Bickford safety fuse

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• Fuse (explosives) — In an explosive, pyrotechnic device or military munition, a fuse (or fuze) is the part of the device that initiates function. In common usage, the word fuse is used indiscriminately. However, when being specific (and in particular in a military… …   Wikipedia

• bickford fuse — ˈbikfə(r)d noun Usage: usually capitalized B Etymology: after William Bickford died 1834 English leather merchant, its inventor : safety fuse 1 …   Useful english dictionary

• Ensign-Bickford Company — The Ensign Bickford Industries, Incorporated (formerly The Ensign Bickford Company) was started in 1836 in Simsbury, Connecticut as a manufacturer of William Bickford s safety fuse for use in mining. Safety fuse was a great advance in mining… …   Wikipedia

• William Bickford — (1774 1834) was born in Ashburton, Devon, England, and moved to first Truro and then Tuckingmill in Cornwall, where he worked as a currier. Tuckingmill was then in the heart of the Cornish mining industry, and Bickford would have been aware of… …   Wikipedia

• explosive — explosively, adv. explosiveness, n. /ik sploh siv/, adj. 1. tending or serving to explode: an explosive temper; Nitroglycerin is an explosive substance. 2. pertaining to or of the nature of an explosion: explosive violence. 3. likely to lead to… …   Universalium

• Tuckingmill — The parish of Tuckingmill was constituted in 1845 being carved out of a western section of the parish of Illogan and an easterly section of Camborne parish and it covers 1300 acres. Tucking Mill was the Cornish term for a fulling mill which was… …   Wikipedia

• Огнепроводный шнур —         (a. safety fuse, blasting fuse, Bickford fuse; н. Zundschnur; ф. meche, cordeau bickford; и. mecha) предназначен для инициирования капсюля детонатора при огневом взрывании. Состоит из сердцевины из слабо спрессованного дымного пороха c… …   Геологическая энциклопедия

• огнепроводный шнур — — [http://slovarionline.ru/anglo russkiy slovar neftegazovoy promyishlennosti/] Тематики нефтегазовая промышленность EN Bickford fuseblasting fuseigniting fusesafety fusetime delay fuse …   Справочник технического переводчика

• History of gunpowder — Gunpowder was the first chemical explosive and the only one known until the invention of nitrocellulose, nitroglycerin, smokeless powder and TNT in the 19th century. However, prior to the invention of gunpowder, many incendiary and burning… …   Wikipedia

• вогнепровідний шнур — огнепроводный шнур safety fuse, blasting fuse, Bickford fuse *Zündschnur шнур зіз серцевиною з курного (димного) пороху, оточений зовнішнім тай|та внутрішнім обплетенням, вологоізолюючою мастикою; швидкість горіння В.ш. становить приблизно 1… …   Гірничий енциклопедичний словник

• List of people from or associated with Cornwall — Note: This list includes persons born in Cornwall in the United Kingdom and also persons of long term residence or with strong connections with Cornwall. Entertainment Theatre, films and TV* Jenny Agutter, actress * Morwenna Banks, actress *… …   Wikipedia