Cracking (chemistry) — In petroleum geology and chemistry, cracking is the process whereby complex organic molecules such as kerogens or heavy hydrocarbons are broken down into simpler molecules such as light hydrocarbons, by the breaking of carbon carbon bonds in the… … Wikipedia
Vladimir Shukhov — Vladimir Grigoryevich Shukhov ( ru. Владимир Григорьевич Шухов), (OldStyleDate|August 28|1853|August 16 February 2 1939) was a Russian engineer polymath, scientist and architect renowned for his pioneering works on new methods of analysis for… … Wikipedia
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Timeline of Russian inventions and technology records — The Hall of Space Technology in the Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics, Kaluga, Russia. The exhibition includes the models and replicas of the following Russian inventions: the first satellite, Sputnik 1 (a ball under the… … Wikipedia
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Timeline of historic inventions — The timeline of historic inventions is a chronological list of particularly important or significant technological inventions. Note: Dates for inventions are often controversial. Inventions are often invented by several inventors around the same… … Wikipedia
Bauman Moscow State Technical University — Московский государственный технический университет им. Н. Э. Баумана Motto «Мужество, Воля, Труд, Упорство!» Established 1830 … Wikipedia
