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- The incandescent light bulb or incandescent lamp is a source of artificial light that works by incandescence. An electrical current passes through ...44 KB (6,810 words) - 12:43, 4 March 2024
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- at a common base rather than a single large bulb. Plants known as shallots ... where each plant normally forms a single bulb, shallots form clusters of ...11 KB (1,635 words) - 12:22, 27 January 2023
- North American species, the base of the bulb develops into rhizomes, on ... with the potato, although the individual bulb scales are much smaller. ...20 KB (2,868 words) - 08:42, 8 March 2023
- Onion is the common name for the herbaceous, cold season plant Allium cepa, which is characterized by a edible, rounded bulb composed of concentric ...16 KB (2,477 words) - 10:33, 11 March 2023
- are perennial bulbous-rooted plants. A bulb is an underground vertical ... enormous prices were charged for a single bulb. The Black Tulip by Alexandre ...14 KB (2,216 words) - 18:41, 2 May 2023
- mitral cells, which lie in the olfactory bulb. These cells produce a signal ... The olfactory signals are carried from the olfactory bulb primarily ...23 KB (3,591 words) - 10:31, 11 March 2023
- [[Image:light-bulb-grating.png|thumb|right|300px|A light [[incandescent light bulb|bulb]] of a flashlight seen through a transmissive grating ...13 KB (1,983 words) - 14:34, 29 January 2024
- The incandescent light bulb or incandescent lamp is a source of artificial light that works by incandescence. An electrical current passes through ...44 KB (6,810 words) - 12:43, 4 March 2024
- Electric power is defined as the rate at which electrical energy is transferred by an electric circuit. When electric current flows through a ...5 KB (743 words) - 00:16, 13 February 2024
- mounted within a larger borosilicate glass bulb. The outer bulb may be clear ... lamps are coated on the inside of the outer bulb with a phosphor that converts ...36 KB (5,574 words) - 23:52, 12 February 2022
- flakes detached from the flake's bulb of force. When a chert stone is struck against steel, sparks result. This makes it an excellent tool ...10 KB (1,548 words) - 14:54, 5 December 2023
- the temperature sensor (such as the bulb on a mercury thermometer) ... in 1638. This was a vertical tube, with a bulb at the top and the end immersed ...25 KB (3,599 words) - 01:20, 19 April 2023
- The chive is a bulb-forming herbaceous perennial plant, growing to 30-50 centimeters (cm) tall. The bulbs are slender, conical, 2-3 cm long and ...11 KB (1,680 words) - 23:56, 13 January 2023
- to compete with the incandescent light bulb of his former boss Thomas ... The inner surface of the bulb is coated with a fluorescent (and often ...43 KB (6,681 words) - 17:46, 28 March 2024
- ===Bulb and stem vegetables=== [[Image:Garlic.jpg|thumb|230px|right|Garlic bulbs and individual cloves, one peeled.]] * Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis ...18 KB (2,509 words) - 16:34, 14 November 2022
- Edison did not invent the electric light bulb. Several designs had already ... demonstration of the incandescent light bulb on December 31, 1879, in Menlo ...26 KB (4,124 words) - 21:08, 30 April 2023
- of Thomas Edison's invention of the light bulb (although the light-bulb was in fact invented by Joseph Swan). The publicity elements of the ...20 KB (2,909 words) - 23:44, 12 February 2024
- short subterranean stem that is actually a bulb-like rhizome. Each leaf reaches ... pot in a tray full of water, with the root bulb of the plant allowed to be ...15 KB (2,279 words) - 17:48, 3 May 2023
- The mercury switch consists of a drop of mercury inside a glass bulb ... off, which poses a risk when changing a bulb. Another problem with this ...28 KB (4,495 words) - 14:19, 28 April 2023
- region is only an appendix to the large olfactory bulb, it represent most of the volume of the mammalian CNS. In the human brain, the telencephalon ...10 KB (1,539 words) - 23:55, 3 December 2023
- Category:Public number=74 | symbol=W | name=tungsten | left=tantalum | right=rhenium | above=Mo | below=Sg | color1=#ffc0c0 | color2=black ...17 KB (2,431 words) - 18:45, 2 May 2023
