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printing

(Encyclopedia) printing, means of producing reproductions of written material or images in multiple copies. There are four traditional types of printing: relief printing (with which this article is…

linotype

(Encyclopedia) linotypelinotypelīnˈətīpˌ [key], type set by the Linotype machine. See printing.

Aschersleben

(Encyclopedia) Aschersleben Aschersleben äˈshərslāˌbən [key], city, Saxony-Anhalt district, central Germany. An industrial city, it manufactures machine tools, chemicals,…

Odessa, city, Ukraine

(Encyclopedia) OdessaOdessaōdĕsˈə [key]Odessa, Rus. ədyĕˈsə [key], Ukr. Odesa, city (1989 pop. 1,115,000), capital of Odessa region, in Ukraine, a port on Odessa Bay of the Black Sea. The third…

Billy Corgan

musicianBorn: 3/17/1967Birthplace: Elk Grove, Illinois Lead singer of the rock band Smashing Pumpkins, which rose to popularity during the heyday of the grunge era. After playing with a band in…

Thomas John Watson, Sr.

business executiveBorn: 2/17/1874Birthplace: Cambell, N.Y. Having begun his career at National Cash Register in Dayton, Ohio (1896–1911), where he learned about punch cards and worked his way up to…

Gloria Estefan

(Gloria Fajardo)musicianBorn: 9/1/1957Birthplace: Havana, Cuba Cuban-American singer, founder of the Miami Sound Machine, and perhaps the most successful performer to cross over from Latin music to…

Sakai

(Encyclopedia) SakaiSakaisäkīˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 807,765), Osaka prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on Osaka Bay at the mouth of the Yamato River. An industrial center, it has engineering, iron- and…

Tinguely, Jean

(Encyclopedia) Tinguely, JeanTinguely, JeanzhäN tăNglēˈ [key], 1925–91, Swiss artist. Tinguely is best known for his “metamechanics,” electromechanical sculptures that perform tasks such as painting…

Iwakuni

(Encyclopedia) Iwakuni Iwakuni ēwäˈk&oomacr;nē [key], city, Yamaguchi prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, on the Aki Sea…