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121Pelton wheel — The Pelton wheel is among the most efficient types of water turbines. It was invented by Lester Allan Pelton (1829 1908) in the 1870s, and is an impulse machine, meaning that it uses the principle of Newton s second law to extract energy from a… …
122Risc PC — The Risc PC (codenamed Medusa) was Acorn Computers s next generation RISC OS/Acorn RISC Machine computer, launched in 1994, which superseded the Acorn Archimedes.Like the Archimedes, the Risc PC continued the practice of having the RISC OS… …
123Railgun — A railgun is a purely electrical gun that accelerates a conductive projectile along a pair of metal rails using the same principles as the homopolar motor.Railguns use two sliding or rolling contacts [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0YRslyGiOI… …
124Timeline of meteorology — The timeline of meteorology contains events of scientific and technological advancements in the area of atmospheric sciences. The most notable advancements in observational meteorology, weather forecasting, climatology, atmospheric chemistry, and …
125Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System — The Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System is a United States Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency program developed to provide a last line of defense against ballistic missiles. Aegis BMD (also know as Sea Based Midcourse) is designed to …
126MGM-166 LOSAT — LOSAT (Line of Sight Anti Tank) was a U.S. surface to surface missile system designed by Lockheed Martin (originally Vought) to defeat tanks and other individual targets. Instead of using a High Explosive Anti Tank warhead like other anti tank… …
127Youri Messen-Jaschin — is an artist of Latvian origin, born in Arosa, Switzerland, in 1941. He often combines oils and gouaches. His favourite colors are: strong reds, yellows, greens, and blue. He also works in body painting, exhibiting his works in nightclubs.Life… …
128XM1111 Mid-Range Munition — The XM1111 Mid Range Munition (MRM) is a developmental 120 mm precision guided munition for use by the Rheinmetall 120mm Gun (known as the M256 in the US Military) found on several tanks of western designs. It is also intended to fulfill a… …
