcasting ... The original British Broadcasting Company was founded in 1922, by ...29 KB (4,446 words) - 05:21, 26 August 2023
- Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and/or video signals (programs ... The term broadcast was coined by early radio engineers from the mid ...26 KB (3,776 words) - 04:32, 22 November 2023
- inventor, best known for his pioneering work in the use of radio wave transmissions ... Marconi's mastery of long-distance signal transmission by radio ...27 KB (3,973 words) - 00:54, 7 March 2023
- Telemetry is a technology that allows the remote measurement and reporting ... Telemetry typically refers to wireless communications (i.e. using ...8 KB (1,232 words) - 05:33, 27 February 2023
- The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio ... From the organization of the first true radio networks in the late ...19 KB (2,902 words) - 00:51, 9 January 2023
- The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting ... Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) was founded in 1969, at which time ...16 KB (2,300 words) - 18:03, 14 April 2023
- Radio, once known as "wireless telegraphy" or "radiotelegraphy ... Radio technology gives humanity the convenience of extremely rapid ...35 KB (5,160 words) - 22:45, 7 December 2022
- international celebrity when she became the first journalist to be expelled ... Her biographer said of her, "she was the voice of courage and ...14 KB (2,067 words) - 17:28, 30 January 2024
- Irish poet and playwright. He was part of the generation of "thirties ... MacNeice was born in Belfast, the youngest son of John Frederick and ...17 KB (2,543 words) - 04:06, 4 November 2022
- 1, consisting of practical jokes and hoaxes. The player of the joke or hoax ... beneficial or harmful. Laughter is good for the individual, and the coming ...22 KB (3,192 words) - 15:56, 11 August 2023
- or simply alternative) is a branch of the rock music genre that became ... Independent record labels were established during the punk era, which ...22 KB (3,494 words) - 00:45, 9 January 2023
- Military intelligence (abbreviated “MI” or “int.” in Commonwealth ... units for collecting information in specific ways. Intelligence ...18 KB (2,595 words) - 10:58, 10 March 2023
- The Elizabeth Tower, formerly known as the Clock Tower, is the world ... Although not as historical a London landmark as the Tower of London ...22 KB (3,639 words) - 22:14, 23 November 2023
- was a Scottish broadcasting executive. As the general manager of the BBC ... Born July 20, 1889, in Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, in Scotland John ...14 KB (2,192 words) - 00:36, 10 February 2023
- engineering discipline that deals with the development of technologies ... Electrical engineers may work on such things as the construction of ...26 KB (3,608 words) - 15:50, 13 February 2024
- patents to his credit. De Forest invented the triode vacuum tube, which ... De Forest's zeal for promoting the mass media helped shape it ...19 KB (2,827 words) - 18:59, 25 October 2022
- to instruct or facilitate social interaction in its audience by embedding lessons ... Most often, edutainment seeks either to tutor in one or more specific ...16 KB (2,367 words) - 18:18, 12 February 2024
- Psychological warfare is a tactic involving the use of propaganda ... of psychological warfare to be formulated in attempts to achieve victory ...20 KB (3,129 words) - 23:30, 2 December 2022
- Belgian-American journalist who specialized in international politics. Following ... of government, monarchs, and key figures of the world, including Saddam Hussein ...18 KB (2,585 words) - 03:52, 15 August 2023
- Electronic engineering is a discipline that utilizes the behavior ... The name electrical engineering is still used to cover electronic ...28 KB (3,902 words) - 16:01, 13 February 2024
- Time magazine is a weekly publication, based in New York City, bringing ... American news magazine, that established the format followed by others ...20 KB (2,824 words) - 23:36, 30 April 2023
- career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977. One of the first multi ... has sold over 100 million copies around the world, with at least 50 million ...19 KB (2,966 words) - 17:48, 31 October 2023
- right|250px|CBS's Ed Sullivan Theater in Manhattan, home to the Late ... CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United ...26 KB (4,054 words) - 22:42, 7 January 2024
- Buddy Holly (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), was the stage ... Buddy Holly was born Charles Hardin Holley in Lubbock, Texas to Lawrence ...11 KB (1,803 words) - 18:36, 22 November 2023
