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Agnesi, Maria Gaetana (1718–1799)
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Airfoil
The cross section of a body that is placed in an airstream to produce a useful aerodynamic force in the most efficient manner possible. The cross sections of wings, helicopter rotor blades (Fig. 1), propeller blades, windmill blades, compressor and…
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Alfvén, Hannes Olof Gösta (1908–1995)
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Alhazen, Abu Alī al-Hassan ibn al-Haytham (c. 965–1038)
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Alter, David (1807–1881)
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Aluminum alloys
Substances formed by the addition of one or more elements, usually metals, to aluminum. The principal alloying elements in aluminum-base alloys are magnesium (Mg), silicon (Si), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and manganese (Mn) [Fig. 1]. In wrought…
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Alvarez, Luis Walter (1911–1988)
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Ampère, André-Marie (1775–1836)
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