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- NASA X-43, which reached nearly ten times the speed of sound. ... first recorded person to exceed the speed of sound. However, some British ...20 KB (3,021 words) - 07:09, 16 June 2023
- Refraction is the change in direction of a wave due to a change in ... The refraction of waves through a medium is quantified in terms of ...21 KB (3,222 words) - 03:01, 8 December 2022
- In classical physics, free space, sometimes called the vacuum of free ... in Newton's equation for the speed of sound to obtain a wave speed ...15 KB (2,209 words) - 19:32, 8 October 2022
- Later research into airflows near or above the speed of sound used ... at speeds much faster than the local speed of sound (hypersonic speeds). ...21 KB (3,348 words) - 10:57, 15 May 2023
- Hard rock is a variation of rock and roll music, which has its earliest ... Hard rock became a template of society and reflected the many views ...19 KB (3,125 words) - 00:43, 27 January 2021
- Electromagnetic radiation (EM radiation or EMR) takes the form of ... various types, according to the frequency of the wave. These types include ...22 KB (3,329 words) - 15:54, 13 February 2024
- often referred to as the "Father of Bluegrass Music." Bluegrass ... his brother Charlie in the 1930s, as one of the Monroe Brothers. Bluegrass ...10 KB (1,465 words) - 16:06, 31 October 2023
- from 'The Pitman Collection, University of Bath']] for developing the most widely used system of shorthand, known now as Pitman ...12 KB (1,802 words) - 12:46, 22 July 2022
- A meteoroid is a small body of debris in the Solar System, roughly ... impossible, given the relatively slow speed of sound. Any sound generated ...13 KB (2,001 words) - 16:25, 9 November 2022
- surfacing throughout the very early years of the last century, the 1907 ... The futurists explored every medium of art, including painting, sculpture ...11 KB (1,537 words) - 07:23, 15 April 2024
- an American jazz and country guitarist, one of the key developers of the electric ... Paul was one of the first to experiment with improving the sound of ...17 KB (2,630 words) - 22:00, 25 October 2022
- character, or "cell," is made up of six dot positions, arranged ... Louis Braille, himself blinded at the age of three, developed his ...14 KB (2,290 words) - 22:35, 20 November 2023
- Fox is the general term applied to any of small to medium-sized canids ... By far the most common species of fox is the red fox (Vulpes vulpes ...10 KB (1,577 words) - 06:39, 1 April 2024
- The density effect is small. The speed of sound (in feet per second) ... converted into a range by knowing the speed of sound. To measure the bearing ...46 KB (7,281 words) - 01:12, 4 February 2023
- history confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight. Yeager ... was estimated to have broken the speed of sound during his fatal test ...37 KB (5,256 words) - 21:56, 10 December 2023
- The saxophone is a conical-bored instrument of the woodwind family ... Unique in its origin as being invented for its particular sound, the ...17 KB (2,653 words) - 17:08, 23 December 2022
- Rattlesnake is the common name for any of the venomous snakes comprising ... While rattlesnakes are often viewed unfavorably, because of their ...14 KB (2,198 words) - 01:30, 8 December 2022
- is situated at the north-eastern end of the Houses of Parliament building ... between the speed of light and the speed of sound. If a person visits London ...22 KB (3,639 words) - 22:14, 23 November 2023
- information, using standardized sequences of short and long elements to ... beginning in the 1890s. For the first half of the twentieth century, the ...27 KB (4,108 words) - 13:14, 10 March 2023
- Magnetic levitation transport, or maglev, is a form of transportation ... problems. The only noteworthy high-speed maglev line that is currently ...31 KB (4,504 words) - 05:00, 5 November 2022
- American aviatrix, considered to be one of the most gifted race pilots ... Flying Cross and the French Legion of Honor, and she still holds ...19 KB (3,058 words) - 08:12, 18 March 2024
- Videotape is a means of recording images and sound onto magnetic tape ... and video cameras. Tape is a linear method of storing information, and since ...18 KB (2,577 words) - 20:13, 3 May 2023
- #039;Oresme (c.1323 - July 11, 1382) was one of the most original thinkers ... Oresme evolved a geometrical method of plotting speed or intensity ...30 KB (4,510 words) - 09:44, 11 March 2023
- as a modification of Newtonian physics. It was created to deal with ... Einstein postulated that the speed of light is the same for all observers ...42 KB (6,653 words) - 19:12, 7 February 2023
- nanometers (nm) (15.7-27.6 millionths of an inch)). In a scientific ... The study of light and its interaction with matter is termed optics ...39 KB (6,028 words) - 01:15, 26 October 2022
