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Baedeker, Karl
Karl Baedeker was the founder of a German publishing house known for its guidebooks. Baedeker was the son of a......
Bagehot, Walter
Walter Bagehot was an economist, political analyst, and editor of The Economist who was one of the most influential......
Bailey, Gamaliel
Gamaliel Bailey was a journalist and a leader of the abolition movement prior to the American Civil War. Bailey......
Bailey, Philip James
Philip James Bailey was an English poet notable for his Festus (1839), a version of the Faust legend. Containing......
Baird, John Logie
John Logie Baird was a Scottish engineer, the first man to televise pictures of objects in motion. Educated at......
Ballard Family
Ballard Family were a group of printers who from 1560 to 1750 virtually monopolized music printing in France. The......
ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography, graphic recording of the stroke volume of the heart for the purpose of calculating cardiac......
Ballmer, Steve
Steve Ballmer is an American businessman who was CEO of the computer software company Microsoft Corporation (2000–14).......
bandwidth
bandwidth, in electronics, the range of frequencies occupied by a modulated radio-frequency signal, usually given......
Baquet, Dean
Dean Baquet is an award-winning journalist who became the first African American to serve (2014–22) as executive......
Baran, Paul
Paul Baran was an American electrical engineer, inventor of the distributed network and, contemporaneously with......
Barber, Red
Red Barber was the homespun radio and television announcer for the Cincinnati Reds (1934–39), Brooklyn Dodgers......
Barlow, John Perry
John Perry Barlow was an American author, lyricist, and cyberspace activist who cofounded (1990) the Electronic......
Barnes, Thomas
Thomas Barnes was a British journalist who as editor of The Times for many years established its reputation and......
Barron, Clarence W.
Clarence W. Barron was a financial editor and publisher who founded Barron’s Financial Weekly. In 1875 he joined......
Bartholomew, John George
John George Bartholomew was a cartographer and map and atlas publisher who improved the standards of British cartography......
Barton, Richard
Richard Barton is an American entrepreneur who created the do-it-yourself websites Expedia.com and Zillow.com.......
Basanavičius, Jonas
Jonas Basanavičius was a physician, folklorist, and a leader of the Lithuanian national movement. In 1873 Basanavičius......
BASIC
BASIC, computer programming language developed by John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz at Dartmouth College in the......
Baskerville, John
John Baskerville was an English printer and creator of a typeface of great distinction bearing his name, whose......
Bass, Charlotta Spears
Charlotta Spears Bass was an American editor, the first Black woman to run for vice president of the United States,......
Bassett, John Spencer
John Spencer Bassett was an American historian and founder of the South Atlantic Quarterly, influential in the......
Bates, Lucius Christopher
Lucius Christopher Bates was an African American newspaper publisher and civil rights leader. Bates was the publisher......
bathymetric map
bathymetric map, chart that depicts the submerged topography and physiographic features of ocean and sea bottoms.......
Baynes, Thomas Spencer
Thomas Spencer Baynes was a man of letters who was editor of the ninth edition of Encyclopædia Britannica up to......
Beach, Alfred Ely
Alfred Ely Beach was an American publisher and inventor whose Scientific American helped stimulate 19th-century......
Beach, Sylvia
Sylvia Beach was a bookshop operator who became important in the literary life of Paris, particularly in the 1920s,......
Beaverbrook, Sir Maxwell Aitken
Sir Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook was a financier in Canada, politician and newspaper proprietor in Great......
Behn, Sosthenes
Sosthenes Behn was a telephone executive, president and founder, with his brother Hernand, of the International......
Belin, Édouard
Édouard Belin was a French engineer who in 1907 made the first telephoto transmission, from Paris to Lyon to Bordeaux......
Bell Laboratories
Bell Laboratories, the longtime research-and-development arm of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T).......
Bell System
Bell System, a former American telephone system, governed by American Telephone & Telegraph Company (now AT&T Corporation;......
Bell, Alexander Graham
Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish-born American inventor, scientist, and teacher of the deaf whose foremost......
