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Watson, Thomas John

(Encyclopedia) Watson, Thomas John, 1874–1956, American industrialist and philanthropist, b. Campbell, N.Y. After rising from clerk to sales executive in the National Cash Register Co. (1898–1913),…

computer-aided design

(Encyclopedia) computer-aided design (CAD) or computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), form of automation that helps designers prepare drawings, specifications, parts lists, and other design-…

Research the Company

Some 1,700 U.S. companies sell life insurance. Make sure you choose a company in sound financial shape and licensed in your state. Contact your state's insurance department. A number of…

How to Buy Life Insurance

Source: The American Council of Life Insurers. Web: www.acli.com/public/media/mainframe_med.htm .Types of Life InsuranceFinding an AgentChoosing a PolicyConsider Other ProvisionsResearch the Company…

Timeline: Video Games, Part I

Part I: Early Years by Amanda Kudler 1958 1961 1965 1970 1972 Next: 1975-1984 1958 Physicist Willy Higinbotham invents the first "video game" at the…

personal computer

(Encyclopedia) personal computer (PC), small but powerful computer primarily used in an office or home without the need to be connected to a larger computer. PCs evolved after the development of the…

cloud computing

(Encyclopedia) cloud computing, the delivery of shared computing resources over a network in a manner that makes accessing and configuring those resources convenient and largely independent of the…

Weather: Richardson's Experiment

Richardson's ExperimentWeatherPrediction by NumbersRichardson's ExperimentPutting the Machines to Work Weather Words "Science is the knowledge of consequences and the dependence of one fact upon…

computer

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Schematic diagram of a computer system: Data flow is indicated by solid lines; control signals are indicated by dashed lines. computer, device capable of performing a series of…