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  • 44Museum of the Cinema (Odessa, Ukraine) — Pavilion of Odessa museum of the cinema The museum of cinema a section of NUCU (National Union of Cinematography) is located on the Odessa film studio, in an historic mansion. Before the revolution, it belonged to Demidovoy – San Donato. With… …

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  • 48Cros, Charles — (1842 1888)    poet and inventor    Charles Cros, who independently invented sound recording, was born in Fabrezan, Aude. Self taught, he became interested in oriental languages (Sanskrit and Hebrew), then in mechanical sciences and physics, and… …

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  • 50broadcasting — /brawd kas ting, kah sting/, n. 1. the act of transmitting speech, music, visual images, etc., as by radio or television. 2. radio or television as a business or profession: She s training for a career in broadcasting. [1920 25; BROADCAST + ING1] …

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