marvin

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Definition of marvin in English English dictionary

A male given name

Thank you the marketing division of the Sirius Cybernetic Corporation, said Marvin and trudged desolately up the gleaming curved corridor that stretched out before them. Let's build robots with Genuine People personalities, they said. So they tried out with me. I'm a personality prototype. You can tell can't you?.

given name, male

Gaye Marvin Pentz Marvin Pentz Gay Minsky Marvin Lee Simon Marvin Neil

{i} male first name; family name

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Marvin Gaye

{i} (1939-1984) United States singer and recording artist for Motown Records

Marvin Gaye

a US musician who wrote and performed soul music with the Motown record company. His many popular and successful songs include I Heard It Through the Grapevine (1939-84). orig. Marvin Pentz Gay born April 2, 1939, Washington, D.C., U.S. died April 1, 1984, Los Angeles, Calif. U.S. singer and songwriter. Son of a Pentecostal minister, he learned to sing in church. He signed a contract with Harvey Fuqua (b. 1924) in 1959 and followed him to Motown, where he played drums on early Smokey Robinson hits. His own hits (from 1962) climaxed in "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (1967). He paired with female singers, including Tammi Terrell (1946-70), in songs by Nick Ashford (b. 1943) and Valerie Simpson (b. 1948). With What's Goin' On? (1971) his songs became more socially conscious. Troubled in his personal relationships and finances, he reemerged in 1982 with "Sexual Healing." He was shot to death by his father in a quarrel

Marvin Lee Minsky

born Aug. 9, 1927, New York, N.Y., U.S. U.S. computer scientist. He received a Ph.D. from Princeton University and joined the faculty at MIT, where he remained for his entire career. His research contributed to advances in artificial intelligence, cognitive psychology, neural networks (he built the first neural-network simulator in 1951), and the theory of Turing machines. A pioneer in robotics, he built some of the first mechanical hands with tactile sensors, visual scanners, and accompanying software and computer interfaces. He influenced many robotic projects outside MIT and worked to build into machines the human capacity for commonsense reasoning. In his The Society of Mind (1987), 270 interconnected one-page ideas reflect the structure of his theory. He received the Turing Award in 1969

Marvin Minsky

born Aug. 9, 1927, New York, N.Y., U.S. U.S. computer scientist. He received a Ph.D. from Princeton University and joined the faculty at MIT, where he remained for his entire career. His research contributed to advances in artificial intelligence, cognitive psychology, neural networks (he built the first neural-network simulator in 1951), and the theory of Turing machines. A pioneer in robotics, he built some of the first mechanical hands with tactile sensors, visual scanners, and accompanying software and computer interfaces. He influenced many robotic projects outside MIT and worked to build into machines the human capacity for commonsense reasoning. In his The Society of Mind (1987), 270 interconnected one-page ideas reflect the structure of his theory. He received the Turing Award in 1969

Marvin Neil Simon

born July 4, 1927, New York, N.Y., U.S. U.S. playwright. After studying at New York University, he worked as a comedy writer for Sid Caesar in the 1950s. His autobiographical play Come Blow Your Horn (1961) was the first of a long series of hit comedies that includes Barefoot in the Park (1963; film, 1967), The Odd Couple (1965; film, 1968), and Plaza Suite (1968; film, 1971). His later plays include the autobiographical trilogy of Brighton Beach Memoirs (1983), Biloxi Blues (1985, Tony Award), and Broadway Bound (1986). His plays deal humorously with the everyday conflicts of ordinary middle-class people, often in New York City. For Lost in Yonkers (1991), he received a Tony Award and a Pulitzer Prize

Marvin Pentz Gaye

orig. Marvin Pentz Gay born April 2, 1939, Washington, D.C., U.S. died April 1, 1984, Los Angeles, Calif. U.S. singer and songwriter. Son of a Pentecostal minister, he learned to sing in church. He signed a contract with Harvey Fuqua (b. 1924) in 1959 and followed him to Motown, where he played drums on early Smokey Robinson hits. His own hits (from 1962) climaxed in "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (1967). He paired with female singers, including Tammi Terrell (1946-70), in songs by Nick Ashford (b. 1943) and Valerie Simpson (b. 1948). With What's Goin' On? (1971) his songs became more socially conscious. Troubled in his personal relationships and finances, he reemerged in 1982 with "Sexual Healing." He was shot to death by his father in a quarrel

Hank Marvin

Starving; very hungry

Hyphenation

Mar·vin

Turkish pronunciation

märvîn

Pronunciation

/ˈmärvən/ /ˈmɑːrvɪn/

Etymology

() Welsh Merfyn (“Mervyn”), probably from mer (“marrow”) + myn (“eminent”).

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