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  • 71List of characters in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen — A collection of the characters from The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen .OverviewCharacter s name *Original source/author *Appearances or mention in the League universe *Brief biography/overviewThe appearances key is: *V1I1: Volume I, Issue 1… …

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  • 72computer — computerlike, adj. /keuhm pyooh teuhr/, n. 1. Also called processor. an electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Cf. analog… …

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  • 73Columbia School of Engineering and Applied Science — School of Engineering and Applied Science redirects here. For other uses, see School of Engineering and Applied Science (disambiguation). Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science Established …

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  • 74Polymath — A polymath (Greek polymathēs , πολυμαθής, having learned much )The term was first recorded in written English in the early seventeenth century Cite web url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=polymath searchmode=none title=Online Etymology …

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  • 75Frank Cepollina — Infobox Scientist name = Frank J. Cepollina box width = caption = Frank Cepollina at National Inventors Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony birth date = 1936 birth place = Castro Valley, California residence = Annandale, VA citizenship = nationality …

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  • 76Edison, Thomas Alva — born Feb. 11, 1847, Milan, Ohio, U.S. died Oct. 18, 1931, West Orange, N.J. U.S. inventor. He had very little formal schooling. He set up a laboratory in his father s basement at age 10; at 12 he was earning money selling newspapers and candy on… …

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  • 77Patent Reform Act of 2005 — The Patent Reform Act of 2005 (USBill|109|H.R.|2795) was United States patent legislation proposed in the 109th United States Congress. Texas Republican Congressman Lamar S. Smith introduced the Act on 8 June 2005. [ Dennis Crouch,… …

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  • 78List of United States inventions — 1700s1731 Sextant * The sextant is an astronomical instrument that is used to determine latitude for navigation. It does this by measuring angular distances, like the altitude of the sun, moon and stars. The sextant was invented independently in… …

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  • 79Harmonica — For other uses, see Harmonika (disambiguation). Harmonica A 16 hole chromatic (top) and 10 hole diatonic harmonica Other instrument Classification Wind Free …

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  • 80Vacuum tube — This article is about the electronic device. For experiments in an evacuated pipe, see free fall. For the transport system, see pneumatic tube. Modern vacuum tubes, mostly miniature style In electronics, a vacuum tube, electron tube (in North… …

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