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Hunter, Dard

(Encyclopedia) Hunter, Dard, 1883–1966, American printer-publisher, b. Steubenville, Ohio. Hunter is known for his researches and writings on the history and technique of papermaking. From 1938 he…

xerography

(Encyclopedia) xerographyxerographyzərŏgˈrəfēˌ [key], also called electrophotography, method of dry photocopying in which the image is transferred by using the attractive forces of electric charges.…

Hoquiam

(Encyclopedia) Hoquiam Hoquiam hōˈkwēəm [key], city (2020 pop. 8,776), Grays Harbor co., W Wash., on Grays Harbor…

Reid, Whitelaw

(Encyclopedia) Reid, Whitelaw, 1837–1912, American journalist and diplomat, b. near Xenia, Ohio. His distinguished correspondence during the Civil War for the Cincinnati Gazette led Horace Greeley to…

printer

(Encyclopedia) printer, device that reproduces text, images, or other data from a computer, digital camera, smartphone, or the like on paper or another medium. Impact printers, which mostly have been…

typewriter

(Encyclopedia) typewriter, instrument for producing by manual operation characters similar to those of printing. Corresponding to each key on the instrument's keyboard is a steel type. Activated…

Ban, Shigeru

(Encyclopedia) Ban, Shigeru, 1957–, Japanese architect. After graduating (1984) from the Cooper Union School of Architecture, New York City, he established (1985) a practice in Tokyo, later adding…

Hawkesbury

(Encyclopedia) Hawkesbury, town, SE Ont., Canada, on the Ottawa River. It has lumber and paper mills and manufactures clothing, glass, and…

Drummondville

(Encyclopedia) Drummondville, city, S Que., Canada, on the St. Francis River, NE of Montreal. Its manufactures include textiles, paper and wood…