Indian technology
Indian technology Technology derived from the ancient civilizations of the Indian subcontinent. Although far less closely studied, the Harappan civilization, which flourished in the Indus Valley (in modern Pakistan) around 4000 years ago, ranks with those of Egypt, Mesopotamia, and China. The ancient town of Mohenjo-Daro covered 85 ha (210 acres), and had an advanced town-planning scheme. In historic times Indian science and technology has made important contributions to Western civilization. Wootz steel (a type of crucible steel made in southern India) was prized by the Romans. The great 8-m (26-foot) iron pillar at Delhi (5th century AD) testifies to the skill of early Indian metalworkers. Early Hindu surgeons such as Susruta performed advanced eye operations and practised lithotomy (surgical removal of a stone from the urinary tract) and plastic surgery. Variolation (a form of immunization) was used for protection against smallpox from at least the 5th century AD. Indian philosophers were skilled in astronomy and mathematics — especially algebra and geometry — and their decimal notation found its way to the West via the Arab world.
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Senate Democrats May Unveil New Health Bill [FtF]
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 11/18/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...floor in one day. You're talking about the Senate, which is still trying to get the bill to the floor, debating this bill until...talking about February of 2010, for a while and I think that's still my best guess. SIEGEL: The conference again, the conference...
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CHALLENGES AT THE FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE:RAND BEERS
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 11/18/2009; 700+ words
; ...reduce its staff from 1,100to 950 employees. FPS immediately developed an action plan to bring aboutthose reductions while still accomplishing its critical mission. To savethe jobs of a large number of valued employees, FPS identified programsthat would...
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VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT:DEXTER DANIEL
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 11/18/2009; 689 words
; ...time andEven though I had left the military, a ``war`` was still raging insideof me. Throughout my tenure in Germany, I actively...grateful to God fortouching the hearts of those who were and still are willing to supportVeterans with compassion, constructive...
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U.S. STRATEGY IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN:ANDREW F. KREPINEVICH
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 11/17/2009; 700+ words
; ...General McChrystal`s request is honored by the president,the combined total of our forces in Afghanistan and Iraq would still besignificantly below the levels reached during the Surge. Moreover, thanksto steps taken by the Bush and Obama Administrations...
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H1N1 PREPAREDNESS:HENRY A. WAXMAN
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 11/18/2009; 700+ words
; ...months after identifyingthe virus is impressive. These efforts, while significant, are not enoughfor those people who are still seeking immunization. I look forward totoday`s testimony so that we can understand where we are in the epidemicand the vaccination...
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CHALLENGES AT THE FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE:DAVID L. WRIGHT
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 11/18/2009; 700+ words
; ...deteriorate and drift like a rudderless, sinkingship. Despite intervention by Congress to establish minimum staffing levels,FPS still has significantly less boots-on-the-ground in-service field staffthan when it joined DHS. The transition to the National...
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FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND THE STRUGGLE AGAINST TERRORISM:DR. KRISTIN M. LORD
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 11/18/2009; 700+ words
; ...Support for terrorist networks likeal Qaeda is waning in many predominantly Muslim societies. Nonetheless,violent extremists still find it all too easy to translate anti-Americanattitudes into tangible benefits such as money, safe havens, new recruits...
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ASSOCIATE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY GENERAL FARHAN HAQ ASSOCIATE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY GENERAL FARHAN HAQ HOLDS OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE U.N. SECRETARY GENERAL REGULAR NEWS
Transcript from: Washington Transcript Service; 11/17/2009; 700+ words
; ...said: "We have knownfor a while that we will not have a treaty in Copenhagen. This is not news."But, he added: "We can still reach a significant agreement in Copenhagenthat will provide the foundation for a treaty next year." Those remarksare upstairs...
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Afghan President Pledges To Clean Up Corruption
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 11/19/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...reaction to this inauguration? REEVES: Well, you know, they've gone through three decades of conflict and that conflict is still going on. During that time, they've heard an awful lot of speeches and not seen all that many results. Certainly many people...
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Flood Of Immigrants To Long Island Sparks Tension
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 11/19/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...SHAPIRO: The town eventually cracked down on this landlord and others who were doing the same thing, but Scarola says there are still crowded homes in this neighborhood. Signs of the immigrant tide are everywhere. Down the street, a group of men gathers around...
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Egypt
Book article from: Encyclopaedia Judaica
...land "Kemi," the "Black Land," while the neighboring Asiatic peoples used the Semitic word "Miṣr" which is still the country's name in both Hebrew (Heb. מִצְרַי...
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SIC 3991 Brooms and Brushes
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...making also was affected by mass production. Plastic brooms became more common, although more than 50 percent of all brooms are still made of broomcorn. Industry growth in the 1980s continued slightly but steadily. Profit margins in the early 1990s were above...
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Fossil Fuels
Book article from: Alternative Energy
...that the world will need almost 60 percent more energy in 2030 than it did in 2002. The IEA believes that fossil fuels will still be supplying most of those needs by 2030. Dinosaurs in the Gas Tank It is unlikely that fossil fuels are made of dinosaurs...
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Geothermal Energy
Book article from: Alternative Energy
...and Romans knew of a number of natural hot springs, many of them located near volcanoes. The oldest known hot springs bath still in existence is located in Merano, Italy. People are believed to have used it five thousand years ago. Bath, England, has...
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Hydrogen
Book article from: Alternative Energy
...modern notion. Scientists and visionaries have been experimenting with hydrogen since the seventeenth century. Its potential is still being explored in the twenty-first century. Finding hydrogen Hydrogen was first produced as early as 1671, when Robert Boyle...
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