- to satisfactorily demonstrate the existence of electromagnetic radiation waves ... As a pioneer opening the window onto the invisible but very real world ...15 KB (2,237 words) - 15:17, 25 January 2023
- changes, usually increases, the amplitude of a signal. The "signal ... A related device that emphasizes conversion of signals of one type ...18 KB (2,580 words) - 09:26, 18 June 2021
- The electromagnetic (EM) spectrum is the range of all possible electromagnetic ... end), covering wavelengths from thousands of kilometers down to fractions ...16 KB (2,367 words) - 15:55, 13 February 2024
- valve will travel down the tube at the speed of sound. It will be reflected ... The frequency of the vibrational modes depends on the speed of sound ...37 KB (5,471 words) - 15:52, 11 March 2024
- the savannas and plains with dense clusters of trees and shrubs of many nations ... meat. As such, impalas reflect the principle of bi-level functionality, providing ...10 KB (1,571 words) - 16:37, 12 February 2024
- and music. The dance has earned a reputation of beauty and grace in performance ... Geom-mu originated during the later portion of the Three Kingdoms ...7 KB (1,083 words) - 06:54, 18 April 2024
- may be periodic, such as the motion of a pendulum, or random, such ... Many types of vibrations are deemed undesirable, as they waste energy ...35 KB (5,669 words) - 18:04, 3 May 2023
- including movies with high video and sound quality. DVDs resemble compact ... All read-only DVD discs, regardless of type, are DVD-ROM discs. This ...15 KB (2,161 words) - 07:37, 12 January 2024
- , producing a "buzzing" sound that starts a standing wave ... There are many distinct types of trumpet, with the most common being ...34 KB (5,196 words) - 19:49, 28 June 2023
- A gear is a wheel with teeth around its circumference, the purpose ... with another gear. In this case, rotation of one gear necessarily causes ...33 KB (5,689 words) - 06:30, 18 April 2024
- An engine is a machine that can convert some form of energy (obtained ... ==Usage of the term "engine"== Originally, an engine was ...16 KB (2,420 words) - 18:34, 13 February 2024
- In physics, magnetism is one of the phenomena by which materials exert ... steels, and the mineral lodestone (an oxide of iron). Objects with such properties ...22 KB (3,366 words) - 05:09, 5 November 2022
- Conducting is the act of directing a musical performance by way of ... Beyond the gestural aspect of the art form, other significant aspects ...17 KB (2,649 words) - 22:58, 14 May 2020
- Digital video is a type of video recording system that works by using ... the 1960s, by the research departments of institutions such as the British ...13 KB (1,891 words) - 14:39, 29 January 2024
- device used for the remote operation of a machine. Remote controls ... One of the earliest examples of a remote control was developed in ...20 KB (3,126 words) - 03:59, 8 December 2022
- Bootlegging is an informal term for the smuggling, sale, or transport ... unauthorized audio or video recording, often of a concert, distributed without ...25 KB (3,823 words) - 17:51, 27 April 2020
- The tuba is the largest and lowest pitched of the brass instruments ... Among the instrumental groups of definite pitch in the modern symphony ...17 KB (2,861 words) - 18:39, 2 May 2023
- Heavy metal is a sub-genre of rock music that emerged as a defined ... Nails, and others often dwell on imagery of violence, death, unrestrained ...41 KB (6,469 words) - 21:31, 26 December 2020
- the word is often used to refer to any of the various Japanese drums ... in recent years as the central instrument of large drum ensembles called ...24 KB (3,759 words) - 01:00, 21 April 2023
- Center in Hampton, Virginia, for most of her career, starting as a ... generating winds at almost twice the speed of sound. Czarnecki encouraged ...16 KB (2,224 words) - 08:41, 10 March 2023
- and graphos (writing), is the art and craft of creating and filming images ... to motion pictures. Although the exposing of images on light-sensitive elements ...29 KB (4,666 words) - 22:03, 10 December 2023
- atomic number 4) ranks among the lightest of all known metals. Steel-gray ... an excellent conductor of heat. The speed of sound in beryllium is about ...16 KB (2,296 words) - 17:26, 29 September 2023
- and map the location, direction, and/or speed of both moving and fixed ... Radio Detection and Ranging. This acronym of American origin replaced the ...32 KB (4,862 words) - 22:43, 7 December 2022
- ) is a branch of physics involving study of the movement of physical ... as classical mechanics. The foundations of quantum mechanics were established ...11 KB (1,457 words) - 03:51, 9 November 2022
- Salzburg is the fourth-largest city in Austria, with a population ... arrived in the area. The first establishment of Salzburg was the Benedictine ...19 KB (2,898 words) - 01:56, 23 December 2022
