Space Shuttle
The Space Shuttle was a partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system that was operated from 1981 to 2011 by
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Machines
Summit Supercomputer
Summit or OLCF-4 is a supercomputer developed by IBM for use at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which as of November
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Guillotine History
A guillotine was an apparatus designed for efficiently carrying out executions by beheading. The device consists of a tall, upright
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Self-Propelled Modular Transporter
A self-propelled modular transporter or sometimes self-propelled modular trailer (SPMT) is a platform vehicle with a large array of wheels.
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Crawler Transporter
The crawler-transporters, formally known as the Missile Crawler Transporter Facilities, are a pair of tracked vehicles used to transport spacecraft
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Bullet Train (Shinkansen)
The Shinkansen, colloquially known in English as the bullet train, is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan. Initially,
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Enigma Machine
The Enigma machine is an encryption device developed and used in the early- to mid-20th century to protect commercial, diplomatic
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How Hyperloop Works
A Hyperloop is a proposed mode of passenger and/or freight transportation, first used to describe an open-source vactrain design released
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Rotary Snow Plow
A rotary snow plow is a piece of railroad snow fighting equipment. It is characterized by the large circular set
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Sewing Machine History
Charles Fredrick Weisenthal, a German-born engineer working in England was awarded the first British patent for a mechanical device to
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History of Radio
The early history of radio is the history of technology that produces and uses radio instruments that use radio waves.
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The Largest Aircraft in The World
The Antonov An-225 Mriya is a strategic airlift cargo aircraft that was designed by the Antonov Design Bureau in the
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Compressed Air Car
A compressed air car is a compressed air vehicle that uses a motor powered by compressed air. The car can
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Number 7 Blast Furnace
A blast furnace is a type of metallurgical furnace used for smelting to produce industrial metals, generally pig iron, but
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Automated Bowling Pin Setter Machine
In the early days of bowling, respotting the pins was a physically demanding job. There were actually people behind the
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Automated Teller Machine (ATM)
An automated teller machine (ATM) is an electronic telecommunications device that enables customers of financial institutions to perform financial transactions,
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Saturn V Rocket
The Saturn V (Saturn five) was an American human-rated expendable rocket used by NASA between 1967 and 1973. The three-stage
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Bucket Wheel Excavator
Bucket-wheel excavators (BWEs) are heavy equipment used in surface mining. The primary function of BWEs is to act as a
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Robert H. Goddard
Robert Hutchings Goddard (October 5, 1882 – August 10, 1945) was an American engineer, professor, physicist, and inventor who is
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Micro Air Vehicle
A micro air vehicle (MAV), or micro aerial vehicle, is a class of miniature UAVs that has a size restriction
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Sonar History
Although some animals (dolphins, bats, some shrews, and others) have used sound for communication and object detection for millions of
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Electric Guitar History
The first electrically amplified stringed instrument to be marketed commercially was designed in 1931 by George Beauchamp, the general manager
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Ion Thruster Engine
An ion thruster or ion drive is a form of electric propulsion used for spacecraft propulsion. It creates thrust by
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Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL)
A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft is one that can hover, take off, and land vertically. This classification can
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without a human pilot aboard. UAVs are
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Ships Engines History
Marine propulsion is the mechanism or system used to generate thrust to move a ship or boat across water. While
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Locomotives History
A locomotive or engine is a rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. If a locomotive
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Motorbike Engine History
The history of the motorcycle begins in the second half of the 19th century. Motorcycles are descended from the “safety
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