Born: 9/22/1915Birthplace: Austin, Texas constitutional law expert and professor who helped to write the legal brief for 10-year-old Linda Brown, the plaintiff in the landmark 1954 Supreme Court…
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Born: 1898Birthplace: Leominster, Mass. Negative feedback amplifier—Black's negative feedback concept involved feeding systems output back to the input as a method of system control thus helping to…
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Comprising 10% of the Union Army, Black troops played a vital role in the American Civil War
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