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In the early 1970s, National Foam, Inc. invented alcohol-resistant AFFF technology. AR-AFFF is a synthetic foam developed for both hydrocarbon and polar-solvent materials. Polar solvents are combustible liquids that destroy conventional fire-fighting foam.
1967 In the wake of the 1967 USS Forrestal fire, which happened off the coast of north Vietnam—"one of the worst disasters in U.S. naval history"—in which 134 people were killed and the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier was almost destroyed, the US Navy began to make it mandatory for its vessels to carry Aqueous Film Forming Foams (AFFF) on board ...
AFFF may refer to : Film festivals. Asian Festival of First Films, a former film festival held in Singapore; Imagine Film Festival, formerly Amsterdam Fantastic ...
2004: First podcast, invented by Adam Curry and Dave Winer, is a program made available in digital format for download over the Internet and it usually features one or more recurring hosts engaged in a discussion about a particular topic or current event. [543] [544] [545] 2005: YouTube, the first popular video-streaming site, was founded
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By Sonia Acosta. Hey you. Yes, you writing the email to your co-worker in a cubicle two feet away from you.. Ever feel like no one talks to each other anymore? We are all guilty. Email is easier ...
Here are 10 times when JK Rowling made the Twitter community, and the world in general, a safe, loving, empowering, and creative place. 1. When she made all Potterheads, or "Harry Potter" fans ...
Road lines – invented by John D. Millar, an engineer for the Ontario Department of Transport. The world's first road lines were subsequently painted on a stretch of highway between Ontario and Quebec in 1930 [18] Screw-propeller – invented by John Patch in 1833 [7] Separable baggage check – invented by John Michael Lyons in 1882