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Bush, Vannevar (1890–1974)
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Cockerell, Christopher Sydney (1910–1999)
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Colt, Samuel (1814–1862)
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Cugnot, Nicolas-Joseph (1725–1804)
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De Havilland, Geoffrey (1882–1965)
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Gatling, Richard Jordan (1818–1903)
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Goddard, Robert Hutchings (1882–1945)
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Gunsight
Optical instruments that establish an optical line or axis for the purpose of aiming a weapon. The axis includes the observer's eye, a suitable mark in the instrument, and the target. For a pistol, the traditional iron sights employ a rear notch and…
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Handley Page, Frederick (1885–1962)
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Hopper, Grace (1906–1992)
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Kármán, Theodore von (1881–1963)
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Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519)
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Maxim, Hiram Stevens (1840–1916)
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Messerschmitt, Willy (Wilhelm Emil) (1898–1978)
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Naval weapons
Weapons that arm warships. Of the wide variety of such weapons, three important categories are exclusively naval: antiship missiles, torpedoes, and mines. Other weapons all correspond to land-based types, but submarine-launched ballistic missiles…
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Remington, Philo (1816–1889)
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Robertson, Robert (1869–1949)
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Shrapnel, Henry (1761–1842)
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Sikorsky, Igor Ivan (1889–1972)
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Wallis, Barnes Neville (1887–1979)
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Whitehead, Robert (1823–1905)
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Whittle, Frank (1907–1996)
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Ballistic missile
A weapon that consists of integral rocket propulsion, means of pointing or guiding the weapon's velocity vector to a prescribed orientation at the position and time of rocket engine shutoff or burnout, and a warhead. In certain applications, means…
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Electronic warfare
The art and science of preserving the use of the electromagnetic spectrum for friendly forces while denying its use to the enemy. This is accomplished via use of techniques, devices, and equipment by an adversary to deny or counteract an enemy's use…