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Bergenfield
(Encyclopedia)Bergenfield bûrˈgənfēldˌ [key], borough (2020 pop. 28,321), Bergen co., NE N.J.; inc. 1894. It is ...Bensenville
(Encyclopedia)Bensenville bĕnˈsənvĭl [key], village (2020 pop. 17,740), Cook and Du Page counties, NE Ill., a ...University City
(Encyclopedia)University City, city (1990 pop. 40,087), St. Louis co., E Mo.; inc. 1906. A residential suburb of St. Louis, the city has light manufacturing, including textiles and metal fabrication. Washington Uni...Berwyn
(Encyclopedia)Berwyn bûrˈwĭn [key], city (2020 pop. 57,250), Cook co., NE Ill., a residential suburb of ...Dickinson, Edwin Walter
(Encyclopedia)Dickinson, Edwin Walter, 1891–1978, American painter, b. Seneca Falls, N.Y. He studied in New York City with William Merritt Chase, and spent most of his life on Cape Cod. Working during the moderni...DeCarava, Roy
(Encyclopedia)DeCarava, Roy, 1919–2009, American photographer, b. Harlem, New York City, as Roy Rudolph DeCarava; he studied (1944–45) under Charles White at theGeorge Washington Carver Art School. He intended ...Fiedler, Arthur
(Encyclopedia)Fiedler, Arthur, 1894–1979, American conductor, b. Brookline, Mass. Fiedler, who ultimately became a grandfatherly American musical icon, studied violin with his father, a member of the Boston Symph...optical character recognition
(Encyclopedia)optical character recognition (OCR), method for the machine-reading of typeset, typed, and, in some cases, hand-printed letters, numbers, and symbols using optical sensing and a computer. The light re...bolometer
(Encyclopedia)bolometer bōlŏmˈətər, bə– [key], instrument for detecting and measuring radiation, e.g., visible light, infrared radiation, and ultraviolet radiation, in amounts as small as one millionth of a...Mineola
(Encyclopedia)Mineola mĭnēōˈlə [key], village (1990 pop. 18,994), seat of Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island, a suburb of New York City; inc. 1906. Chiefly residential, it is a commercial center, with some li...Browse by Subject
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