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Google LLC The Google logo used since 2015 Google's headquarters, the Googleplex Formerly Google Inc. (1998–2017) Company type Subsidiary Traded as NASDAQ: GOOGL, GOOG Industry Internet Cloud computing Computer software Computer hardware Artificial intelligence Advertising Founded September 4, 1998 ; 25 years ago (1998-09-04) [a] in Menlo Park, California, United States Founders Larry Page ...
Why is the Sun's corona so much hotter than the Sun's surface? (more unsolved problems in astronomy) The temperature of the photosphere is approximately 6,000 K, whereas the temperature of the corona reaches 1,000,000–2,000,000 K. The high temperature of the corona shows that it is heated by something other than direct heat conduction from the photosphere. It is thought that the energy ...
ESPN (an abbreviation of its original name, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network [2]) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by The Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Communications (20%) through the joint venture ESPN Inc. The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen, Scott ...
Economy of Panama Panama City is the capital and financial center of Panama Currency Panamanian balboa (PAB, B/.) U.S. Dollar (USD, $) Fiscal year Calendar year Trade organizations WTO, SICA Country group Developing/Emerging High-income economy Statistics Population 4,176,873 (2018) GDP $77 billion (nominal, 2023) $179 billion (PPP, 2023) GDP rank 81st (nominal, 2023) 79th (PPP, 2023) GDP ...
An example of a wind turbine, this 3 bladed turbine is the classic design of modern wind turbines Wind turbine components : 1-Foundation, 2-Connection to the electric grid, 3-Tower, 4-Access ladder, 5-Wind orientation control (Yaw control), 6-Nacelle, 7-Generator, 8-Anemometer, 9-Electric or Mechanical Brake, 10-Gearbox, 11-Rotor blade, 12-Blade pitch control, 13-Rotor hub
The states and territories included in the United States Census Bureau 's statistics for the United States population, ethnicity, and most other categories include the 50 states and Washington, D.C. Separate statistics are maintained for the five permanently inhabited territories of the United States: Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands ...
A tuner for recording off-air television programmes. A clock with timer for unattended recordings. A modulator to allow connection to a normal (for the time) television receiver without audio and video input connectors. The Philips VCR system was marketed only in the U.K., mainland Europe, Australia and South Africa.
"In addition to these grid-based installations, there are 87,150 off-grid systems with a total installed capacity of 14.35MWP." In 2022, South Africa's shift to solar power was marked by a 24% increase in small-scale solar generating capacity.