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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 |
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sonic boom
sonic boom shock wave produced by an object moving through the air at supersonic speed, i.e., faster than the speed of sound. Since sound is a mechanical disturbance that propagates through the air, there is a limit to its speed. An object such as an airplane, moving through the air, generates... Read more |
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Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli Opera singer For the Record… Played in Piano Bars Sang for Pope with Bob Dylan Accepted Talent as Preordained Destiny Selected discography Sources Multi-platinum-selling Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli reached a mainstream pop audience with his beautiful opera renditions after a... Read more |
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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 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 |
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Lynne Thigpen
Lynne Thigpen 1948–2003 Actress Began Career as a Teacher Changed Rotes to Avoid Typecasting Became Popular Host and Voice Star Selected works Sources Called “probably the busiest Black Actress around” in a 1992 issue of Essence, Lynne Thigpen maintained an active presence on... Read more |
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Fred McFeely Rogers
Fred McFeely Rogers American minister Fred Rogers (born 1928) is the host and creator of the popular and critically acclaimed Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. The program is the longest running children's television program on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). For more than forty-five... Read more |
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Jennifer Lawson
Jennifer Lawson 1946— Television executive As executive vice president of national programming for the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) until 1996, Jennifer Lawson is, according to Jeremy Gerard in the New York Times, "the most powerful programming executive in public television." Lawson is... Read more |
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