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(Encyclopedia) smart card, small device that resembles a credit card but contains an embedded microprocessor to store and process information. Magnetic-stripe cards, which store a very small amount…Johnson, Pamela Hansford
(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Pamela Hansford: see under Snow, C. P.smart weapon
(Encyclopedia) smart weapon, missile or steerable bomb equipped with a laser, television, or satellite guidance system. Smart weapons, which use guidance systems that rely on external assistance, are…Tiffin, Pamela
actressBirthplace: Oklahoma CityBorn: 10/13/42Harriman, Pamela
ambassadorBirthplace: Farnborough, EnglandBorn: 1920Died: 1997Brown, Pamela
actressBirthplace: LondonBorn: 1918Died: 1975Brewer's: Pamela
The title of the finest of Richardson's novels, which once enjoyed a popularity almost equal to that of the romances of Sir Walter Scott. Pamela. Lady Edward Fitzgerald (died 1831).…Gravelot, Hubert
(Encyclopedia) Gravelot, HubertGravelot, Hubertübĕrˈ grävlōˈ [key], 1699–1772, French engraver. Gravelot was instrumental in introducing the French rococo pictorial tradition to England. The books he…Brewer's: Smart Money
Money paid by a person to obtain exemption from some disagreeable office or duty; in law it means a heavy fine; and in recompense it means money given to soldiers or sailors for injuries…Richardson, Samuel
(Encyclopedia) Richardson, Samuel, 1689–1761, English novelist, b. Derbyshire. When he was 50 and a prosperous printer, Richardson was asked to compose a guide to letter writing. The idea of…