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  2. X-ray crystallography - Wikipedia

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    A powder X-ray diffractometer in motion. X-ray crystallography is the experimental science of determining the atomic and molecular structure of a crystal, in which the crystalline structure causes a beam of incident X-rays to diffract in specific directions. By measuring the angles and intensities of the X-ray diffraction, a crystallographer ...

  3. Nintendo Entertainment System - Wikipedia

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    The overall platform is referred to as "Entertainment System" instead of a "video game system", is centered upon a machine called a "Control Deck" instead of a "console", and features software cartridges called "Game Paks" instead of "video games". This allowed Nintendo to gain more traction in selling the system in toy stores.

  4. Electronic waste - Wikipedia

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    In 2016, Asia was the territory that had the most extensive volume of e-waste (18.2 Mt), accompanied by Europe (12.3 Mt), America (11.3 Mt), Africa (2.2 Mt), and Oceania (0.7 Mt). The smallest in terms of total e-waste made, Oceania was the largest generator of e-waste per capita (17.3 kg/inhabitant), with hardly 6% of e-waste cited to be ...

  5. Kentucky highway shooting suspect found dead, officials believe

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    The suspect in the Kentucky highway shooting earlier this month is believed to have been found dead, authorities announced Wednesday.. Remains likely belonging to 32-year-old Joseph Couch were ...

  6. List of inventors - Wikipedia

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    Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845–1923), Germany – the X-ray machine Ida Rosenthal (1886–1973), Belarus /Russia/U.S. – Bra ( Maidenform ), the standard of cup sizes , nursing bra , full-figured bra, the first seamed uplift bra (all with her husband William)

  7. Marcel Duchamp - Wikipedia

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    Man Ray, 1920, Three Heads (Joseph Stella and Marcel Duchamp, painting bust portrait of Man Ray above Duchamp), gelatin silver print, 20.7 × 15.7 cm, Museum of Modern Art, New York In 1918, Duchamp took leave of the New York art scene, interrupting his work on the Large Glass , and went to Buenos Aires , where he remained for nine months and ...

  8. Science and technology in Hungary - Wikipedia

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    In 1905, the Láng Machine Factory company also started the production of steam turbines for alternators. [124] Light bulbs, radio tubes and X-ray. Tungsram is a Hungarian manufacturer of light bulbs and vacuum tubes since 1896. On 13 December 1904, Hungarian Sándor Just and Croatian Franjo Hanaman were granted a Hungarian patent (No. 34541 ...

  9. Nikola Tesla - Wikipedia

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    Order of the White Lion (1937) Signature. Nikola Tesla (/ ˈtɛslə /; [2] Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Тесла, [nǐkola têsla]; 10 July 1856 [a] – 7 January 1943) was a Serbian-American [3][4] engineer, futurist, and inventor. He is known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system.