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(Encyclopedia) ClonmacnoiseClonmacnoiseklŏnmăknoizˈ [key], village, Co. Offaly, central Republic of Ireland, on the Shannon River. The monastery founded (548) on the site by St. Kieran became the…Leitrim
(Encyclopedia) LeitrimLeitrimlēˈtrĭm [key], county (1991 pop. 25,301), 589 sq mi (1,526 sq km), N Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Carrick-on-Shannon. Leitrim is divided into two parts by…information theory
(Encyclopedia) information theory or communication theory, mathematical theory formulated principally by the American scientist Claude E. Shannon to explain aspects and problems of information and…Claude Shannon 2001 Deaths
Claude ShannonAge: 84 mathematician and computer scientist whose pioneering work with binary code helped to establish digital communications networks. Later in his career, Shannon…Cronin, A. J.
(Encyclopedia) Cronin, A. J. (Archibald Joseph Cronin)Cronin, A. J.krōˈnĭn [key], 1896–1981, Scottish novelist. He gave up his prosperous London medical practice to devote himself to writing after…Shannon, Charles Haslewood
(Encyclopedia) Shannon, Charles Haslewood or Hazelwood, 1865–1937, English portrait and figure painter, etcher, and lithographer. He was an aesthete and lifelong companion of fellow artist Charles…Derg, Lough
(Encyclopedia) Derg, LoughDerg, Loughlŏkh dĕrg [key], in Ireland. 1 Expansion of the Shannon River, 23 mi (37 km) long and 1 to 5 mi (1.6–8 km) wide, W central Republic of Ireland. On the lake is the…Athlone
(Encyclopedia) Athlone Athlone ăthlōnˈ [key], town, Co. Westmeath, central Republic of Ireland, on the Shannon River. It is an important road and rail junction and a busy…Elizabeth, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Elizabeth, city (2020 pop. 137,298), seat of Union co., NE N.J., on Newark Bay; inc. 1855. It is a shipping and transportation hub, with…Swados, Elizabeth
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