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computer chip. computer. Hand holding computer chip. Central processing unit (CPU). history and society, science and technology, microchip, microprocessor motherboard computer Circuit Board
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Internet http://www blue screen. Hompepage blog 2009, history and society, media news television, crowd opinion protest, In the News 2009, breaking news
Who Invented the Internet?
bunch of numbers
Unusual Counting Systems
Programming computer abstract
Influential Computer Programming Languages
number zero, 0 balloon
Is Zero an Even or an Odd Number?
Mississippi River and the Saint Louis Arch, Missouri
St. Louis: 10 Claims to Fame
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Portrait of Marie Antoinette by Jean-Francois Janinet, 1777. Color etching and engraving with gold leaf printed on two sheets, 30x13.5 in.
Did Marie-Antoinette Really Say “Let Them Eat Cake”?
Berries and leaves of the bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) plant. Poisonous plant
7 of the World’s Deadliest Plants
Ethel Rosenberg arrested in August 1950. Photograph dated Aug. 8, 1950. American civilians executed for espionage. Spies, communists, Julius Rosenberg
Spies Like Us: 10 Famous Names in the Espionage Game
American bison (Bison bison) also known as buffalo or plains buffalo on the prairie, western U.S.
What’s the Difference Between Bison and Buffalo?
earthquake. Heavily damaged school in the town of Yingxiu after a major earthquake struck China's Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008.
The 6 Deadliest Earthquakes Since 1950
Figure 13: A Maxim machine gun, belt-fed and water-cooled, operated by German infantrymen, World War I.
7 Deadliest Weapons in History
Baseball laying in the grass. Homepage blog 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society, sports and games athletics
10 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time

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Also Known As Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider
Born March 11, 1915 • Saint Louis • Missouri
Died June 26, 1990 (aged 75) • Arlington • Massachusetts
Subjects Of Study computer network • interface
Vinton Gray Cerf
Vinton Cerf
American computer scientist
Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg
American computer programmer and entrepreneur
Computer interface pioneer Douglas EngelbartEngelbart holding a video conference on the right side of the computer screen while working on a document with a remote collaborator during a 1968 computer conference in San Francisco, California.
Douglas Engelbart
American inventor
Leonard Kleinrock
American computer scientist
Lawrence Roberts
American computer scientist
Ray Tomlinson
American computer engineer
Robert Kahn
American computer scientist
Paul Baran
American electrical engineer
Geoffrey Hinton
Geoffrey Hinton
British-Canadian cognitive psychologist and computer scientist
Joseph Weizenbaum
American computer scientist
John von Neumann
John von Neumann
American mathematician
Vannevar Bush with Differential Analyzer
Vannevar Bush
American engineer
A candid photograph of American computer programmer and entrepreneur Bill Gates, smiling, taken in 2011.
Bill Gates
American computer programmer, businessman, and philanthropist
Lynn Conway, 2013
Lynn Conway
American computer scientist
John Carmack
John Carmack
American computer-game designer
Steve Wozniak in 2014
Steve Wozniak
American electronics engineer
Bill Joy
American software developer and entrepreneur
Danny Hillis
American businessman
Ellison, Larry
Larry Ellison
American business executive
Paul Allen
Paul Allen
American investor and philanthropist

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