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  2. History of Zaporizhzhia - Wikipedia

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    However, most of the workers during the construction of the hydro-power station and plants lived in dugouts at No. 15 and Aluminum districts. [citation needed] The south border of the Sotsgorog is limited by Verkhnya Ulitsa (Upper Street) and north border – by the hydroelectric power station. At the intersection between Sobornyi Avenue and ...

  3. Western use of the swastika in the early 20th century

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    The aviator Matilde Moisant wearing a swastika square medallion in 1912. The symbol was popular as a good luck charm with early aviators. The discovery of the Indo-European language group in the 1790s led to a great effort by European archaeologists to link the pre-history of European people to the hypothesised ancient "Aryans" (variously referring to the Indo-Iranians or the Proto-Indo ...

  4. Swastika - Wikipedia

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    The swastika is a symbol with many styles and meanings and can be found in many cultures. The appropriation of the swastika by the Nazi Party is the most recognisable modern use of the symbol in the Western world. The swastika (卐 or 卍) is a symbol used in various Eurasian religions and cultures, and it is also seen in some African and ...

  5. The Iron Dream - Wikipedia

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    The Iron Dream is a metafictional 1972 alternate history novel by American author Norman Spinrad.The book has a nested narrative that tells a story within a story.On the surface, the novel presents a post-apocalyptic adventure tale entitled Lord of the Swastika, written by an alternate-history Adolf Hitler shortly before his death in 1953.

  6. History of electric power transmission - Wikipedia

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    Voltages used for electric power transmission increased throughout the 20th century. [50] The first "high voltage" AC power station, rated 4-MW 10-kV 85-Hz, was put into service in 1889 by Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti at Deptford, London. [33] The first electric power transmission line in North America operated at 4000 V.

  7. TerraPower - Wikipedia

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    The power station is designed to consist of 2 adjacent parts - an "energy island" and a "nuclear island". Construction of a "nuclear island" is planned to begin in 2026. [ 32 ] The commercial power plant could be operational by 2030.

  8. Timeline of steam power - Wikipedia

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    Almost all electric power generation, from the time of the Fisk Station to the present [citation needed], is based on steam driven turbine-generators. 1913 (): Nikola Tesla patents a bladeless steam turbine that utilizes the boundary layer effect. This design has never been used commercially due to its low efficiency. [22]

  9. Silahtarağa Power Station - Wikipedia

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    Silahtarağa power station was the sole electricity producer in Istanbul until the 1950s. In 1952, the station was linked to the newly created Turkish national grid. From 1962 it was operated by Etibank and in 1970 control was passed to the Turkish Electric Institution (TEK). The Silahtarağa power station initially had three 6 MW generators ...