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National Institute of Standards and Technology
National Institute of Standards and Technology governmental agency within the U.S. Dept. of Commerce with the mission of "working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards" in the national interest. It was established by act of Congress on Mar. 3, 1901; until 19...
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Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Ga.; coeducational; state supported; chartered 1885, opened 1888. It is a member school in the university system of Georgia. Significant among its facilities and programs are the Frank H. Neely Nuclear Research Center and the School of Information and Com...
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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology at Rapid City; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1885, opened 1887 as Dakota School of Mines, renamed 1943. Of note are an engineering and mining experiment station, an institute of atmospheric sciences, a natural science field station, and a geol...
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quadrant
quadrant in technology, angle-measuring device based on a scale of 90°. It is sometimes confused with the sextant , a similar instrument based on a scale of 60°. The quadrant is rarely used today.
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Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University at Cleveland; coeducational; est. 1967 through the merger of the Case Institute of Technology (chartered 1880, opened 1881) and Western Reserve Univ. (chartered and opened 1826). Case Western Reserve is made up of a liberal arts college, a school of graduate studies,...
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industrial policy
industrial policy government-sponsored economic program in which the public and private sectors coordinate their efforts to develop new technologies and industries. Government provides the financial support and capital to the private sector by direct subsidies, tax credits, or government-run develo...
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United States Department of Commerce
United States Department of Commerce federal executive department charged with promoting U.S. economic development and technological advancement. In Feb., 1903, the Congress established a Department of Commerce and Labor empowered to investigate and report upon the operations of corporations engage...
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Espoo
Espoo , Swed. Esbo, city (1998 pop. 204,962), Southern Finland prov., S Finland, 10 mi (16 km) W of Helsinki. Part of the Helsinki metropolitan area, Espoo saw enormous growth in the late 20th cent., and is now Finland's second largest city. The city has five regional centers, including Tapiola Ga...
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cable television
cable television the transmission of televised images to viewers by means of coaxial cables. Cable systems receive the television signal, which is sent out over cables to individual subscribers, by a common antenna (CATV) or satellite dish. Early cable systems developed in the late 1940s to improve...
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stealth technology
stealth technology designs and materials engineered for the military purpose of avoiding detection by radar or any other electronic system. Stealth, or antidetection, technology is applied to vehicles (e.g., tanks), missiles, ships, and aircraft with the goal of making the object more difficult to ...
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