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12145 rpm adapter — A 45 rpm adapter (also 45 rpm record insert, or 45 rpm spindle adapter) is a small plastic insert that goes in the middle of a 45 rpm record so it will play on a turntable. The adapter could be a small solid circle that fits onto the bottom of… …
122Mercury battery — A mercury battery (also called mercuric oxide battery, or mercury cell) is a non rechargeable electrochemical battery, a primary cell. Due to the content of mercury, and the resulting environmental concerns, the sale of mercury batteries is… …
123Steinberg v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. — Steinberg v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., 663 F. Supp. 706 (S.D.N.Y. 1987) was a federal case in which artist Saul Steinberg sued various parties involved with producing and promoting the 1984 movie Moscow on the Hudson , claiming that a… …
124IEEE David Sarnoff Award — The IEEE David Sarnoff Award is a Technical Field Award presented annually by the IEEE. The award was established in 1959 by the RCA Corporation; in 1989 the Sarnoff Corporation became its sponsor. It consists of a bronze medal, certificate, and… …
125Knopf, Alfred A. — born Sept. 12, 1892, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Aug. 11, 1984, Purchase, N.Y. U.S. publisher. He worked a short time in publishing before he and his wife, Blanche, founded their own firm, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., in 1915. His appreciation of… …
126Gallium arsenide — Gallium arsenide …
127Squelch — In telecommunications, squelch is a circuit function that acts to suppress the audio (or video) output of a receiver in the absence of a sufficiently strong desired input signal. Contents 1 Carrier squelch 2 Tone squelch and selective calling 2.1 …
128Kirkendall effect — The Kirkendall effect is the migration of markers that occurs when markers are placed at the interface between an alloy and a metal, and the whole is heated to a temperature where diffusion is possible; the markers will move towards the alloy… …
