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Chuck Yeager Chuck Yeager
Chuck Yeager Charles E. Yeager (born 1923), a test pilot for the United States Air Force, was the first person to fly a plane faster than the speed of sound. Charles ("Chuck") E. Yeager was born in Myra, West Virginia on February 13, 1923. His father was a driller for natural gas in the West... Read more
sonic boom sonic boom
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Andrea Bocelli Andrea Bocelli
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acoustics acoustics
acoustics [Gr.,=the facts about hearing], the science of sound , including its production, propagation, and effects. Various branches of acoustics that deal with different aspects of sound and hearing include bioacoustics, physical acoustics, ultrasonics , and architectural acoustics. Unlike ... Read more
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Tavis Smiley Tavis Smiley
Tavis Smiley1964— Radio, television commentator In a preview to its 1994 list of fifty future American leaders, Time magazine observed, "As surely as there are forces organic to today's America that stifle leadership, there are forces within some Americans that cause them to lead nonetheless.... Read more
Lynne Thigpen Lynne Thigpen
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Fred McFeely Rogers Fred McFeely Rogers
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Jennifer Lawson Jennifer Lawson
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