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2 days ago · Bell Labs[b] is an American industrial research and development (R&D) company credited with the development of radio astronomy, the transistor, the laser, the photovoltaic cell, the charge-coupled device (CCD), information theory, the Unix operating system, and the programming languages B, C, C++, S, SNOBOL, AWK, AMPL, and others. Ten Nobel Prizes and five Turing Awards have been awarded for ...
2 days ago · John Wayne Gacy (March 17, 1942 – May 10, 1994) was an American serial killer and sex offender who raped, tortured, and murdered at least 33 young men and boys in Norwood Park Township, near Chicago, Illinois.
1 day ago · This blog by Paper Conservator Charlotte Park offers a fascinating case study of the care taken by our Conservation team to prepare the artworks for public display. In 2018 the National Galleries of Scotland received a generous donation from a descendant of the 19th century Scottish artist George Wilson (1848–1890).
3 days ago · Carousel is Rodgers & Hammerstein’s greatest achievement, says conductor John Wilson. He’s even likened it to Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, a fellow masterpiece in which music and drama are integrated so brilliantly that it’s impossible to separate them.
5 days ago · John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London orchestra are set to bring the timeless music of Rodgers & Hammerstein to life in a spectacular show next summer at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on 28th June.
3 days ago · The rise of “gig” work globally has led to both enthusiasm for its potential to create lucrative employment for a large number of workers, as well as concerns about its implications for social protec...
2 days ago · John Wayne - Wikipedia. Marion Robert Morrison[1][a] (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), professionally known as John Wayne and nicknamed " the Duke ", was an American actor who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films which were produced during Hollywood's Golden Age, especially in Western and war movies.