Search results for "Military technology and equipment" - New World Encyclopedia

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  • Employed by the military, his interest was to move cannon more rapidly ... departement of Meuse) France. He first trained as a military ...
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  • is a Japanese company specializing in optics and imaging. Its products include ... for its binoculars, for all its research and development. The first Nikon ...
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  • Pyrotechnics is generally considered the technology of manufacturing ... makes possible a wide range of automated and remote mechanical actions ...
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  • Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Law Category:Economics during wartime, or political campaigns, and even in one's personal ...
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  • famously warned the U.S. about the "military–industrial complex" ... The term military-industrial complex (MIC) refers to the combination ...
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  • of engineering that applies scientific and mathematical principles to ... of energy, materials, electronics, and pharmaceuticals, the processing ...
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  • Ceramic engineering is the technology that involves the design and ... into pottery, dinnerware, bricks, tiles, and decorative items. Since then ...
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  • The South Korean military has grown from a understaffed and under ... 大韓民國 鄕土豫備軍) and the Republic of Korea Civil ...
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  • downwards against a surface close below it, and can in principle travel over ... The first hovercraft was invented and patented by the English inventor ...
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  • Food processing is the set of methods and techniques used to transform ... include the preservation, distribution, and marketing of food, protection ...
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  • closely related to systems engineering and its subset, System Safety ... tool. Failure to identify risks to safety, and the according inability to ...
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  • A centrifuge is a piece of equipment, generally driven by a motor ... English military engineer Benjamin Robins (1707-1751) invented a whirling ...
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  • engineering, structural engineering, and transportation engineering ... today deal with the planning, construction, and maintenance of power plants ...
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  • Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Law Military intelligence (abbreviated “MI” or “int.” in Commonwealth ...
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  • the separation of mixtures, used in industry and in laboratory settings. In ... The equipment used for centrifugation is called a centrifuge, and ...
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  • its wearer from intentional harm in military and other combat engagements ... to protect war animals, such as war horses and elephants. Armor for war horses ...
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  • Interoperability refers to the ability of diverse systems and organizations ... Interoperability makes communication and data exchange between systems ...
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  • agricultural scientist, astronomer, and mathematician of the Ming ... Xu studied with Matteo Ricci in Nanjing, and in 1603 was baptized ...
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  • All modern cables use fiber optic technology to carry digital payloads ... After William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone had introduced their working ...
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  • through analysis of its structure, function, and operation. It often involves ... device has been lost (or was never written), and the person who built it is ...
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  • Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Anthropology ... variation of human physical characteristics, and was quickly adapted to create ...
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  • jumps from a hot-air balloon in 1797. The military developed parachuting technology ... Formerly, most parachuting was performed by the military forces of ...
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  • is, at frequencies lying below the visible and infrared regions of the electromagnetic ... Radio technology gives humanity the convenience of extremely rapid ...
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  • observations, scientific experimentation, and monitoring of the Earth's ... a minimal orbit around the Earth at 8 km/s, and that a multi-stage rocket ...
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  • Electrical engineering (sometimes called electrical and electronics ... of telecommunications systems, the wiring and lighting of buildings and ...
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  • developed by his competitors into one system and his success in securing funding ... secure funding there, Marconi proved his technology and established his company ...
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  • symmetrical telescopes mounted side-by-side and aligned to point accurately ... using hand-held binoculars, the two hands and the head form a steady three ...
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  • to televisions, DVD players, stereo systems, and other consumer electronics ... Academy of Science, accompanied by a brief, and conducted an experimental ...
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  • ), is a multinational American technology and services conglomerate ... company in terms of market capitalization and also second in the BrandZ ...
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  • It is often done by melting the workpieces and adding a filler material to ... arc, a laser, an electron beam, friction, and ultrasound. Although it is ...
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  • experience of flying an aircraft as closely and realistically as possible ... used by the aviation industry for design and development and for the training ...
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  • settings. Now you can push a button and it will automatically set ... everywhere. Computers, cellular phones, and other digital appliances are ...
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  • An airport is a facility where aircraft, such as airplanes and helicopters ... other components such as terminal buildings and hangars. Additionally, an ...
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  • against hard objects such as the steering wheel and dashboard. conventional restraints, such as seat belts and seatbelt pre-tensioners, not ...
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  • Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Communication Category:Military Category:Public Psychological warfare is a tactic ...
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  • North Korea claims to possess nuclear weapons, and the CIA asserts ... to enter the Terror world with rogue nations and terrorists groups eager to ...
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  • prepared from such sources as cotton, hemp, linen, and rice. As a means of communicating and storing ideas, knowledge, art, and ...
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  • by interfering with the growth of the weed and are often based on plant hormones ... Herbicides are widely used in agriculture and in landscape turf management ...
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  • Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Social work ... providing humanitarian aid to persons and communities who have suffered ...
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  • using standardized sequences of short and long elements to represent ... using telegraph lines, undersea cables, and radio circuits. However, the ...
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  • are used as part of electrical networks and electronic circuits. the voltage drop (V) across the resistor, and the current (I) flowing through ...
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  • The National Air and Space Museum (NASM) of the Smithsonian Institution ... impress all visitors. The glory of aviation and space technology, however ...
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  • Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Military An invasion is a military offensive consisting of ...
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  • into pottery, dinnerware, bricks, tiles, and the like. Since then, new ... Ceramic parts are also used in cellular phones and personal computers ...
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  • served as a Brigadier general, Major general and Lieutenant general in the ... in April 1942 was in that moment a failure, and that he would face court-martial ...
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  • Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Law [[Image:TVP.JPG ... or agencies are those empowered to use force and other forms of coercion and ...
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  • 19 miles (30 km) north of the Czech border and 100 miles (160 km) south of Berlin. Dresden has a long history as the capital and royal residence for ...
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  • Jeep is an automobile marque (and registered trademark) of Chrysler ... It was use by the United States military during World War I that brought ...
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  • was a war between the armed forces of Iraq and Iran lasting from September ... Iraqis, but before long they were repulsed and the conflict stabilized into ...
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  • the receiver's location, speed and direction. aid to navigation around the world, and an important tool for map ...
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