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71Vicor Corporation — Infobox Company company name = Vicor Corporation company company type = Public (nyse|VICR) foundation = 1981 location = Andover, MA key people = Patrizio Vinciarelli (Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer), Barry Kelleher… …
72nuclear reactor — Physics. reactor (def. 4). Also called nuclear pile. [1940 45] * * * Device that can initiate and control a self sustaining series of nuclear fission reactions. Neutrons released in one fission reaction may strike other heavy nuclei, causing them …
73Islāmic world — Introduction prehistory and history of the Islamic community. Adherence to Islām is a global phenomenon: Muslims predominate in some 30 to 40 countries, from the Atlantic to the Pacific and along a belt that stretches across northern… …
74Magnetosphere of Jupiter — Discovery[1] Discovered by …
75Nuclear meltdown — Three of the reactors at Fukushima I overheated, causing core meltdowns. This was compounded by hydrogen gas explosions and the venting of contaminated steam which released large amounts of radioactive material into the air.[1] …
76Marshall Space Flight Center — George C. Marshall Space Flight Center Aerial view of the test area at MSFC …
77Electroencephalography — (EEG) is the measurement of electrical activity produced by the brain as recorded from electrodes placed on the scalp.Just as the activity in a computer can be understood on multiple levels, from the activity of individual transistors to the… …
78Olduvai theory — The Olduvai theory states that industrial civilization (as defined by per capita energy production) will have a lifetime of less than or equal to 100 years (1930 2030). The theory provides a quantitative basis of the transient pulse theory of… …
79Islam — Islamic /is lam ik, lah mik, iz /, Islamitic /is leuh mit ik, iz /, adj. /is lahm , iz , is leuhm, iz /, n. 1. the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the… …
80Diode — Figure 1: Closeup of a diode, showing the square shaped semiconductor crystal (black object on left) …
