proximity fuze

fuze that detonates an explosive device
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Summary

proximity fuze ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (946 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • proximity fuze is the creator of Samuel Curran[2].
  • proximity fuze is the creator of W. A. S. Butement[3].
  • proximity fuze is the creator of Merle Tuve[4].
  • proximity fuze's image is recorded as PD and Proximity fuze.jpg[5].
  • proximity fuze's subclass of is recorded as fuze[6].
  • proximity fuze's subclass of is recorded as non-contact fuze[7].
  • proximity fuze's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01gszg[8].
  • proximity fuze's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as technology/proximity-fuze[9].
  • proximity fuze's different from is recorded as non-contact fuze[10].
  • proximity fuze's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2776315268[11].
  • proximity fuze's KBpedia ID is recorded as Fuse-IgnitionDevice-Proximity[12].

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Works and Contributions

Created works include Samuel Curran[2], a physicist[13], 1912–1998[14], of United Kingdom[15], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[16]; W. A. S. Butement[3], a scientist[17], 1904–1990[18], of Australia[19], awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[20]; and Merle Tuve[4], a physicist[21], 1901–1982[22], of United States[23], awarded the Howard N. Potts Medal[24].

Why It Matters

proximity fuze ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (946 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . KBpedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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