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International Telecommunication Union

(Encyclopedia) International Telecommunication Union (ITU), specialized agency of the United Nations, with headquarters at Geneva. It was created in 1934 as a result of the merging of the…

Beeston

(Encyclopedia) Beeston, town, Nottinghamshire, central England. Large pharmaceutical plants and factories there produce boilers, telecommunication…

communication

(Encyclopedia) communication, transfer of information, such as thoughts and messages, as contrasted with transportation, the transfer of goods and persons (see information theory). The basic forms of…

program trading

(Encyclopedia) program trading, a form of securities trading, also known as index arbitrage. Program traders exploit the price discrepancies between indexes of stocks and futures contracts by using…

combinatorics

(Encyclopedia) combinatoricscombinatoricskŏmˌbənətôrˈĭks [key] or combinatorial analysiscombinatoricskŏmˌbĭnətôrˈēəl [key], sometimes called the science of counting, the branch of mathematics…

radio frequency

(Encyclopedia) radio frequency, range of electromagnetic waves with a frequency or wavelength suitable for communication uses. Some of these waves serve as carriers of the lower-frequency audio waves…

Bern

(Encyclopedia) Bern or Berne Berne bĕrn [key], canton, 2,658 sq mi (6,883 sq km), W central Switzerland. The…

Net Neutrality Explained

The history and controversy surrounding net neutrality Related Links Internet Timeline The History of the Internet Internet Statistics Social media sites and news commentators…

Robert Maurer

Robert MaurerBorn: 1924Birthplace: St. Louis, Mo. Fused silica optical waveguide—The inventors, Maurer, Keck, and Schultz. designed and produced the first optical fiber with light loss during…