(Encyclopedia) romanticism, term loosely applied to literary and artistic movements of the late 18th and 19th cent.
Romanticism in music was characterized by an emphasis on emotion and great…
Adrenaline: (isolation of) John Jacob Abel, U.S., 1897. Aerosol can: Erik Rotheim, Norway, 1926. Air brake: George Westinghouse, U.S., 1868. Air conditioning: Willis Carrier, U.S., 1911.…
(Encyclopedia) English literature, literature written in English since c.1450 by the inhabitants of the British Isles; it was during the 15th cent. that the English language acquired much of its…
(Encyclopedia) novel, in modern literary usage, a sustained work of prose fiction a volume or more in length. It is distinguished from the short story and the fictional sketch, which are necessarily…
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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…
