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Parker, Louis |
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Parker, Louis (1906– ) electrical engineer, inventor; born in Budapest, Hungary. He emigrated to the U.S.A. in 1923 and studied at the City College of New York. He worked on radio direction finders for aircraft, designed portable transmitters for military use, and developed an inexpensive sound system used in television receivers worldwide—his most famous invention. His Parker Instrument Corp. produced some instruments used in the Apollo moon project. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| He argues as well that musicians like Charlie Parker, Louis Armstrong, Coleman Hawkins, and Thelonious Monk possess in their own ways the same kind of integrative imagination. He has produced more than 70 records by such acclaimed artists as Odetta, Charlie Parker, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Lightnin' Hopkins, Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, and New York's Pro Musica Antiqua. |
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