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destroyer

(Encyclopedia) destroyer, class of warship very fast relative to its length, generally equipped with torpedos, antisubmarine equipment, and medium-caliber and antiaircraft guns. The newest destroyers…

frigate

(Encyclopedia) frigatefrigatefrĭgˈĭt [key], originally a long, narrow nautical vessel used on the Mediterranean, propelled by either oars or sail or both. Later, during the 18th and early 19th cent…

Carpenter, Malcolm Scott

(Encyclopedia) Carpenter, Malcolm Scott, 1925–2013, American astronaut, b. Boulder, Colo. The second American to go into orbital flight around the earth, he made his historic and suspenseful flight…

Shockley, William Bradford

(Encyclopedia) Shockley, William Bradford, 1910–89, American physicist, b. London. He graduated from the California Institute of Technology (B.S., 1932) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology…

World War I: Weapons and Technology

Here's a look at the weapons and technology used during the First World War. World War I Mark V-star tank Related Links World War I Battles with the Most Casualties…

Dwight D. Eisenhower (January 9, 1958)

Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the 85th Congress: It is again my high privilege to extend personal greetings to the members of the 85th Congress. All of us realize that, as this new…

air forces

(Encyclopedia) air forces, those portions of a nation's military organization employing heavier-than-air aircraft for reconnaissance, support of ground troops, aerial combat, and bombing of enemy…

Taiwan Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Taiwan Index: People History Administration Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Taiwan Relations PEOPLETaiwan has a population…