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chemical industry

(Encyclopedia) chemical industry, the business of using chemical reactions to turn raw materials, such as coal, oil, and salt, into a variety of products. During the 19th and 20th cent. technological…

electronics industry

(Encyclopedia) electronics industry, the business of creating, designing, producing, and selling devices such as radios, televisions, stereos, computers, semiconductors, transistors, and integrated…

airline industry

(Encyclopedia) airline industry, the business of transporting paying passengers and freight by air along regularly scheduled routes, typically by airplanes but also by helicopter. Ferdinand Graf von…

Lynnwood

(Encyclopedia) Lynnwood, city (1990 pop. 28,695), Snohomish co., W central Wash., a residential and industrial suburb of Seattle; inc. 1959. Aerospace parts, communications and electrical equipment,…

Downey

(Encyclopedia) Downey, city (2020 pop. 114,355), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential and industrial suburb between Los Angeles and Long Beach; inc…

Sacramento, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) SacramentoSacramentosăkrəmĕnˈtō [key], city (1990 pop. 369,365), state capital and seat of Sacramento co., central Calif., on the Sacramento River at its confluence with the American…

Art manager---industrial design

Anonymous Tell us about your work---what do you do? Currently, I am the Senior Art Manager for Beaulieu Residential, the residential carpet division of…

Brewer's: Chevalier d'Industrie

A man who lives by his wits and calls himself a gentleman. “Denicheur de fauvettes, chevalier de l'ordre de l'industrie, qui va chercher quelque bon nid, quelque femme qui lui fasse sa…

Union Participation by Occupation and Industry

The following table shows the percent of workers that are represented by unions or members of unions, according to occupations that include managerial, executive, industrial, professional, technical…

Worst Industrial Accidents in History

The following table includes information about the worst industrial disasters in history. Year Day Incident Location Fatalities 2013 04/24 Rana Plaza, a building containing…