- John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. (July 4, 1872 – January 5, 1933) was the ... Coolidge restored public confidence in the White House after the scandals ...18 KB (2,751 words) - 18:37, 25 November 2023
- thumb|300 px|Walton Hall, headquarters of the Open University. (Artist: ... is a field of education that focuses on the pedagogy, technology, and ...17 KB (2,511 words) - 15:30, 29 January 2024
- personality. They are considered one of the oldest breeds of domestic ... The origin of the Abyssinian is shrouded in mystery. Early cat books ...12 KB (1,817 words) - 07:07, 14 June 2023
- Telegraphy (from the Greek words tele = far and graphein = write) ... long distances, that is, for telegraphy. The word telegraph alone generally ...24 KB (3,473 words) - 05:33, 27 February 2023
- Guangzhou is the capital and the sub-provincial city of Guangdong ... The site of Guangzhou has been continuously occupied since Panyu ...22 KB (2,966 words) - 03:09, 5 March 2023
- important influence on popular music during the late 1950s and early 60s. ... Raised in Minnesota, Cochran moved with his family to California in ...10 KB (1,529 words) - 18:05, 12 February 2024
- was a gifted scientist, who contributed to the understanding of cosmic rays ... Homi Bhabha was born in a rich Parsi family in Bombay (now Mumbai ...12 KB (1,771 words) - 11:24, 2 February 2024
- SI Units are the most widely used system of units. They are the most ... The emergence of an internationally recognized system of units at ...15 KB (2,449 words) - 18:28, 22 December 2022
- an inclusive range of subjects across the academic and vocational spectrum ... While some continue to support the idea of selective education, with ...17 KB (2,415 words) - 00:22, 8 January 2024
- Solomon Islands is a nation in Melanesia, east of Papua New Guinea ... The Solomon Islands have been inhabited by Melanesian people for at ...21 KB (3,040 words) - 14:00, 3 May 2024
- was an American jazz musician and bandleader in the swing era. He became one ... Miller's best-known recordings include "In the Mood," ...15 KB (2,226 words) - 17:37, 23 May 2024
- 8, is a major day of global celebration for the economic, political, and social ... The holiday that developed from these beginnings blended the culture ...18 KB (2,637 words) - 10:37, 6 March 2024
- an American journalist and television and radio figure who reported for CBS ... 039;s work continued to bring information to the public in candid yet accurate ...32 KB (5,062 words) - 23:47, 12 February 2024
- Goldwyn-Mayer who became popular during the Second World War for her portrayal ... five consecutive nominations (1941–1945) in the actress category, winning ...27 KB (3,873 words) - 22:37, 26 July 2022
- was an American newspaper baron, owner of the Chicago Tribune, and popularly ... A leading opponent of United States entry into World War II and of ...11 KB (1,557 words) - 02:14, 16 December 2022
- In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an object that has been ... experimentation, and monitoring of the Earth's environment and ...35 KB (4,993 words) - 00:11, 8 January 2024
- The Battle of Tannenberg in 1914, was a decisive engagement between ... The Allied battle plan prior to the War had been based on France and ...18 KB (2,883 words) - 01:37, 26 September 2023
- The Four Tops are an American vocal quartet that rose to the top of ... After founding the group in Detroit, Michigan, as The Four Aims, lead ...13 KB (2,032 words) - 06:38, 1 April 2024
- of Melbourne for 46 years, and one of the most influential public figures ... In 1895 he was appointed to the chair of Moral theology, and in 1903 ...12 KB (1,842 words) - 18:15, 24 January 2024
- Espionage is the practice of obtaining confidential information through ... Industrial espionage is the practice of obtaining confidential information ...16 KB (2,298 words) - 12:20, 21 January 2023
- The Daughters of the American Revolution, or DAR, is a lineage-based ... The organization faced controversy on several occasions over its discriminatory ...16 KB (2,366 words) - 22:25, 25 January 2024
- Majulah Singapura ("Onward Singapore") is the national anthem ... Originally composed in the key of G major, in 2001, the national anthem ...17 KB (2,551 words) - 00:16, 22 October 2023
- Indian Standard Time (IST) represents the time observed throughout ... Indian Standard Time calculates on the basis of 82.5° E longitude ...13 KB (1,858 words) - 18:36, 4 March 2024
- He was one of the first to expose the use of psychiatric imprisonment ... Vladimir Bukovsky was born in the town of Belebey, Bashkirian ASSR ...20 KB (2,721 words) - 20:45, 3 May 2023
