Burroughs
[ˈbɜ:rəʊz]
Definition
(noun.) United States novelist and author of the Tarzan stories (1875-1950).
(noun.) United States inventor who patented the first practical adding machine (1855-1898).
(noun.) United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997).
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Examples
- Yours very sincerely, Edgar Rice Burroughs. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Burroughs objected strenuously, for he did not wish to market the machine until he was convinced that it was perfect, but he finally agreed to manufacture fifty machines. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- There were at that time 8,000 banks in the country, and it was Burroughs’ idea that as soon as these were supplied the market for adding machines would be exhausted. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- While still flushed with his success, Burroughs thought of the first fifty machines which had proved such a disappointment. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In 1884 Burroughs took his plans to a St. Louis dry goods merchant, who thought so well of the idea that he raised $700 toward forming a company. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Burroughs lived to see the fulfilment of his dreams and the machine a commercial success. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- His early associates say of Burroughs that no ordinary materials were good enough for his creation. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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