- Mass media is a term denoting that section of the media specifically ... characteristics, notably atomization or lack of social connections, which render ...20 KB (3,105 words) - 12:56, 8 September 2023
- A gamelan is a kind of musical ensemble of Indonesia typically featuring ... Through trade and emigration, the concept of gamelan music has spread to ...37 KB (5,930 words) - 04:08, 18 April 2024
- A "glider" is an unpowered aircraft. The most common types ... use engines occasionally. The manufacturers of high-performance gliders now ...22 KB (3,495 words) - 08:00, 24 January 2023
- [[Image:Galileo.arp.300pix.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Portrait of Galileo ... whose career coincided with that of Johannes Kepler. His work constitutes ...28 KB (4,354 words) - 03:55, 18 April 2024
- and receiving moving pictures and sound over long distances. The ... With the growth and influence of the television industry, it is not ...27 KB (3,983 words) - 05:35, 27 February 2023
- the advancing blades approaches the speed of sound and generates shock waves ... possible for this blade to exceed the speed of sound, and thus produce vastly ...42 KB (6,643 words) - 23:04, 3 February 2022
- data. Modems can be used over any means of transmitting analog signals ... that turns the digital '1s and 0s' of a personal computer into sounds ...43 KB (6,933 words) - 19:24, 9 November 2022
- A bomb is any of a range of devices that can be exploded to produce ... typically several to many times the speed of sound. Even brief exposure ...13 KB (2,042 words) - 07:18, 17 November 2023
- used globally for the finish construction of interior walls and ceilings ... The use of drywall offers the advantages of speed in construction ...23 KB (3,511 words) - 21:16, 30 January 2024
- tuned in perfect fifths which has become one of the most popular and most used ... Often when playing certain types of music on the violin, notably folk ...45 KB (7,281 words) - 20:27, 3 May 2023
- 1899 and 1918. It has had several periods of revival since then and is still ... sheet music for piano. Being a modification of the then popular march, it ...20 KB (3,149 words) - 00:05, 8 December 2022
- Piezoelectricity is the ability of some materials (notably crystals ... in response to applied mechanical stress. This may take the form of ...25 KB (3,464 words) - 06:13, 24 November 2022
- sonorities that can be constructed as stacks of thirds relative to some underlying ... (polyphony), the natural by-product of this process was a vertical ...34 KB (5,534 words) - 17:56, 10 December 2023
- as a mike or mic, is a device that converts sound into electrical signals. ... thin membrane that vibrates in response to sound pressure. This mechanical ...49 KB (7,389 words) - 10:39, 10 March 2023
- device for transporting people, consisting of a staircase whose steps move ... with Trav-O-Lator®, a registered trademark of United Technologies), or moveator ...37 KB (6,013 words) - 21:28, 20 March 2024
- Ultrasound is cyclic sound pressure with a frequency greater than ... consciously hearing it, high-frequency sound can have a measurable effect ...27 KB (3,908 words) - 11:29, 18 April 2023
- electronic circuit (consisting mainly of semiconductor devices, as well ... to the brain to repair different types of brain damage. With this kind ...29 KB (4,001 words) - 06:15, 6 March 2024
- developed the Wankel rotary engine as a way of differentiating itself from ... for sale worldwide; nearly one million of these were produced in the ...29 KB (4,390 words) - 09:28, 10 March 2023
- He lives and works in Chennai, India. Married, his family consists ... Ilaiyaraaja had been the most prominent composer of film music in ...25 KB (3,368 words) - 16:17, 12 February 2024
- His most popular book was The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. not just in his career but also in his life of faith, his family life, and ...25 KB (3,579 words) - 19:59, 9 February 2023
- pianist. Art Tatum is known to the world of jazz piano as the supreme master ... his mother owned, playing by ear by the age of three. Tatum would learn both ...16 KB (2,414 words) - 12:07, 7 November 2021
- explosive and is used in the manufacture of dynamite, which in turn is ... the fuel-rich medium at or above the speed of sound, as a cascade of near ...11 KB (1,527 words) - 02:27, 16 November 2022
- in 1876, building on the pioneering efforts of Elisha Gray, Antonio Meucci ... on March 3, 1847. He was the middle of three children, all boys. Both ...26 KB (4,070 words) - 13:48, 18 July 2023
- and entertainer, widely recognized as one of the most influential figures ... Brown was a seminal figure in the evolution of gospel and rhythm and blues ...25 KB (3,918 words) - 21:04, 20 March 2024
- fish comprising the family Sphyraenidae of the order Perciformes, characterized ... waters and helping to maintain the balance of nature. == Description == ...11 KB (1,631 words) - 10:52, 20 September 2023
