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Figure 5: Essential elements of (A) transmitter, and (B) receiver.

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Scottish fold cat. A genetic mutation caused (in the original cat-1961) the ears to bend forward and down.

Shorthair Cat Breeds

King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

Panama Canal infographic

Timeline and Map of the Panama Canal

Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician and autodidact.

6 Interesting Facts about Srinivasa Ramanujan

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Why Do Jeans Have That Tiny Pocket?

Ice Sledge Hockey, Hockey Canada Cup, USA (left) vs Canada, 2009. UBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver, BC, competition site for Olympic ice hockey and Paralympic ice sledge hockey. Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Vancouver Olympics

10 Best Hockey Players of All Time

Facsimile of one of William Henry Ireland's forgeries, a primitive self-portrait of William Shakespeare(tinted engraving). Published for Samuel Ireland, Norfolk Street, Strand, December 1, 1795. (W.H. Ireland, forgery)

The Time a Law Clerk Successfully Forged a New Shakespeare Play to Impress His Dad

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Photos

Figure 5: Essential elements of (A) transmitter, and (B) receiver.

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Topics

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Key People

Henry Joseph Round

British engineer and inventor

Berliner, Emil

Emil Berliner

American inventor