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(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…Carlson, Chester Floyd
(Encyclopedia) Carlson, Chester Floyd, 1906–68, American inventor; b. Seattle, Wash. A patent lawyer, he invented (1938) xerography, a method of electrostatic printing. For the next two decades he…David Sarnoff
David Sarnoff climbed up the corporate ladder of the early communications industry to head the Radio Corporation of America (RCA), a pioneer in the world of radio and television broadcasting. Sarnoff…Walter Cronkite
Name at birth: Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr.Walter Cronkite was called "the most trusted man in America" during his two decades as anchor of The CBS Evening News. Walter Cronkite was a correspondent…Charles Rocket
Name at birth: Charles ClaverieCharles Rocket is remembered for his brief stint on Saturday Night Live, from which he was fired for uttering an obscenity during a live broadcast. Charles Rocket…James L. Jones
Name at birth: James Logan Jones Jr.James L. Jones is the Vietnam veteran and former Marine general who served as National Security Advisor to President Barack Obama from 2009-10. Jones's father was…Camorra
(Encyclopedia) CamorraCamorrakəmôrˈə [key], Italian secret criminal association in Naples. Of controversial origin, it first came to light in 1830. Its activities spread by intimidation, blackmail,…Winfrey, Oprah
(Encyclopedia) Winfrey, Oprah, 1954–, African-American television host, actress, and media magnate, b. Kosciusko, Miss., as Orpah Gail Winfrey, grad. Tennessee State Univ. (1976). She began her…Bonnke, Reinhard
(Encyclopedia) Bonnke, Reinhard, 1940–2019, German evangelist, b. Königsburg (now Kaliningrad, Russia). After studying at the Bible College of Wales (now the Trinity School of Ministry) he became a…Chelsea, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Chelsea, city (2020 pop. 40,787), Suffolk co., E Mass., an industrial suburb of Boston; settled 1624, inc. as a town 1739, as a city…Trending
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