- The Falkland Islands ( Islas Malvinas ) are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located 300 miles ...25 KB (3,561 words) - 00:33, 25 March 2024
- Bill Haley (July 6, 1925 - February 9, 1981) was one of the first ... After a mildly successful career as a western swing performer in the ...21 KB (3,146 words) - 16:05, 31 October 2023
- The telephone (or phone) (from Greek: tele = far away; phone = voice ... signals and vice versa, and which allows the subscriber to initiate or ...25 KB (3,620 words) - 02:57, 19 April 2023
- Agence France-Presse (AFP) is the oldest news agency in the world ... AFP continues to be based in Paris, with regional centers in Washington ...9 KB (1,305 words) - 06:44, 16 June 2023
- four-part chords for every melody note in a predominantly homophonic ... This effect is so powerful and delightful to the listeners (and singers) that ...25 KB (3,778 words) - 08:05, 20 September 2023
- Vatican City, officially State of the Vatican City (Latin: Status ... It was created in 1929 by the Lateran Treaty as a vestige of the much ...21 KB (3,351 words) - 22:10, 21 December 2023
- engineer, innovator, and inventor of the world's first television; ... Baird's work was part of the great advance in technology that ...26 KB (3,809 words) - 20:54, 1 May 2024
- presentation directly aimed at influencing the opinions or behavior of people ... Although effective in both wartime and peaceful situations, propaganda ...32 KB (4,797 words) - 01:18, 12 April 2023
- The reed organ is a keyboard instrument that operates via bellows ... Most pressure wind type reed organs were built in Europe, although ...24 KB (3,811 words) - 03:00, 8 December 2022
- The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 was a conference organized by the ... . Much of the work of the Conference involved deciding which of the ...26 KB (3,995 words) - 08:51, 18 November 2022
- |observedby = Commonwealth of Nations United States ... Remembrance Day – also known as Poppy Day, Armistice Day (the event ...26 KB (4,040 words) - 19:40, 16 April 2023
- Polynesia (from the Greek words meaning "many islands") ... Polynesia may be described as the islands within a triangle with its ...17 KB (2,443 words) - 08:46, 24 November 2022
- The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg was established ... The scope of the European Court of Human Rights and the legally binding ...17 KB (2,642 words) - 04:33, 23 March 2024
- movement from 1925 until 1939, affecting the decorative arts such as architecture ... Art Deco experienced a decline in popularity during the late 1930s ...22 KB (3,243 words) - 04:01, 15 August 2023
- Tokelau is a dependent territory of New Zealand in the southern Pacific ... 40 to 55 miles (60km to 90km) of open sea. The three atolls are located in ...17 KB (2,411 words) - 03:53, 1 May 2023
- A season is one of the major divisions of the year, generally based ... In some tropical and subtropical regions, where the amount of precipitation ...16 KB (2,431 words) - 17:37, 25 January 2023
- and roll music, which has its earliest roots in early-1960s garage and psychedelic ... Hard rock became a template of society and reflected the many views ...19 KB (3,125 words) - 00:43, 27 January 2021
- Hijacking is the assumption of control of a vehicle through some means ... increase security and reduce such threats, the ultimate solution to the problem ...26 KB (3,897 words) - 15:49, 25 January 2023
- The Beatles were a highly influential English rock 'n' roll ... The Beatles popularity led the "British Invasion" of United ...38 KB (5,974 words) - 15:30, 30 April 2023
- Times, The (London) The Times is a national newspaper published daily in the United Kingdom ...12 KB (1,832 words) - 17:36, 30 April 2023
- and performances were very popular during the Second World War. She was ... She remained popular after the war, appearing on radio and television ...44 KB (6,146 words) - 18:00, 3 May 2023
- 14, 1895 - February 6, 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the British ... As the second son of King George V, he was not expected to inherit ...35 KB (5,207 words) - 15:01, 21 May 2024
- printed on low-cost paper called newsprint. The content may be general or ... The first newspapers appeared as a daily news posting known as Acta ...26 KB (3,891 words) - 23:23, 14 November 2022
- music, recorded most notably at Sun Records in Memphis, beginning in 1954 ... After the huge success of "Blue Suede Shoes," Perkins was ...15 KB (2,405 words) - 19:21, 26 November 2023
- American singer-songwriter and guitarist and the son of folk musician Tim Buckley. Emerging in the 1990s, Buckley impressed critics and audiences with ...23 KB (3,508 words) - 04:32, 31 July 2022