Bell, Andrew
Andrew Bell was a Scottish engraver, and cofounder, with the printer Colin Macfarquhar, of the Encyclopædia Britannica.......
Bell, John
John Bell was an English publisher who was one of the first to organize a book-publishing company on a joint-stock......
Bellamy, Francis
Francis Bellamy was an American editor and clergyman, best known for writing the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag......
Beltrán, Pedro Gerado
Pedro Gerado Beltrán was a Peruvian economist, diplomat, and publisher whose brief term as prime minister and minister......
Benn, Sir Ernest John Pickstone, 2nd Baronet
Sir Ernest John Pickstone Benn, 2nd Baronet was a British publisher whose Sixpenny Library and Sixpenny Poets were......
Bennett, Gwendolyn
Gwendolyn Bennett was an African-American poet, essayist, short-story writer, and artist who was a vital figure......
Bennett, James Gordon
James Gordon Bennett was a Scottish-born American editor who shaped many of the methods of modern journalism. Bennett......
Benton, William
William Benton was an American publisher of Encyclopædia Britannica (1943–73), advertising executive, and government......
Berberova, Nina
Nina Berberova was a Russian-born émigré writer, biographer, editor, and translator known for her examination of......
Berliner, Emil
Emil Berliner was a German-born American inventor who made important contributions to telephone technology and......
Berlusconi, Silvio
Silvio Berlusconi was an Italian media tycoon who served three times as prime minister of Italy (1994, 2001–06,......
Berners-Lee, Tim
Tim Berners-Lee is a British computer scientist, generally credited as the inventor of the World Wide Web. In 2004,......
best seller
best seller, book that, for a time, leads all others of its kind in sales, a designation that serves as an index......
Beuve-Méry, Hubert
Hubert Beuve-Méry was a French publisher and editor who directed Le Monde from the paper’s founding in 1944 until......
Bezos, Jeff
Jeff Bezos is an American entrepreneur who played a key role in the growth of e-commerce as the founder and chief......
Bianco, José
José Bianco was a novelist and editor for 23 years of the influential Buenos Aires magazine Sur, published by a......
bibliography
bibliography, the systematic cataloging, study, and description of written and printed works, especially books.......
Bierce, Ambrose
Ambrose Bierce was an American newspaperman, wit, satirist, and author of sardonic short stories based on themes......
big data
big data, in technology, a term for large datasets. The term originated in the mid-1990s and was likely coined......
binary code
binary code, code used in digital computers, based on a binary number system in which there are only two possible......
Bing
Bing, search engine launched in 2009 by the American software company Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft’s previous......
BIOS
BIOS, computer program that is typically stored in EPROM and used by the CPU to perform start-up procedures when......
Bioy Casares, Adolfo
Adolfo Bioy Casares was an Argentine writer and editor, known both for his own work and for his collaborations......
Bird, Kenneth
Kenneth Bird was a British cartoonist who, particularly in Punch, created warmhearted social comedies, using little......
Birney, Earle
Earle Birney was a Canadian writer and educator whose contributions to Canadian letters—especially to poetry—reveal......
bit
bit, in communication and information theory, a unit of information equivalent to the result of a choice between......
BITNET
BITNET, computer network of universities, colleges, and other academic institutions that was a predecessor to the......
BitTorrent
BitTorrent, protocol for sharing large computer files over the Internet. BitTorrent was created in 2001 by Bram......
Black, Conrad
Conrad Black is a Canadian-born British businessman who built one of the world’s largest newspaper groups in the......
BlackBerry
BlackBerry, any of a series of wireless handheld communication devices manufactured from 1999 to 2016 by the Canadian......
Blackwell, Alice Stone
Alice Stone Blackwell was a suffragist and editor of the leading American women’s rights newspaper. Alice Stone......
Blackwood, William
William Blackwood was a Scottish bookseller and publisher, founder of the publishing firm of William Blackwood......
Blake, William
William Blake was an English engraver, artist, poet, and visionary, author of exquisite lyrics in Songs of Innocence......
