Advanced Research and Invention Agency
History

Advanced Research and Invention Agency

The Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) is a UK research funding agency established by Dominic Cummings to support high-risk scientific projects. Formally established by an Act of Parliament on 26 January 2023, ARIA is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for

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ADAM Audio
History

ADAM Audio

Advanced Dynamic Audio Monitors (ADAM) Audio is a German company that develops, manufactures, and distributes (active) loudspeakers. The company provides equipment for Home Studio, Professional Audio, Audiovisual Production, Home Audio, Education & Research, and, installations. == History == ADAM

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American Heritage of Invention & Technology
History

American Heritage of Invention & Technology

Invention & Technology Magazine (formerly known as American Heritage of Invention & Technology) is a quarterly magazine dedicated to the history of technology. It was launched with sponsorship from General Motors in the summer of 1985 as a spinoff of American Heritage magazine. Later, the magazine

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1880s
History

1880s

The 1880s (pronounced "eighteen-eighties") was the decade that began on January 1, 1880, and ended on December 31, 1889. The decade took place during what historians call the Victorian Era in the History of the United Kingdom, the Belle Époque in the History of France, and the Gilded Age in the

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Alessandro Volta
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Alessandro Volta

Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta (18 February 1745 – 5 March 1827) was an Italian chemist and physicist who was a pioneer of electricity and power, and is credited as the inventor of the electric battery and the discoverer of methane. He invented the voltaic pile in 1799, and reported

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Abraham Lincoln's patent
History

Abraham Lincoln's patent

Abraham Lincoln's patent relates to an invention to buoy and lift boats over shoals and obstructions in a river. Abraham Lincoln conceived the invention when on two occasions the boat on which he traveled got hung up on obstructions. Lincoln's device was composed of large bellows attached to the

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Advanced Research and Invention Agency Act 2022
History

Advanced Research and Invention Agency Act 2022

The Advanced Research and Invention Agency Act 2022 (c. 4) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that creates the Advanced Research and Invention Agency. It was introduced in the House of Commons by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Kwasi Kwarteng on 2

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Aeolipile
History

Aeolipile

An aeolipile, aeolipyle, or eolipile, also known as a Hero's (or Heron's) engine, is a simple, bladeless radial steam turbine which spins when the central water container is heated. Torque is produced by steam jets exiting the turbine. The Greek-Egyptian mathematician and engineer Hero of

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