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Isaac Merrit Singer
Isaac Merrit Singer 1811-75, American inventor, b. Rensselaer co., N.Y. As a child he lived in Oswego, N.Y. He patented in 1851 a practical sewing machine that could do continuous stitching. Although he lost a suit for infringement brought by Elias Howe, his company was already so well established... Read more |
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sewing machine
sewing machine device that stitches cloth and other materials. An attempt at mechanical sewing was made in England (1790) with a machine having a forked, automatic needle that made a single-thread chain. In 1830, B. Thimonnier, a French tailor, patented a wooden device with a hooked needle. In 1841... Read more |
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Jeffrey Bezos
Jeff Bezos1964family:Lucida Sans Unicode;">– Chairman, chief executive officer, and president, Amazon.com Nationality: American. Born: January 12, 1964, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Education: Princeton University, BS, 1986. Family: Son of Miguel Bezos (Exxon engineer) and Jackie Gise... Read more |
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Jackie Gleason
GLEASON, JACKIE 1916-1987 C OMEDIAN ANDACTOR Meteoric Rise Jackie Gleason enjoyed a meteoric rise in television during the early 1950s. From humble beginnings in Brooklyn, New York, Gleason worked his way to success through all kinds of show business jobs—at... Read more |
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Ed Gordon
Ed Gordon1960- Television and radio news personality Ed Gordon emerged in the late 1990s as one of the hottest news personalities in the highly competitive business. For many years, Gordon was a leading news anchor for the Black Entertainment Television (BET) network. During his early years with... Read more |
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Patricia Ireland
IRELAND, PATRICIA Patricia Ireland is an attorney and social activist who became the ninth president of the national organization for women (NOW) on December 15, 1991; she served as president for ten years, stepping down in 2001. Ireland took over the presidency just as NOW was beginning... Read more |
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Interviewing
InterviewingI. SOCIAL RESEARCHRobert L. Kahn and Charles F. CannellBIBLIOGRAPHYII. PERSONALITY APPRAISALJ. R. WittenbornBIBLIOGRAPHYIII. THERAPEUTIC INTERVIEWINGHans H. StruppBIBLIOGRAPHYI. SOCIAL RESEARCHThe interview has been defined as a conversation with a purpose, and the purposes for which... Read more |
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John Nance Garner
John Nance Garner 1868-1967, Vice President of the United States (1933-41), b. Red River co., Tex. A lawyer, he served (1898-1902) in the Texas legislature and then (1902) was elected to Congress. His senior standing made him (1921) the ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means,... Read more |
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