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What was the name of the first and only Soviet space shuttle? Buran.
Buran (Snowstorm or Blizzard) was the first spaceplane to be produced as part of the Soviet Buran programme. OK-1K1 completed one unmanned spaceflight in 1988, and was destroyed in 2002 It remains the only Soviet reusable spacecraft to be launched into space.
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Brass is an alloy made of ... Zinc and copper.
Brass is a metallic alloy that is made of copper and zinc. The proportions of zinc and copper can vary to create different types of brass alloys with varying mechanical and electrical properties.
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What does CD stand for? Compact Disc.
The compact disc (CD for short) is an optical memory medium, which was introduced in the early 1980s for digital music storage by Philips/PolyGram and Sony, with a view to replacing the vinyl record.
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What country has got the most permanent research stations in Antarctica? Argentina.
Argentina maintains the most permanent polar stations - 6, Chile - 5, Russia - 5.
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Which company invented the floppy disk? IBM.
IBM American company, which is one of the oldest IT companies in the world - developed many key technologies used in computer science, like hard drive, cursor, floppy disk.
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Which Greek inventor is called the "father of pneumatics"? Ctesibius.
Ctesibius or Ktesibios or Tesibius was a Greek inventor and mathematician in Alexandria, Ptolemaic Egypt. He wrote the first treatises on the science of compressed air and its uses in pumps (and even cannons). This, in combination with his work on the elasticity of air, earned him the title of "father of pneumatics."
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Who developed the first electron microscope? Ernst Ruska.
Ernst Ruska was a German physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1986 for his work in electron optics. In 1931, he demonstrated that a magnetic coil could act as an electron lens, and used several coils in a series to build the first electron microscope in 1933.
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Cranberry glass is made by adding ..? Gold .
Cranberry glass or 'Gold Ruby' glass is a red glass made by adding gold salts or colloidal gold to molten glass. The glass is typically hand blown or molded. Legend holds that cranberry glass was first discovered when a noble tossed a gold coin into a mixture of molten glass
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What is a tachymeter? An instrument designed to measure angles and distances.
A tachymeter or tacheometer is a type of theodolite used for rapid measurements and determines, electronically or electro-optically, the distance to target. The principles of action are similar to those of rangefinders.
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What was the name of the first commercial car radio? Motorola.
In 1930, Paul and Joseph Galvin together with William Lear developed the first car radio on the dashboard and called it "Motorola". The word "Motorola" meant "sound in motion". The first part pointed to the engine, the second part was the popular suffix "ola"
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