Draper point

The Draper point is the approximate temperature above which almost all solid materials visibly glow as a result of blackbody radiation. It was established at 977 °F by John William Draper in 1847.

Geocell (cartography)

In geographic information systems, a geocell is a patch on the surface of the Earth that is 1 degree of latitude by 1 degree of longitude in extent

Nuffield Gutty

The name Nuffield Gutty was used for three prototype vehicles built in 1947 in an attempt to meet a British War Department specification for a light field car to replace the American Jeep that was in service in large numbers following the war. This

Nuffield Guppy

The Nuffield Guppy was a small military vehicle designed by Sir Alec Issigonis while he worked for the Nuffield Organization in the early 1940s. The vehicle was designed to be parachute-droppable and was intended to assist paratroops to transport loads up

Emergency Communications Response Vehicle

The ECRV, or Emergency Communications Response Vehicle, was designed and created for the American Red Cross by Disaster Services Technology paid and volunteer staff, to provide communications links between disaster relief operations and the Disaster

Landing Ship Logistics

Landing Ship Logistics (LSL) is a term used by the United Kingdom armed forces to describe the Round Table class of landing ship used in the support of amphibious warfare missions. These ships were operated by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. The last ship in

Tokamak (software)

The Tokamak Game Physics SDK is an open-source physics engine

Fred Rebell

Fred Rebell was a Latvian born in Ventspils, Courland, Russian Empire, fled to Germany in 1907, and stowed away on a ship to Australia in 1909. In 1930, he decided to emigrate to the United States. Fred Rebell was not his original name but one he assumed

Pauli Toivonen

Pauli Toivonen was a Finnish rally car driver. He drove for Citroën, Lancia and Porsche and had many successes to his credit. Toivonen had two sons, Harri and Henri, both also racing drivers

Business ownership within England and Wales

There are many ways in which a business may be owned under the legal system of England and Wales

New England Seaboard

In geology, the New England Seaboard (Lowland) is a physiographic section of the New England province. It includes a thin section of coastal Connecticut, most of Rhode Island, and roughly the coastal counties of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. It