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Biggs, E. Power

(Encyclopedia) Biggs, E. Power (Edward George Power Biggs), 1906–77, Anglo-American organist. Biggs studied at the Royal Academy of Music, London. He emigrated to the United States in 1930. Through…

cellular telephone

(Encyclopedia) cellular telephone or cellular radio, telecommunications system in which a portable or mobile radio transmitter and receiver, or “cellphone,” is linked via microwave radio frequencies…

modulation, in communications

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Modulation modulation, in communications, process in which some characteristic of a wave (the carrier wave) is made to vary in accordance with an information-bearing signal…

Levallois-Perret

(Encyclopedia) Levallois-PerretLevallois-Perretləvälwäˈ-pĕrāˈ [key], residential and industrial suburb of Paris (1990 pop. 47,788), Hauts-de-Seine dept., N central France, on the Seine River.…

noise

(Encyclopedia) noise, any signal that does not convey useful information. Electrical noise consists of electrical currents or voltages that interfere with the operation of electronic systems.…

Oberlin, Russell Keys

(Encyclopedia) Oberlin, Russell Keys, 1928–2016, American countertenor, b. Akron, Ohio, grad. Juilliard, 1951. A boy soprano, he sang in his church choir and on the radio, and won a nationwide radio…

2005–2006 Daytime Emmy Awards

The 2005–2006 Daytime Emmy Awards were presented on April 28, 2006, at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre. Outstanding Drama Series:…

2008–2009 Primetime Emmy Awards

The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on September 20, 2009, in Los Angeles, Calif.Drama Series: Mad Men (AMC) Actor: Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad Actress: Glenn…

2009–2010 Primetime Emmy Awards

The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on August 29, 2010, in Los Angeles, Calif.Drama Series: Mad Men (AMC) Actor: Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad Actress: Kyra…