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  • pianist. Art Tatum is known to the world of jazz piano as the supreme master ... his mother owned, playing by ear by the age of three. Tatum would learn both ...
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  • explosive and is used in the manufacture of dynamite, which in turn is ... the fuel-rich medium at or above the speed of sound, as a cascade of near ...
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  • in 1876, building on the pioneering efforts of Elisha Gray, Antonio Meucci ... on March 3, 1847. He was the middle of three children, all boys. Both ...
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  • and entertainer, widely recognized as one of the most influential figures ... Brown was a seminal figure in the evolution of gospel and rhythm and blues ...
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  • fish comprising the family Sphyraenidae of the order Perciformes, characterized ... waters and helping to maintain the balance of nature. == Description == ...
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  • " is the wireless communication of signals by transmitting electromagnetic ... Radio technology gives humanity the convenience of extremely rapid ...
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  • Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from ... The development of transport vehicles has had an incredible impact ...
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  • on July 24, 1897 (missing in flight as of July 2, 1937), daughter of ... Daughter of a railroad attorney, she grew up as a tomboy in the American ...
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  • air or another gaseous medium. The first use of the word was for the foremost ... Human creativity, inspired by the wonder of flight seen in nature ...
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  • A number of injuries and even fatalities have been associated with ... 6,000 lives had been saved by the deployment of air bags.Newsome Law Firm, ...
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  • publishing the first official observations of the transit of Mercury in 1631. ... He attempted to measure the speed of sound by cannon fire, arranged ...
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  • physical medium for commercial audio recordings as of 2007. Standard CDs have a diameter of 120 millimeters (mm) and can hold ...
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  • from 1981 to 2011. At launch, it consisted of three main assemblies: a reusable ... exits the flame trench at near the speed of sound, often causing a rippling ...
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  • a single note being played. He was a pioneer of chance music, non-standard ... Cage was a long-term collaborator and romantic partner of choreographer ...
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  • obtains thrust by reaction to the ejection of fast-moving fluid from within ... In chemically powered rockets, the combustion of propellant produces ...
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  • direction. Thus, the diode can be thought of as an electronic version of ... Diodes are extremely useful devices for a variety of applications ...
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  • All tape-based camcorders have removable media in the form of video ... eventually enabled the construction of portable video-cameras and ...
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  • Chameleon is any of the tropical, New World lizards comprising the ... Chameleon's add to the human wonder of nature, given their ability ...
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  • Gas is one of the four major states or phases of matter, along with ... Gas exists in the middle of a heating continuum in which heating the ...
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  • March 29 1888) was a French composer and one of the greatest virtuoso pianists ... entered the Paris Conservatoire at the age of six, where he studied both ...
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