- " is the wireless communication of signals by transmitting electromagnetic ... Radio technology gives humanity the convenience of extremely rapid ...35 KB (5,160 words) - 22:45, 7 December 2022
- Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from ... The development of transport vehicles has had an incredible impact ...28 KB (4,136 words) - 02:08, 2 May 2023
- on July 24, 1897 (missing in flight as of July 2, 1937), daughter of ... Daughter of a railroad attorney, she grew up as a tomboy in the American ...24 KB (3,751 words) - 02:50, 24 July 2023
- air or another gaseous medium. The first use of the word was for the foremost ... Human creativity, inspired by the wonder of flight seen in nature ...23 KB (3,705 words) - 22:06, 25 November 2022
- A number of injuries and even fatalities have been associated with ... 6,000 lives had been saved by the deployment of air bags.Newsome Law Firm, ...35 KB (5,475 words) - 07:00, 16 June 2023
- publishing the first official observations of the transit of Mercury in 1631. ... He attempted to measure the speed of sound by cannon fire, arranged ...19 KB (2,823 words) - 05:22, 24 November 2022
- physical medium for commercial audio recordings as of 2007. Standard CDs have a diameter of 120 millimeters (mm) and can hold ...19 KB (3,102 words) - 00:20, 8 January 2024
- from 1981 to 2011. At launch, it consisted of three main assemblies: a reusable ... exits the flame trench at near the speed of sound, often causing a rippling ...43 KB (6,281 words) - 15:42, 4 February 2023
- a single note being played. He was a pioneer of chance music, non-standard ... Cage was a long-term collaborator and romantic partner of choreographer ...40 KB (6,250 words) - 17:00, 5 April 2024
- obtains thrust by reaction to the ejection of fast-moving fluid from within ... In chemically powered rockets, the combustion of propellant produces ...39 KB (5,911 words) - 02:27, 16 December 2022
- direction. Thus, the diode can be thought of as an electronic version of ... Diodes are extremely useful devices for a variety of applications ...25 KB (3,818 words) - 17:12, 22 July 2020
- All tape-based camcorders have removable media in the form of video ... eventually enabled the construction of portable video-cameras and ...34 KB (5,130 words) - 18:53, 25 November 2023
- Chameleon is any of the tropical, New World lizards comprising the ... Chameleon's add to the human wonder of nature, given their ability ...12 KB (1,901 words) - 02:06, 13 January 2023
- Gas is one of the four major states or phases of matter, along with ... Gas exists in the middle of a heating continuum in which heating the ...20 KB (3,107 words) - 04:37, 18 April 2024
- March 29 1888) was a French composer and one of the greatest virtuoso pianists ... entered the Paris Conservatoire at the age of six, where he studied both ...11 KB (1,744 words) - 00:36, 5 December 2023
- or electronic device with a set of "keys" that, when ... For much of the twentieth century, typewriters were indispensable ...36 KB (5,574 words) - 00:40, 3 May 2023
- carnivorous mammal, Martes pennanti, of the marten genus (Martes) and ... With its speed and agility, the fisher is a remarkable predator that ...12 KB (1,833 words) - 17:26, 28 March 2024
- A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that is in contact ... Most tornadoes have wind speeds of 110 miles per hour (mph) (175 kilometers ...56 KB (8,507 words) - 00:50, 20 February 2024
- Rumba is both a family of music rhythms and a dance style that originated ... dancing, bolero is basically a slow version of the international-style back ...13 KB (2,099 words) - 20:44, 20 August 2022
- Duck is the common name for any member of a variety of species of ... Beyond their own individual purpose of survival, maintenance, and ...13 KB (1,960 words) - 17:18, 12 February 2024
- Scott Eyman, The Speed of Sound: Hollywood and the Talkie Revolution ... *Eyman, Scott. The Speed of Sound: Hollywood and the Talkie Revolution ...78 KB (11,661 words) - 18:11, 23 February 2023
- Digital preservation is a set of processes and activities that maintain ... The preservation of digital information is widely considered to require ...34 KB (4,699 words) - 14:38, 29 January 2024
- = write) is the long-distance transmission of written messages without physical ... Telegraphy forms the foundation for almost all of the communication ...24 KB (3,473 words) - 05:33, 27 February 2023
- 6, 1914—July 31, 2006) was a pioneer of library and information science ... and leadership, he is well remembered as one of the most important figures ...14 KB (2,025 words) - 23:13, 7 October 2022
- A syllable is a unit of organization for a sequence of speech sounds ... A word that consists of a single syllable (like English dog) is called ...43 KB (6,361 words) - 16:51, 25 February 2023
