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Hace 21 horas · Frank Vincent Zappa [nb 1] (/ ˈ z æ p ə / ZAP-ə; December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American musician, composer, and bandleader.In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa composed rock, pop, jazz, jazz fusion, orchestral and musique concrète works; he also produced almost all of the 60-plus albums that he released with his band the Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist ...
Hace 21 horas · Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky [a] [b] [c] (11 November 1821 – 9 February 1881 [3] [d]), sometimes transliterated as Dostoyevsky, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist and journalist.Numerous literary critics regard him as one of the greatest novelists in all of world literature, [4] as many of his works are considered highly influential masterpieces.
Hace 21 horas · Size comparison of bipolar junction transistor packages, including (from left to right): SOT-23, TO-92, TO-126, and TO-3 Metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET), showing gate (G), body (B), source (S) and drain (D) terminals. The gate is separated from the body by an insulating layer (white). A transistor is a semiconductor device used to amplify or switch electrical ...
Hace 21 horas · The European Commission (EC) is the primary executive arm of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with 27 members of the Commission (directorial system, informally known as "Commissioners") headed by a President. [1][2] It includes an administrative body of about 32,000 European civil servants.
Hace 21 horas · Yemen (/ ˈ j ɛ m ən / ⓘ; Arabic: ٱلْيَمَنْ, romanized: al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen, [b] is a sovereign state in West Asia. [11] Located in the southern Arabian Peninsula, it borders Saudi Arabia to the north, Oman to the northeast, and the Indian Ocean to the south, sharing maritime borders with Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia across the Horn of Africa.
Hace 21 horas · Intersectionality is a sociological analytical framework for understanding how groups' and individuals' social and political identities result in unique combinations of discrimination and privilege. Examples of these factors include gender, caste, sex, race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, religion, disability, height, age, and weight. [1]
Hace 21 horas · Nikola Tesla (/ ˈ t ɛ s l ə /; [2] Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Тесла, [nǐkola têsla]; 10 July 1856 [a] – 7 January 1943) was a Serbian-American [3] [4] engineer, futurist, and inventor.He is known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system. [5]Born and raised in the Austrian Empire, Tesla first studied engineering and ...
