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121Self-replicating spacecraft — The idea of self replicating spacecraft has been applied in theory to several distinct tasks . The particular variant of this idea applied to the idea of space exploration is known as a von Neumann probe. Other variants include the Berserker and… …
122History of Colombia — The History of Colombia has been characterized by the interaction of rival civilian elites. The political elite, which overlaps with social and economic elites, has shown a marked ability to retain the reins of power, effectively excluding other… …
123Fermi paradox — The Fermi paradox is the apparent contradiction between high estimates of the probability of the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations and the lack of evidence for, or contact with, such civilizations.The extreme age of the universe and its …
124Incandescent light bulb — The incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is a source of electric light that works by incandescence, (a general term for heat driven light emissions which includes the simple case of black body radiation). An… …
125Well-Tempered Clavier — The Well Tempered Clavier ( Das Wohltemperirte Clavier in the original old German spelling) [In the German of Bach s time the Clavier was a generic name meaning keyboard instrument, most typically the harpsichord or clavichord mdash; but not… …
126Aftermath of World War I — The fighting in World War I ended when an armistice took effect at 11:00 am GMT on November 11, 1918. In the aftermath of World War I the political, cultural, and social order of the world was drastically changed in many places, even outside the… …
127Infinite divisibility — The concept of infinite divisibility arises in different ways in philosophy, physics, economics, order theory (a branch of mathematics), and probability theory (also a branch of mathematics). One may speak of infinite divisibility, or the lack… …
128Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
