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Markus Alexej Persson ( / ˈmɑːrkəs ˈpɪərsən / ⓘ, Swedish: [ˈmǎrkɵs ˈpæ̌ːʂɔn] ⓘ; born 1 June 1979), also known as " Notch ", [3] is a Swedish video game programmer and designer. He is the creator of the video game Minecraft, which since its release has become the best-selling video game in history. He founded the video game ...
Portrayed by. Jack Black ( 2025 film) Steve is a player character from the 2011 sandbox video game Minecraft. Created by Swedish video game developer Markus "Notch" Persson and introduced in the 2009 Java-based version, Steve is the first of nine default player character skins available for players of contemporary versions of Minecraft.
The system in question contained 4 revolving drums of 48 tubes for 5V55RM missiles. A vertical launching system ( VLS) is an advanced system for holding and firing missiles on mobile naval platforms, such as surface ships and submarines. Each vertical launch system consists of a number of cells, which can hold one or more missiles ready for firing.
Name Manufacturer Image Country Year Source Kestrel (rocket launcher) NCSIST Republic of China: 2020s B-300: Israel Military Industries Israel: 1970s Bazooka: Unknown United States: 1942 C-100: Instalaza SA Spain: C90-CR (M3) Instalaza Spain: Dard 120: Societe Europeenne de Propulsion France: 1978 FHJ-84: Unknown China: 1984 LAW 80: Hunting ...
A radioisotope thermoelectric generator ( RTG, RITEG ), sometimes referred to as a radioisotope power system (RPS), is a type of nuclear battery that uses an array of thermocouples to convert the heat released by the decay of a suitable radioactive material into electricity by the Seebeck effect. This type of generator has no moving parts and ...
Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a table of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.
Arnold Walker, RAF pilot. Herbert Hasler, Second World War Royal Marines officer. "Blood" – J. A. L. Caunter, British general [21] "Blood-n-Guts" – George S. Patton, Jr., American general in World War II (a nickname he rejected) [22] "Bloody Bill" –. William T. Anderson, Confederate guerrilla leader. William Cunningham, Loyalist militia ...
75 km/h (47 mph) The BM-21 "Grad" ( Russian: БМ-21 "Град", lit. ' hailstorm ') is a self-propelled 122 mm multiple rocket launcher designed in the Soviet Union. [8] The system and the M-21OF rocket [9] were first developed in the early 1960s, and saw their first combat use in March 1969 during the Sino-Soviet border conflict. [10]