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19, former college student who invented Napster, a computer application that allows users who are logged onto one of Napster's servers to download an MP3 recording directly from another user…Clarence Johnson Biography
inventorBorn: 27 February 1910Best Known as: inventor of the technologically advanced aircraft Clarence “Kelly“ Johnson invented the first technologically…The Devil's Dictionary: Kiss
by Ambrose Bierce KING'S EVILKLEPTOMANIACKISS -n. A word invented by the poets as a rhyme for "bliss." It is supposed to signify, in a general way, some kind of rite or ceremony…The Devil's Dictionary: Newtonian
by Ambrose Bierce NEPOTISMNIHILISTNEWTONIAN -adj. Pertaining to a philosophy of the universe invented by Newton, who discovered that an apple will fall to the ground, but was unable to say…The Devil's Dictionary: Pantaloons
by Ambrose Bierce PANDEMONIUMPANTHEISMPANTALOONS -n. A nether habiliment of the adult civilized male. The garment is tubular and unprovided with hinges at the points of flexion. Supposed…Wynton Marsalis (with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Cassandra Wilson and Jon Hendricks)
Blood on the FieldsSony Marsalis has been working in large-scale classical forms with some of his dance scores, but this three-hour oratorio dealing with slavery and race relations is his…Moncky wrench?
The Question: Is the monkey wrench named for a man named Moncky? The Answer: The invention of the monkey wrench has been attributed to a man…Origin of the Parking Meter
The Question: Who invented the parking meter? The Answer: Carl C. Magee, of Oklahoma City, Okla., is generally credited with originating the idea. As head of the city's chamber of commerce,…Blaise Pascal
A prodigy in math, Blaise Pascal was a contemporary and rival of René Descartes. In spite of years of ill health and a short life, Pascal accomplished quite a bit: he published a significant work…R.F. Outcault
Richard Felton Outcault was the creator of two of the most popular comic strip characters of early 20th century America, The Yellow Kid and Buster Brown. Considered to be the first popular comics…Trending
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