- the glass envelope of a traditional light bulb or tube. The plastic may be ... (perhaps 0.5s faster than an incandescent bulb) improves safety by giving ...41 KB (6,290 words) - 01:16, 26 October 2022
- Note that the term "bulb" refers to modified stem tubers with a short fleshy vertical stem, covered by thick fleshy modified leaves ...10 KB (1,640 words) - 18:40, 2 May 2023
- century, with the introduction of the light bulb and vacuum tube, and a wide ... | Incandescent light bulb || 10 to 1 Pa || (0.1 to 0.01 Torr) ...37 KB (5,624 words) - 20:38, 21 April 2020
- volume of gasoline, enough to light a 100 watt bulb for almost four hours or power a television for three hours. In 2003, 54 billion aluminum cans were ...10 KB (1,694 words) - 23:38, 30 April 2023
- is caused by excitation of atoms of gas in a bulb.]] The electrodes shown at the right would be in the vacuum chamber, which is flat, in a narrow ...12 KB (1,883 words) - 06:53, 12 January 2024
- The Chrysler Building is an iconic Art Deco skyscraper in New York City, located on the east side of Manhattan at the intersection of 42nd Street ...11 KB (1,614 words) - 21:55, 10 December 2023
- light source such as the incandescent light bulb, which emits into a large ... emission spectrum of a fluorescent light bulb can be designed using gas ...34 KB (4,943 words) - 20:26, 27 September 2023
- redness is not likely to appear under a blue light bulb. Some have tried to avoid this problem by extending the conditions in the analysandum: ...13 KB (2,023 words) - 02:56, 24 November 2022
- activity. This explains why "The electric bulb is an object of scientifical thought… an example of an abstract-concrete object." ...12 KB (1,710 words) - 07:54, 23 January 2023
- [[Image:Science museum 011.jpg|thumb|180px|50,000 W bulb]] [[Image:Pendulum ChicagoMuseumScienceIndustry.jpg|thumb|180px|The pendulum clock at ...12 KB (1,786 words) - 02:35, 21 April 2023
- Category:Public {| class="infobox" style="width: 25em;" |----- align=center bgcolor="#9966FF" !colspan=2 align=center ...13 KB (1,871 words) - 15:39, 7 December 2022
- Rats are various medium sized rodents, similar in appearance to mice, but larger. "True rats" are members of the genus Rattus, the ...13 KB (2,057 words) - 06:43, 17 July 2022
- are similar to the mammalian olfactory bulb, and the mechanosensory neuropils ... pathways are routed to the olfactory bulb, then to various parts of ...28 KB (4,199 words) - 22:35, 20 November 2023
- [[Image:Compact-Flourescent-Bulb.jpg|thumb|right|A compact fluorescent ... sold contained 5 mg or less of mercury per bulb, while 96 percent contained ...41 KB (5,903 words) - 16:12, 9 November 2022
- (such as a test light consisting of just a light bulb and a test lead) to extremely complex and sophisticated such as Automatic Test Equipment. ...15 KB (2,062 words) - 16:04, 13 February 2024
- Tantalum, formerly tantalium (chemical symbol Ta, atomic number 73) is a rare, blue-gray, lustrous metal. It is very hard, has a high melting ...14 KB (1,813 words) - 03:03, 19 April 2023
- bulbs may contain mercury, and breakage of such a bulb could result in a costly mercury spill. ==Theoretical considerations== ===Photochemistry=== ...15 KB (2,287 words) - 17:45, 28 March 2024
- the flag, but the UNC's has longer trim. The bulb at the top of the KPA flagpole stands taller than the UNC bulb, but the UNC's has greater ...29 KB (4,482 words) - 19:40, 4 May 2024
- thick. An analogy of this would be a light bulb heating the air surrounding it hotter than its glass surface. The second law of thermodynamics ...16 KB (2,478 words) - 03:34, 8 January 2024
- " is much thicker and shaped like a bulb with one or two annular constrictions that prevent it from falling off. Before each molt, a new ...14 KB (2,198 words) - 01:30, 8 December 2022
- of the medium itself. McLuhan pointed to the light bulb as a clear demonstration of this concept. A light bulb does not have content in the way that ...44 KB (6,751 words) - 16:15, 6 November 2022
- was to invent an improved incandescent light bulb, and consider the need for an electrical distribution system to provide power for light bulbs. ...15 KB (2,305 words) - 00:24, 24 November 2022
- was just 40 watts--equivalent to a dim light bulb or a burning match. After just 28 minutes of operation, the reaction was stopped with cadmium strips ...15 KB (2,208 words) - 22:23, 25 October 2022
