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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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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 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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How Bucks County, Pa., Became a Celebrity Hot Spot

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Located between Philadelphia and Manhattan, New Hope has long been a haven for wealthy part-time residents. But in past decades the weekenders tended to be lawyers and executives from Philadelphia, not supermodels, Hollywood actors and pop stars. Everyone Is From Brooklyn Mira Nakashima has seen the changes up close.

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Bucks County, Pa., Is Now a Celebrity Hot Spot

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Located between Philadelphia and Manhattan, New Hope has long been a haven for wealthy part-time residents. But in past decades the weekenders tended to be lawyers and executives from Philadelphia, not supermodels, Hollywood actors and pop stars. Everyone Is From Brooklyn Mira Nakashima has seen the changes up close.

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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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Travel 2025: ‘Friend-Finding Tours,’ Private Islands and a Mixed Bag of Prices

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No longer are cabins for five the definition of the ultimate in family-friendliness, but now were seeing actual neighborhoods, dedicated to families. It will have many of Icons features: eight neighborhoods, six water slides, seven swimming pools and more than 40 dining, drinking and entertainment venues.

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