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Hace 1 día · Alexander Graham Bell ( / ˈɡreɪ.əm /, born Alexander Bell; March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) [4] was a Scottish-born [N 1] Canadian-American inventor, scientist and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone. He also co-founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) in 1885. [7]
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23 de abr. de 2024 · The Suez Canal, initially built by the French, became a joint British-French project in 1875, as both considered it vital to maintaining their influence and empires in Asia. In 1882, ongoing civil disturbances in Egypt prompted Britain to intervene, extending a hand to France.
Hace 1 día · The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown.
3 de abr. de 2024 · Maurice Ravel (born March 7, 1875, Ciboure, France—died December 28, 1937, Paris) was a French composer of Swiss-Basque descent, noted for his musical craftsmanship and perfection of form and style in such works as Boléro (1928), Pavane pour une infante défunte (1899; Pavane for a Dead Princess ), Rapsodie espagnole (1907), the ballet Daphnis et...
15 de abr. de 2024 · Sir Charles Wheatstone (born Feb. 6, 1802, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Eng.—died Oct. 19, 1875, Paris) was an English physicist who popularized the Wheatstone bridge, a device that accurately measured electrical resistance and became widely used in laboratories.
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11 de abr. de 2024 · Sir Donald Francis Tovey (born July 17, 1875, Eton, Berkshire, Eng.—died July 10, 1940, Edinburgh, Scot.) was an English pianist and composer, known particularly for his works of musical scholarship.
Hace 1 día · The 1876 United States presidential election was the 23rd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 1876. Incumbent Republican president Ulysses S. Grant declined to run for a third term, so the party chose Rutherford B. Hayes, the governor of Ohio, as its nominee.