- Patent Application For an incandescent light bulb, 1880. Image:EllisIsland1900.jpg|Immigrants Landing at Ellis Island, 1990s. Image:Titanic-lifeboat ...18 KB (2,561 words) - 01:36, 11 November 2022
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Psychology Category:Sociology The Hawthorne effect refers to a phenomenon which is thought to occur ...19 KB (2,835 words) - 15:03, 25 January 2023
- feet branching from them. Each tube foot has a bulb-like ampulla, as well as a suckered podium (or foot part), which are a part of the water vascular ...17 KB (2,546 words) - 04:39, 28 April 2023
- and the tops can be used as a leaf vegetable. The bulb of the radish is usually eaten raw, most often in salads (Herbst 2001), but tougher specimens ...16 KB (2,416 words) - 17:19, 16 April 2023
- clove also can mean one section of a separable bulb, such as a clove of garlic. Cloves are one of the world's most important, popular, and ...16 KB (2,422 words) - 07:33, 14 January 2023
- Electricity (from Greek ήλεκτρον (electron) "amber") is a general term for the variety of phenomena resulting from the presence ...20 KB (2,998 words) - 15:53, 13 February 2024
- The hypothalamus, also known as the "master gland," is a supervising center in the brain that links the body's two control systems ...21 KB (2,814 words) - 13:22, 4 February 2023
- " is much thicker and shaped like a bulb with one or two annular constrictions that prevent it from falling off. Before each molt, a new ...19 KB (2,781 words) - 19:53, 7 May 2020
- who invented it in 1892 based on the hot bulb engine and for which he received ... *1902: F. Rundlof invents the two-stroke crankcase, scavenged hot ...60 KB (9,401 words) - 14:31, 29 January 2024
- lighting can be substantial. A single 100 W light bulb used just six hours a day can cost over $25 per year to use (.12/kWh). Thus lighting represents ...20 KB (3,109 words) - 01:38, 26 October 2022
- the VNO sends signals to an accessory olfactory bulb. Depending on the species, pheromones and other olfactory recognition cues may be detected by ...20 KB (3,009 words) - 02:59, 24 November 2022
- of the tunnel in a conventional manner, the light bulb would generate turbulence as the air blows around it. Simarly, observation is usually done through ...21 KB (3,348 words) - 10:57, 15 May 2023
- enough energy to light a single electric light bulb for a few minutes. [http://public.web.cern.ch/Public/Content/Chapters/Spotlight/SpotlightAandD ...23 KB (3,458 words) - 06:25, 31 July 2023
- previews of heaven, these evenings beneath the light bulb"ten Boom with Sherrill. (1971), 201 Betsie died on December 16, 1944. Some of her ...21 KB (3,559 words) - 03:35, 8 January 2024
- The main group elements of the periodic table are groups 1, 2 and 13 through 18. Elements in these groups are collectively known as main group ...30 KB (4,368 words) - 00:41, 24 November 2022
- Gerbil is the common name for any of the small to medium-sized rodents in the Old World Muridae subfamily Gerbillinae, characterized by a mouse ...22 KB (2,988 words) - 15:28, 30 November 2022
- some odd ones like hairy asiabell root, fritillary bulb, and Chinese caterpillar fungus. The largest portion of Gansu's economy is based ...21 KB (2,969 words) - 04:27, 18 April 2024
- In electronics, a diode is a component that allows an electric current to flow in one direction but blocks it in the opposite direction. Thus ...25 KB (3,818 words) - 17:12, 22 July 2020
- kiln drying schedules typically keep the dry bulb temperature below 180°F. Easy to dry species might not exceed 140°F. Dehumidification wood ...23 KB (3,896 words) - 23:03, 3 March 2023
- the distillate traveling from one glass bulb to another, without the need for a condenser separating the two chambers. This technique is often ...29 KB (4,405 words) - 15:30, 29 January 2024
- public demonstration of his incandescent light bulb on December 31, 1879, in Menlo Park. During this period he announced: "We will make electricity ...27 KB (3,816 words) - 06:43, 18 April 2024
- was just 40 watts—equivalent to a dim light bulb or a burning match—and after just 28 minutes of operation, Fermi ordered the reaction stopped ...25 KB (3,781 words) - 18:56, 13 February 2024
