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31National Medal of Technology and Innovation — Awarded for Outstanding contributions to the Nation’s economic, environmental and social well being through the development and commercialization of technological products, processes and concepts; technological innovation; and develo …
32Optical computing — Today s computers use the movement of electrons in and out of transistors to do logic. Optical or Photonic computing is intended to use photons or light particles, produced by lasers or diodes, in place of electrons. Compared to electrons,… …
33blockhouse — block•house [[t]ˈblɒkˌhaʊs[/t]] n. pl. hous•es [[t]ˌhaʊ zɪz[/t]] 1) archit. a building of hewn timbers, usu. with a projecting upper story, having loopholes for musketry: formerly used as a fort 2) mil a defensive military structure, as of… …
34MythBusters (2009 season) — Country of origin Australia United States No. of episodes 23 (includes 3 specials) Broadcast Original channel …
35List of Chinese inventions — A bronze Chinese crossbow mechanism with a buttplate (the wooden components have …
36Israel — /iz ree euhl, ray /, n. 1. a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 5,534,672; 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Cap.: Jerusalem. 2. the people traditionally descended from Jacob; the Hebrew or Jewish people. 3 …
37Military Affairs — ▪ 2009 Introduction Russia and Georgia fought a short, intense war in 2008, fueling global fears of a new Cold War. On August 7 Georgia launched an aerial bombardment and ground attacks against its breakaway province of South Ossetia.… …
38Possible war crimes in the 2006 Lebanon War — Main article: 2006 Lebanon War Various groups and individuals, including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and United Nations officials, accused both Israel and Hezbollah of violating international humanitarian law during the 2006… …
39Space Shuttle — STS redirects here. For other uses, see STS (disambiguation). This article is about the NASA Space Transportation System vehicle. For the associated NASA STS program, see Space Shuttle program. For other shuttles and aerospace vehicles, see… …
40International Space Station — ISS redirects here. For other uses, see ISS (disambiguation). International Space Station …
