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111Submarine communications cable — A cross section of a submarine communications cable. 1 Polyethylene 2 Mylar tape 3 Stranded steel wires 4 Aluminium water barrier 5 Polycarbonate 6 Copper or aluminium tube 7 Petroleum jelly 8 Optical fib …
112List of Marvel Family enemies — Through his adventures, Fawcett Comics/DC Comics superhero Captain Marvel and his Marvel Family gained a host of enemies, including the following: Contents 1 Acrobat 2 Adolf Hitler 3 Amoeba Family …
113Congo Free State Propaganda War — The Congo Free State Propaganda War (1884–1912) occurred during the era when European Imperialism was at its greatest height. Demand for oriental goods remained the driving force behind European imperialism, and (with the important exception of… …
114Robert William Thomson — (baptised 26 July 1822 ndash; 8 March 1873), from Stonehaven, Scotland, was the original inventor of the pneumatic tyre. [ [http://www.historic uk.com/HistoryUK/Scotland History/RobertWilliamThomson.htm www.historic uk.com Robert William Thomson] …
115Central Africa — Introduction region of Africa that straddles the Equator and is drained largely by the Congo River system. It comprises, according to common definitions, the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville), the Central African Republic, and the… …
116Clements Markham — Clements Robert Markham Born 20 July 1830(1830 07 20) Stillingfleet, England Died 29 January 1916( …
117Thomas Hancock (inventor) — Infobox Engineer image size = 200px caption = name = Thomas Hancock nationality = English birth date = 8 May 1786 birth place = Marlborough, England death date = 26 March 1865 death place = London education = spouse = parents = children =… …
118Goodyear, Charles — born Dec. 29, 1800, New Haven, Conn., U.S. died July 1, 1860, New York, N.Y. U.S. inventor of the vulcanization process that permitted the commercial use of rubber. Interested in treating rubber so that it would lose its adhesive quality and not… …
119Ficus elastica — noun large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber • Syn: ↑India rubber tree, ↑India rubber plant, ↑India rubber fig, ↑rubber plant, ↑Assam rubber • Hypernyms: ↑fig tree …
120fig tree — noun any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus; produces a closed pear shaped receptacle that becomes fleshy and edible when mature (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Hyponyms: ↑fig, ↑common fig, ↑common fig tree, ↑Ficus carica, ↑ …
