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Abel, Neils Henrik (1802–1829)
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Agnesi, Maria Gaetana (1718–1799)
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Aiken, Howard Hathaway (1900–1973)
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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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Aleksandrov, Pavel Sergeevich (1896–1982)
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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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Amsler-Laffon, Jakob (1823–1912)
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Anderson, Carl David (1905–1991)
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Anderson, Philip Warren (1923– )
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Ångström, Anders Jonas (1814–1874)
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Apollonius of Perga (c. 245–c.190 BC)
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Appleton, Edward Victor (1892–1965)
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Arago, (Dominique) François (Jean) (1786–1853)
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Archimedes (c. 287–212 BC)
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Argand, Jean Robert (1768–1822)
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Aristarchus of Samos (c. 320–c. 250 BC)
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Arkwright, Richard (1732–1792)
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Armstrong, Edwin Howard (1890–1954)
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