- | countryofbirth = United Kingdom | dateofdeath = February 24, 1993 (age 51) ... | countryofdeath = United Kingdom | position = Defender ...23 KB (3,813 words) - 05:17, 17 November 2023
- Agatha Mary Clarissa, Lady Mallowan, Order of the British Empire DBE ... Her appeal is so large that Christie is often cited, by the Guinness ...25 KB (3,584 words) - 06:43, 16 June 2023
- Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa ... It was inhabited in pre-colonial times by a number of ancient kingdoms ...16 KB (2,385 words) - 18:51, 21 May 2024
- Interoperability refers to the ability of diverse systems and organizations ... rapidly taking place at various levels and in various fields. Interoperability ...21 KB (2,868 words) - 13:29, 7 February 2023
- | Associated_acts = Derek and The Dominos, The Graham Bond Organisation ... Ginger Baker. They were celebrated as the first great power trio and ...18 KB (2,740 words) - 06:17, 11 January 2024
- Scottish novelist, best known for his novel, The Thirty-Nine Steps, and Unionist ... Buchan was the eldest child in the family of four sons and one surviving ...18 KB (2,741 words) - 04:22, 3 August 2022
- Television (or TV) (from the Greek tele, meaning "far," ... With the growth and influence of the television industry, it is not ...27 KB (3,983 words) - 05:35, 27 February 2023
- (June 3, 1865 – January 20, 1936) was the first British monarch belonging ... From the age of 12, George served in the Royal Navy, but upon the ...39 KB (5,812 words) - 13:04, 14 November 2022
- – November 28 1962) was queen regnant of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948 ... proving that a woman was as capable as men in the daunting task of leading ...26 KB (3,973 words) - 12:30, 2 October 2020
- The Channel Islands (Norman: Îles d'la Manche; French: Îles ... These islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom ...23 KB (3,402 words) - 01:43, 4 December 2023
- The Pitcairn Islands are a group of four islands in the southern Pacific ... Pitcairn is also famed for being the least populated country in ...17 KB (2,562 words) - 06:19, 24 November 2022
- Guangdong (formerly spelled "Kwangtung") is a province on ... Guangdong, located remote from the centers of power in Chinese civilization ...24 KB (3,310 words) - 02:43, 5 March 2023
- Order of Merit (OM), Privy Council of the United Kingdom (PC) (born ... She was the 155th Speaker to be elected. She had served as Deputy ...16 KB (2,349 words) - 18:00, 29 September 2023
- born British entrepreneur and media owner, the founder of Reuters news agency ... An innovator in the field, he still recognized the need to cooperate ...11 KB (1,609 words) - 01:30, 23 November 2022
- The Canadian Screen Awards ( link=no|Les prix Écrans canadiens ) are awards given for artistic and technical merit in the film industry ...36 KB (5,123 words) - 19:13, 25 November 2023
- 2015) was an Australian politician who was the 22nd Prime Minister of Australia ... Fraser represented a more conservative, and in some respects, colonial view ...31 KB (4,378 words) - 06:35, 5 November 2022
- Records and made a major contribution to the record industry. He also co ... The son of a distinguished Turkish diplomat, Ertegun co-founded Atlantic ...12 KB (1,872 words) - 06:54, 16 June 2023
- Nauru (pronounced “now-roo”), officially the Republic of Nauru ... economic activity since 1907 has been the export of phosphate mined ...25 KB (3,595 words) - 04:23, 11 March 2023
- Xerographic office photocopying was introduced by Xerox in the 1960s ... Photocopying is widely used in business, education, and government ...16 KB (2,312 words) - 22:46, 28 March 2023
- Aruba is a 32 kilometer-long island of the Lesser Antilles in the ... The original native people of Aruba and surrounding islands were the ...22 KB (3,174 words) - 17:44, 16 August 2023
- Delhi, sometimes referred to as Dilli or Dhilli, is the second largest ... Delhi is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world ...33 KB (4,788 words) - 09:20, 28 January 2024
- 18, 1961) was a Swedish diplomat and the second secretary-seneral of ... As secretary-general, Hammarskjöld took the stance that he was not ...15 KB (2,373 words) - 07:44, 12 January 2024
- The Helsinki Final Act, Helsinki Accords, or Helsinki Declaration ... On the other hand, by signing the document, the Soviet Union had also ...14 KB (2,090 words) - 17:19, 6 February 2022
- known simply as Elvis but also called "The King of Rock 'n' ... amp;B) and country. Even though Presley was the first real rock and roll star ...31 KB (4,709 words) - 17:51, 13 February 2024
