The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier Incorporated, 1996 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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In the ensuing months the public became dis- satisfied with some of Clark's policies , notably his request for higher excise taxes on gasoline , and in December 1979 his government fell . The Lib- erals were returned to power from 1980 ...
In the ensuing months the public became dis- satisfied with some of Clark's policies , notably his request for higher excise taxes on gasoline , and in December 1979 his government fell . The Lib- erals were returned to power from 1980 ...
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given credit for all the ideas , and the term von Neumann machine became synonymous with com- puters having the traits listed in this report . EDSAC . Although the war ended before their machine was finished , a group of English engi- ...
given credit for all the ideas , and the term von Neumann machine became synonymous with com- puters having the traits listed in this report . EDSAC . Although the war ended before their machine was finished , a group of English engi- ...
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When weapons became cheap and easily obtain- able , armies became large and democratic , as after the general introduction of firearms . Na- tions too poor to maintain a large professional army depended on citizen militias and hired ...
When weapons became cheap and easily obtain- able , armies became large and democratic , as after the general introduction of firearms . Na- tions too poor to maintain a large professional army depended on citizen militias and hired ...
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