* The first time a newspaper called the Academy Award an âOscarâ was in 1934, when Sidney Skolsky, a famous columnist used the word in his column on Katharine Hepburnâs first Best Actress win. * By 1939, the name âOscar,â stuck to the statuette. * The statuette weighs 8.5 lbs. and the height is 13.5 inches.
A strain gage rosette is, by definition, an arrangement of two or more closely positioned gage grids, separately oriented to measure the normal strains along different directions in the underlying surface of the test part. Rosettes are designed to perform a very practical and important function in experimental stress analysis. It can
A special-purpose lathe, the Rose engine lathe, is also used for ornamental turning, in particular for engine turning, typically in precious metals, for example to decorate pocket-watch cases. As well as a wide range of accessories, these lathes usually have complex dividing arrangements to allow the exact rotation of the mandrel.