Bloch, Marc
Marc Bloch was a French medieval historian, editor, and Resistance leader known for his innovative work in social......
block book
block book, book printed from wooden blocks on which the text and illustration for each page had to be painstakingly......
blog
blog, online journal where an individual, group, or corporation presents a record of activities, thoughts, or beliefs.......
Bloomer, Amelia
Amelia Bloomer was an American reformer who campaigned for temperance and women’s rights. Amelia Jenks was educated......
Blount, Edward
Edward Blount was a publisher and translator who, with Isaac and William Jaggard, printed the First Folio of William......
Blu-ray
Blu-ray, optical disc data-storage format that is most often used for playback of high-definition (HD) video. Blu-ray......
blue flower, the
the blue flower, in literary works, a mystic symbol of longing. The lichtblaue Blume first appeared in a dream......
Bluetooth
Bluetooth, technology standard used to enable short-range wireless communication between electronic devices. Bluetooth......
Bode, Johann Elert
Johann Elert Bode was a German astronomer best known for his popularization of Bode’s law, or the Titius-Bode rule,......
Bodoni, Giambattista
Giambattista Bodoni was an Italian printer who designed several modern typefaces, one of which bears his name and......
Bohomolec, Franciszek
Franciszek Bohomolec was a Polish dramatist, linguist, and theatrical reformer who was one of the principal playwrights......
Bok, Edward
Edward Bok was an innovative American editor in the field of periodical journalism for women; during his 30-year......
Bonfils, Frederick Gilmer
Frederick Gilmer Bonfils was a publisher who made the Denver Post into a crusading newspaper of nationwide prominence......
Bontempelli, Massimo
Massimo Bontempelli was an Italian poet, novelist, dramatist, and critic whose “magic realism” developed from Futurism.......
book
book, published work of literature or scholarship; the term has been defined by UNESCO for statistical purposes......
bookbinding
bookbinding, the joining together of a number of leaves or folios (most frequently of paper, parchment, or vellum)......
bookmobile
bookmobile, shelf-lined motor van or other vehicle that carries books to rural and urban areas, establishes library......
Booth, Mary Louise
Mary Louise Booth was an American journalist, prolific translator from the French, and the first editor of Harper’s......
Booth, Wayne C.
Wayne C. Booth was an American critic and teacher associated with the Chicago school of literary criticism. Booth......
Boucher, Anthony
Anthony Boucher was an American author, editor, and critic in the mystery and science fiction genres who in 1949......
Bowker, Richard Rogers
Richard Rogers Bowker was an editor and publisher who was important in the development of U.S. professional library......
Bowles, Jane
Jane Bowles was an American author whose small body of highly individualistic work enjoyed an underground reputation......
Bowring, Sir John
Sir John Bowring was an English author and diplomat who was prominent in many spheres of mid-Victorian public life.......
Boxer, Mark
Mark Boxer was a British magazine and newspaper editor and cartoonist known for his political and social caricatures......
Boyce, William
William Boyce was one of the foremost English composers of church music, known also for his symphonies and stage......
Boyle, Edward
Edward Boyle was a British politician who served as Britain’s minister of education (1962–64) and was a leading......
Bradford, William
William Bradford was a printer who issued one of the first American almanacs, Kalendarium Pennsilvaniense or America’s......
Bradlee, Ben
Ben Bradlee was an American journalist and newspaper editor who set exacting standards and promoted an aggressive......
Bradley, Ed
Ed Bradley was an American broadcast journalist, known especially for his 25-year association with the televised......
Bradwell, Myra
Myra Bradwell was an American lawyer and editor who was involved in several landmark cases concerning the legal......
branding
branding, the permanent marking of livestock or goods using a distinctive design made by hot or superchilled metal,......
Bratby, John Randall
John Randall Bratby was a British painter who rose to prominence in the 1950s as a member of the Kitchen Sink School,......
Braun, Ferdinand
Ferdinand Braun was a German physicist who shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1909 with Guglielmo Marconi for......
Brazdžionis, Bernardas
Bernardas Brazdžionis was a leading Lithuanian poet, editor, critic, and—under his pseudonym—author of popular......

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