(Encyclopedia) Calef, RobertCalef, Robertkāˈləf [key], 1648–1719, known primarily as author of More Wonders of the Invisible World (1700). A Boston cloth merchant, probably born in England, he…
inventorBorn: 25 May 1902Best Known as: co-creator of the silicon solar cell Chemist Calvin Fuller, along with Bell Labs colleagues Daryl Chapin and Gerald Pearson,…
inventorBorn: 31 March 1905Best Known as: co-creator of the silicon solar cell Gerald Pearson, along with Bell Labs colleagues Daryl Chapin and Calvin Fuller,…
(Encyclopedia) Mathews, Max Vernon, 1926–2011, American engineer known as the father of computer music, b. Columbus, Nebr., grad. California Institute of Technology (B.S., 1950), Massachusetts…
(Encyclopedia) campanilecampanilekămpənēˈlē, Ital. kämpänēˈlā [key], Italian form of bell tower, constructed chiefly during the Middle Ages. Built in connection with a church or a town hall, it…
actressBorn: 1/23/1974Birthplace: Long Beach, California The 1987 winner of the Miss Junior America pageant, Thiessen was a member of the cast of Saved by the Bell (1989–93) and Saved by the Bell:…
Born: 1916 Pulse Code Modulation. Oliver and Shannon developed the first high-speed digital transmission system based on coded electronic pulses, making digital telephone systems and compact discs…
Born: 1916 Pulse Code Modulation. Oliver and Shannon developed the first high-speed digital transmission system based on coded electronic pulses, making digital telephone systems and compact discs…
David DaleMarcus DalyThomas DanforthHerbert Joseph DavenportEdward DavyCharles Gates DawesGerard DebreuJohn DeereAmasa DelanoOscar de la RentaWarren de la RueMichael DellWilliam Edwards…
pop composer and lyricistBorn: 3/28/1915Birthplace: McDonald, Pennsylvania pop composer and lyricist who, with Ray Evans, scored more than 80 films and won three Best Song Oscars for “Que Sera Sera…
