brake

Table of Contents

Introduction References & Edit History Related Topics

Images

antilock braking system

disc brake assembly

vacuum-assisted power brake

Discover

Artwork for themes for Pro-Con articles.

Pro and Con: Gun Control

Los Angeles Police Department wanted flyer on Elizabeth Short, aka the "Black Dahlia," who was brutally murdered in January 1947. The FBI supported the Los Angeles Police Department in the case, including by identifying Short through her fingerprints that

America’s 5 Most Notorious Cold Cases (Including One You May Have Thought Was Already Solved)

Adolf Hitler (Nazi, nazism, German leader).

9 Things You Might Not Know About Adolf Hitler

Thanksgiving Turkey with all the sides

Why Do We Eat Turkey on Thanksgiving?

Baseball laying in the grass. Homepage blog 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society, sports and games athletics

10 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time

Shadow of a man holding large knife in his hand inside of some dark, spooky buiding

7 of History's Most Notorious Serial Killers

An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.

11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

brake: Related Content

Written and fact-checked by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Photos

antilock braking system

disc brake assembly

vacuum-assisted power brake

See All Images →

Topics

rod brake air brake power brake disk brake drum brake coaster brake hydrodynamic brake vacuum brake brake drum brake shoe screw spring flywheel bearing clutch shaft coupling governor particle accelerator clock robot

Dig Deeper: More Articles That Discuss This Topic

Key People

Vincent Bendix

American inventor and industrialist