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Mechanical engineering, the branch of engineering concerned with the design, manufacture, installation, and operation of engines and machines and with manufacturing processes. It is particularly concerned with forces and motion.
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Zaharoff, Sir Basil
Sir Basil Zaharoff was an international armaments dealer and financier. Reputedly one of the richest men in the......
zhang
zhang, an old Chinese measure of length equal to 10 chi, or 3.58 metres (11 feet 9 inches). The value was agreed......
Zyklon-B
Zyklon-B, brand name for a hydrogen cyanide–based chemical compound initially created as a pesticide and rodenticide......
Ångström, Anders Jonas
Anders Jonas Ångström was a Swedish physicist, a founder of spectroscopy for whom the angstrom, a unit of length......
épée
épée, blunted sword developed in the 19th century for use in fencing practice and competition. The épée was patterned......
Škoda, Emil von
Emil von Škoda was a German engineer and industrialist who founded one of Europe’s greatest industrial complexes,......

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