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Robert Heath Dennard

Born: 1932Birthplace: Terrell, Tex. One-transistor dynamic random access memory—Dr. Dennard's invention of DRAM, most often called RAM, was a core development in today's computer industry and is…

Yazoo City

(Encyclopedia) Yazoo City, city (1990 pop. 12,427), seat of Yazoo co., W central Miss., on the Yazoo River; inc. 1830. It is a trade, processing, and industrial center in a cotton, cattle, and…

Ramusio, Giambattista

(Encyclopedia) Ramusio, GiambattistaRamusio, Giambattistajämˌbät–tēˈstä räm&oobreve;ˈzyō [key], 1485–1557, Italian editor and compiler, b. Treviso. He served in diplomatic posts for the Venetian…

Davangere

(Encyclopedia) Davangere Davangere däˈvəng–gĕrĕ [key], city, Karnataka state, SW India. It is on the Bengaluru-Pune…

Atreus

(Encyclopedia) AtreusAtreusāˈtrēəs [key], in Greek mythology, the son of Pelops and the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus. He vied with his brother Thyestes for the throne of Mycenae. When Thyestes…

Dehradun

(Encyclopedia) Dehradun Dehradun dârˈəd&oomacr;n [key], city, capital of Uttarakhand state, N central India…

Narayan, R. K.

(Encyclopedia) Narayan, R. K. (Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayan)Narayan, R. K.nərīˈyän [key], 1906–2001, Indian novelist, b. Madras (now Chennai). Narayan, who wrote in English, published his first…

NFL Football Preview 1999: NFC West

NFC West Atlanta Falcons - The team is still searching for someone to replace free agent WR Tony Martin, who led the team with 66 receptions. The performance of running back…

Deacon Jones

Born: Dec. 9, 1938Football DE 5-time All-Pro (1965-69) with LA Rams; unofficially 3rd all-time in NFL sacks with 1731/2 in 14 years.