vacuum generation
11First-generation Chevrolet Camaro — Infobox Automobile name = First generation Chevrolet Camaro manufacturer = Chevrolet parent company = General Motors production = 1967 1969 assembly = Van Nuys, California Norwood, Ohio predecessor = successor = Second ndash;gen Camaro class =… …
12first generation computers — large early model of computers developed in the 1950 s which were operated by means of vacuum tubes …
13Aspirator — Infobox Laboratory equipment name = Aspirator caption = A copper aspirator. The water inlet and outlet are at the top and bottom, respectively; the air inlet is on the side. acronym = other names = Eductor jet pump Injector/Ejector Filter pump… …
14History of computing hardware — Computing hardware is a platform for information processing (block diagram) The history of computing hardware is the record of the ongoing effort to make computer hardware faster, cheaper, and capable of storing more data. Computing hardware… …
15computer — computerlike, adj. /keuhm pyooh teuhr/, n. 1. Also called processor. an electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Cf. analog… …
16Roomba — The Roomba is a robotic vacuum cleaner made and sold by iRobot. The Roomba was first released in 2002 with updates and new models released every year since. As of January 2008, over 2.5 million units have been sold. Description The unit is a disc …
17cosmos — /koz meuhs, mohs/, n., pl. cosmos, cosmoses for 2, 4. 1. the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system. 2. a complete, orderly, harmonious system. 3. order; harmony. 4. any composite plant of the genus Cosmos, of tropical… …
18Mathematics and Physical Sciences — ▪ 2003 Introduction Mathematics Mathematics in 2002 was marked by two discoveries in number theory. The first may have practical implications; the second satisfied a 150 year old curiosity. Computer scientist Manindra Agrawal of the… …
19Electron — For other uses, see Electron (disambiguation). Electron Experiments with a Crookes tube first demonstrated the particle nature of electrons. In this illustration, the profile of the cross shaped target is projected against the tube face at right… …
20History of Physics — History of Physics † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of Physics The subject will be treated under the following heads: I. A Glance at Ancient Physics; II. Science and Early Christian Scholars; III. A Glance at Arabian Physics; IV.… …
