Electric propulsion systems use an external source such as a nuclear reactor or solar cells to generate electricity, which is then used to accelerate a chemically inert propellant to speeds far higher than achieved in a chemical rocket.

Douglas Aircraft received the prime contract in May, and in turn subcontracted to Northrop for the guidance system, Aerojet for the propulsion system, and General Electric for the reentry vehicle.

Electric propulsion systems avoided tell-tale bubbles.

Electric drives are also available as auxiliary propulsion for sailing yachts on inland waters.

A resistojet is a method of Spacecraft propulsion ( Electric propulsion ) that provides thrust by heating a ( typically non-reactive ) fluid.

Electric propulsion methods like mass drivers are systems where energy does not come from the propellant itself.

He had been assigned to work with General Electric at Schenectady, New York State, to develop a nuclear propulsion plant for destroyers, but in May 1946, through the efforts of his wartime boss, Rear Admiral Earle Mills, who became the head of the Navy's Bureau of Ships that same year, Rickover was finally sent to Oak Ridge as the deputy manager of the entire project, granting him access to all facilities, projects and reports.

Electric motors have been used on submarines and electric boats and have been proposed for energy-efficient propulsion.

Field Emission Electric Propulsion ( FEEP ) is an electrostatic propulsion concept based on field ionization of a liquid metal and subsequent acceleration of the ions by a strong electric field.

Way, on leave from his job at Westinghouse Electric, assigned his senior year undergraduate students to develop a submarine with this new propulsion system.

Electric assist means that a small battery operated electric propulsion system is provided to assist the driver's leg muscle effort.

The first hybrid bus on the system used a proprietary diesel-electric propulsion system, known as a Hybrid Booster Drive ( HBD ), and was developed by the Electric Vehicle Institute ( EVI ) within the BGSU College of Technology.

Electric vehicles first came into existence in the mid-19th century, when electricity was among the preferred methods for motor vehicle propulsion, providing a level of comfort and ease of operation that could not be achieved by the gasoline cars of the time.

Polaris had been showing interest in electric propulsion, producing an electric version of its Ranger Side-by-Side and more recently buying Global Electric Motorcars ( GEM ) from Chrysler.

It is the world ’ s second-largest maker of aircraft engines ( behind General Electric ), and also has major businesses in the marine propulsion and energy sectors.

Paine resigned from NASA September 15, 1970, to return to the General Electric Co. in New York City as Vice President and Group Executive, Power Generation Group, ( worldwide ship propulsion, nuclear power and steam and gas turbine generators ), and later became Senior Vice President for Science and Technology ( oversight of GE's research and development ).

Electric trolling motors are commonly rated by their propulsion force when running at full speed ( given in pounds thrust ), and not by horsepower like gas engines, nor by electric motor characteristics such as drawn power or current.

While most R44s had Westinghouse propulsion, the R46 had General Electric propulsion.

* Electric Ducted Fan, A type of propulsion for model aircraft.

The GE Honda joint venture was formed in October 2004, with the intention of combining the propulsion technology and innovation of General Electric, the world's leading jet engine producer, and Honda, the world's largest engine manufacturer.

In 2006, the power transmission and distribution sectors of Ganz Transelektro were acquired by Crompton Greaves, but still doing business under the Ganz brand name, while the unit dealing with electric traction ( propulsion and control systems for electric vehicles ) was acquired by Škoda Holding and is now a part of Škoda Electric.

Electric arcs have been studied for electric propulsion of spacecraft.

Among the more familiar plans for dual-channel advancement is that of General Electric.

One of the most significant advancements in design of plastics signs is the so-called trans-illuminated billboard, now being produced by several large sign manufacturers such as Advance Neon Sign Co., Los Angeles, and Industrial Electric Inc., New Orleans, La..

The paradox implicit in the whole affair is shown by the demand of the government, after the conviction, that General Electric sign a wide-open consent decree that it would not reduce prices so low as to compete seriously with its fellows.

* 1892 – The General Electric Company is formed.

When AA was ported to the English Electric KDF9 computer, the character set was changed to ISO and that compiler has been recovered from an old paper tape by the Edinburgh Computer History Project and is available online, as is a high-quality scan of the original Edinburgh version of the Atlas Autocode manual.

The area north of the bridge is Akihabara Electric Town.

It is the sequel to Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human, which was a sequel to Ridley Scott's 1982 film Blade Runner, and the book on which the film was based, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep ?.

Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human ( 1995 ) is a novel by K. W. Jeter, and a continuation of both the film Blade Runner, and the novel upon which it was based, Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

* The character of John Isidore, and his " pet hospital ", is taken from Dick's original novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep ?, although that book contained no suggestion that the shop ran a sideline in modifying replicants.

* The idea of replicant models being mass-produced, and in particular a woman identical to Rachael existing, is also from Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

The film Blade Runner ( 1982 ), adapted from Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep ?, is set in 2019 in a dystopian future in which manufactured beings called replicants are slaves used on space colonies and are legal prey on Earth to various bounty hunters who " retire " ( kill ) them.

Electric current is a flow of electric charge through a conductive medium.

Electric current is measured using an ammeter.

Electric current can be directly measured with a galvanometer, but this method involves breaking the electrical circuit, which is sometimes inconvenient.

* Electric power transmission in big citiesIt is difficult to transmit power by overhead cables in big cities, so underground cables are used.

The Compactron is a 12-pin vacuum tube family introduced in 1961 by General Electric in Owensboro, Kentucky to compete with transistorized electronics during the solid state transition.

Electric charge is a property of certain subatomic particles, which gives rise to and interacts with the electromagnetic force, one of the four fundamental forces of nature.

Electric potential is a scalar quantity, that is, it has only magnitude and not direction.

Electric motors can be run as generators and vice versa, although this is not always practical.

Erin Brockovich-Ellis ( born June 22, 1960 ) is an American legal clerk and environmental activist who, despite the lack of a formal law school education, or any legal education, was instrumental in constructing a case against the Pacific Gas and Electric Company ( PG & E ) of California in 1993.

Brockovich's work in bringing litigation against Pacific Gas and Electric is the focus of the 2000 feature film, Erin Brockovich, starring Julia Roberts in the title role.

Electric charge is a physical property of matter that causes it to experience a force when near other electrically charged matter.

Electric charge is a characteristic property of many subatomic particles.