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Carlson, Chester Floyd
(Encyclopedia) Carlson, Chester Floyd, 1906–68, American inventor; b. Seattle, Wash. A patent lawyer, he invented (1938) xerography, a method of electrostatic printing. For the next two decades he…Stavropol
(Encyclopedia) StavropolStavropolstäˈvrəpəl [key], city (1989 pop. 318,000), capital of Stavropol Territory, S European Russia, on the Stavropol Plateau. It has machine-tool, wool, leather, grain…reaper
(Encyclopedia) reaper, early farm machine drawn by draft animals or tractor and used to harvest grain. Its historical predecessors were the sickle and the cradle scythe, which are still used in some…screw
(Encyclopedia) screw, simple machine consisting essentially of a solid cylinder, usually of metal, around which an inclined plane winds spirally, either clockwise or counterclockwise. It is used to…brake, in technology
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Shoe brake CE5 Disk brake brake, in technology, device to slow or stop the motion of a mechanism or vehicle. The vacuum brake system, or vacuum brake, depends upon the use…small arms
(Encyclopedia) small arms, firearms designed primarily to be carried and fired by one person and, generally, held in the hands, as distinguished from heavy arms, or artillery. Automatic small…Nikopol, city, Ukraine
(Encyclopedia) NikopolNikopolnyĭkôˈpəl [key], city (1989 pop. 158,000), SE Ukraine, on the Dnieper River. It is a rail terminus and the industrial center of one of the world's richest manganese-…Karlstad
(Encyclopedia) KarlstadKarlstadkärlˈstäd [key], city (1990 pop. 52,930), capital of Värmland co., S Sweden, on Lake Vänern. It has ironworks and machine shops and other industries that manufacture…Chomutov
(Encyclopedia) Chomutov Chomutov khôˈm&oomacr;tôf [key], Ger. Komotau, city, NW Czech Republic, near the…Dzierżoniów
(Encyclopedia) Dzierżoniów Dzierżoniów jēĕrzhôˈny&oomacr;f [key], Ger. Reichenbach, town, Dolnośląskie…Trending
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