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In 1926, TV Was Mechanical

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On 26 January 1926, select members of the Royal Institution gathered at Baird’s lab in London’s Soho neighborhood to witness the broadcast of a small but clearly defined image of a ventriloquist dummy’s face, sent from the televisor’s electromechanical transmitter to its receiver. But Baird earned his spot in history with the televisor.

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Former CEO of American Electric Power Dies at 94

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He was part of a team there developing missile and rocket systems, including the Atlas missile, which was used in Friendship 7. The OCCHC builds apartments and homes in low-income neighborhoods. Navy after earning a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1951 from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute , in Troy, N.Y.

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Former Berkeley Dean of Engineering David A. Hodges Dies at 85

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He was largely responsible for moving the International Solid-State Circuits Conference in 1978 from Philadelphia to San Francisco. Raymond Kowalchuk Electrical engineer Life member, 87; died 8 November Kowalchuk was a senior staff consultant at AEL Industries (now part of BAE Systems ), in Colmar, Pa., for 37 years. as an engineer.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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Zipcars can be found in Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, New York, Philadelphia, Providence, Sacramento, San Diego, Zipcar users have a card that unlocks their local cars San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. In the U.S.

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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

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Keystone Corridor (Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh). Joint 2006 study by the Center for Clean Air Policy and Center for Neighborhood Technology. Southeast Corridor (Washington, Richmond, Raleigh, Charlotte, Atlanta, Macon, Columbia, Savannah, Jacksonville). Empire Corridor (New York City, Albany, Buffalo).

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