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Space Shuttle
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Space Shuttle

October 10, 2019 itsd 4071 Views

The Space Shuttle was a partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system that was operated from 1981 to 2011 by

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Summit Supercomputer
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Summit Supercomputer

October 10, 2019 itsd 3891 Views

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
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Guillotine History

October 10, 2019 itsd 4277 Views

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
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Self-Propelled Modular Transporter

October 10, 2019 itsd 4693 Views

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
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Crawler Transporter

October 10, 2019 itsd 1846 Views

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)
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Bullet Train (Shinkansen)

October 10, 2019 itsd 1816 Views

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
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Enigma Machine

October 10, 2019 itsd 2344 Views

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
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How Hyperloop Works

October 10, 2019 itsd 1535 Views

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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ITER
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ITER

October 10, 2019 itsd 1934 Views

ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) is an international nuclear fusion research and engineering megaproject, which will be the world’s largest

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Rotary Snow Plow
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Rotary Snow Plow

October 9, 2019 itsd 1751 Views

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
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Sewing Machine History

October 9, 2019 itsd 1808 Views

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
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History of Radio

October 9, 2019 itsd 2010 Views

The early history of radio is the history of technology that produces and uses radio instruments that use radio waves.

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Gliders
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Gliders

October 9, 2019 itsd 2543 Views

A glider is a fixed-wing aircraft that is supported in flight by the dynamic reaction of the air against its

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The Largest Aircraft in The World
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The Largest Aircraft in The World

October 9, 2019 itsd 1973 Views

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

October 9, 2019 itsd 2005 Views

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
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Number 7 Blast Furnace

October 9, 2019 itsd 3928 Views

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
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Automated Bowling Pin Setter Machine

October 9, 2019 itsd 2172 Views

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)
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Automated Teller Machine (ATM)

October 9, 2019 itsd 1569 Views

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
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Saturn V Rocket

October 9, 2019 itsd 2164 Views

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
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Bucket Wheel Excavator

October 9, 2019 itsd 4255 Views

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
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Robert H. Goddard

October 6, 2019 itsd 1834 Views

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 (MAV)
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Micro Air Vehicle

October 6, 2019 itsd 1560 Views

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
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Sonar History

July 14, 2019 itsd 2820 Views

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
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Electric Guitar History

July 13, 2019 itsd 2329 Views

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
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Ion Thruster Engine

June 2, 2019 itsd 2659 Views

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)
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Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL)

June 2, 2019 itsd 2317 Views

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)
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

June 2, 2019 itsd 1499 Views

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
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Ships Engines History

June 2, 2019 itsd 2126 Views

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
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Locomotives History

June 2, 2019 itsd 1575 Views

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 History
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Motorbike Engine History

June 1, 2019 itsd 2127 Views

The history of the motorcycle begins in the second half of the 19th century. Motorcycles are descended from the “safety

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