Word: instrument
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Professor Pierce is one of the leading authorities in this country in the field of communication engineering. The naval officers who are studying under him will work with the the hydrophone, an instrument used for depth finding, signalling under water, and transmission of speech through the sea. The radio will be the special field of some of the men, as the primary, and often the only means of communication...
...Jazz is characteristic of America", said Leon Theremin; Russian scientist, professor in the Physico-Technical Institute of Leningrad, Russia, and inventor of the ether-wave music instrument. "Jazz is very interesting. It has had an influence on music and I believe that in the future it will have a greater influence, especially from the standpoint of new soundings...
...culmination of his career. Long before the World War, he worked with the late Count Zeppelin in converting the clumsy blimp into the streamlined airship. The change was essentially the perfection of a light and rigid duraluminum framework within the gas bag (envelope). The result was a superb instrument of war-with long cruising radius and many-bomb capacity. Terms of peace made it necessary for Dr. Eckener to bring Zeppelin ZR3 to the U. S., where she was promptly rechristened Los Angeles. After that, he built the Count Zeppelin for commercial purposes...
That 46 of the 70 musicians competing in the preliminary trials for the University Instrumental Clubs, were provisionally accepted, was announced last night at the Instrument Club offices in Westmorly Court...
...Rice, who has coached the instrument since 1908 will continue in his duties this year. B. F. Cogan '23, former member of the famous Bullard and Cogan of Hasty Pudding Club Show fame, will coach the Vocal Club...