Search results for "Bulb" - New World Encyclopedia
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- " 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