- Panasonic (パナソニック, Panasonikku) is an international brand name for Japanese electric products manufactured by Panasonic Corporation ...25 KB (3,633 words) - 11:11, 11 March 2023
- note that a 40 watt incandescent light bulb produces approximately 500 lumens for the same amount of power. The modern SI unit of luminous intensity ...26 KB (4,080 words) - 19:18, 25 November 2023
- battery is connected to a load (e.g. a light bulb), which has its own resistance, the resulting voltage across the load depends on the ratio of the battery ...31 KB (4,897 words) - 11:28, 20 September 2023
- A planetarium (plural form: planetariums or planetaria) is a theater built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about ...27 KB (4,171 words) - 07:49, 24 November 2022
- used and the normally clear glass envelope of the bulb is replaced by a deep bluish purple glass called Wood's glass. To thwart counterfeiters ...28 KB (4,293 words) - 11:30, 18 April 2023
- Category:Public [[Image:Glass-Ball.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|Glass can be made transparent and flat, or into other shapes and colors as shown ...28 KB (4,417 words) - 07:52, 24 January 2023
- using the expansion and contraction of air in a bulb to move water in an attached tube. In 1609, Galileo was among the first to use a refracting ...28 KB (4,354 words) - 03:55, 18 April 2024
- tulip, where scale-leaves, forming the underground bulb, green foliage-leaves, and colored floral leaves are born on one and the same axis. Generally ...33 KB (5,220 words) - 01:41, 9 January 2023
- Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck (April 23, 1858 – October 4, 1947) was a German physicist who is widely regarded as one of the most significant ...30 KB (4,449 words) - 00:57, 9 November 2022
- the electric motor, the electric light bulb, and the telephone—that played a pivotal role in effecting wholesale change in twentieth century ...30 KB (4,553 words) - 07:06, 23 August 2023
- * Curb extension (or kerb extension, bulb-out, nib, elephant ear, curb bulge and blister) - Traffic calming measure, intended to slow the speed ...32 KB (4,686 words) - 21:07, 16 April 2023
- developments such as the light bulb, the elevator, and steel framing caused many to see architecture that used load-bearing masonry as obsolete ...32 KB (4,445 words) - 04:37, 31 December 2022
- In common usage, the term light (or visible light) refers to electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range that is visible to the human eye ...39 KB (6,028 words) - 01:15, 26 October 2022
- of the typewriter. As with the light bulb, automobile, telephone, and telegraph, a number of people contributed insights and inventions that ...36 KB (5,574 words) - 00:40, 3 May 2023
- because Edison's original light bulb only burned for a few minutes. More recent inventors include McKinley Jones, who invented the movable ...38 KB (5,325 words) - 06:03, 16 June 2023
- forms, similar to that of a curving stalk, or a bulb. The koru form represents the basis of the red, white and black rafter patterns. Various forms ...37 KB (5,756 words) - 11:08, 9 March 2023
- a light source such as an incandescent light bulb emits into a large solid angle and over a wide spectrum of wavelengths. These properties can ...41 KB (6,333 words) - 06:55, 4 March 2023
- ceiling over a coal brazier with a single light bulb which provided the only lighting, Marcel Duchamp, [http://www.toutfait.com/issues/volume2/issue_4/ ...46 KB (6,796 words) - 23:55, 26 February 2023
- was just 40 watts--equivalent to a dim light bulb or a burning match--and after just 28 minutes of operation the reaction was stopped by inserting ...52 KB (8,009 words) - 11:05, 9 March 2023
- badge, and the man holding a moneybag and a garlic bulb]] == Separation from the world == The oppressions under which the Jews suffered encouraged ...56 KB (8,438 words) - 08:48, 3 April 2024
- and son) railway pioneers; Joseph Swan light bulb developer; Richard Trevithick, builder of the earliest steam locomotive; Alan Turing and Tommy ...103 KB (15,568 words) - 18:34, 13 February 2024
- cube (Ernő Rubik), and the krypton electric bulb (Imre Bródy). A number of other important inventions, including holography (Dennis Gabor), the ...107 KB (15,967 words) - 21:14, 9 February 2024
