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A vessel sink is a free-standing sink, generally finished and decorated on all sides, that sits directly on the surface of the furniture on which it is mounted. These sinks have become increasingly popular with bathroom designers because of the large range of materials, styles, and finishes that can be shown to good advantage. [9
1974: The lithium-ion battery is invented by M. Stanley Whittingham, and further developed in the 1980s and 1990s by John B. Goodenough, Rachid Yazami and Akira Yoshino. It has impacted modern consumer electronics and electric vehicles. [508] 1974: The Rubik's cube is invented by Ernő Rubik which went on to be the best selling puzzle ever. [509]
At first, the heavier solids were channeled into ditches on the side of the farm and were covered over when full, but soon flat-bottomed tanks were employed as reservoirs for the sewage; the earliest patent was taken out by William Higgs in 1846 for "tanks or reservoirs in which the contents of sewers and drains from cities, towns and villages ...
The following articles cover the timeline of United States inventions: Timeline of United States inventions (before 1890), before the turn of the century; Timeline of United States inventions (1890–1945), before World War II; Timeline of United States inventions (1946–1991), during the Cold War
A PDF page description can use a matrix to scale, rotate, or skew graphical elements. A key concept in PDF is that of the graphics state, which is a collection of graphical parameters that may be changed, saved, and restored by a page description. PDF has (as of version 2.0) 25 graphics state properties, of which some of the most important are:
Plug for a sink. A plug in sanitation is an object that is used to close a drainage outlet firmly.. The insertion of a plug into a drainage outlet allows the container to be filled with water or other fluids.
8th century – Tin-glazing of ceramics invented by Muslim chemists and potters in Basra, Iraq [2]: 1 9th century – Stonepaste ceramics invented in Iraq [ 2 ] : 5 900 – First systematic classification of chemical substances appears in the works attributed to Jābir ibn Ḥayyān (Latin: Geber) and in those of the Persian alchemist and ...
Crane Plumbing Corporation was a Canadian manufacturer of plumbing fixtures, established in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1906, as a subsidiary of the U.S. firm Crane Company (founded 1855 in Chicago by Richard T. Crane).