Everything about Usain Bolt
Jamaican sprinter (born 1986)
Usain St. Leo Bolt is a Jamaican retired sprinter. Widely regarded as the greatest sprinter of all time, he is an eight-time Olympic gold medalist and the world record holder in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and 4 × 100 metres relay. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Usain BoltA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: BolT: Fused window transformers for fMRI time series analysisInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Zeitschrift für ägyptische Sprache und AltertumskundeThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Development of a novel energy-absorbing bolt with extraordinarily large elongation and constant resistanceCited 502 times
- Go sideways: Yohan BlakeA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Nesta CarterA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw.
Noun Latch-related senses A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism. A bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open. A sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm.
Noun A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism.
Noun A bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open.
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Development of a novel energy-absorbing bolt with extraordinarily large elongation and constant resistance
A Prospective Randomized Trial of Intravitreal Bevacizumab or Laser Therapy in the Management of Diabetic Macular Edema (BOLT Study)
Treatment with two different doses of sonidegib in patients with locally advanced or metastatic basal cell carcinoma (BOLT): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind phase 2 trial
A new energy-absorbing bolt for rock support in high stress rock masses
A 2-Year Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial of Intravitreal Bevacizumab or Laser Therapy (BOLT) in the Management of Diabetic Macular Edema
Effect of grout properties on the pull-out load capacity of fully grouted rock bolt
Like a Bolt from the Blue: Phthalocyanines in Biomedical Optics
Bolt-hole clearance effects and strength criteria in single-bolt, single-lap, composite bolted joints
🆕 Influential since 2022
BolT: Fused window transformers for fMRI time series analysis
Measurement of bolt axial stress using a combination of trailing wave and shear wave ultrasound
Loading condition monitoring of high-strength bolt connections based on physics-guided deep learning of acoustic emission data
An Ultrasmall Bolt Defect Detection Method for Transmission Line Inspection
Energy mechanism of bolt supporting effect to fissured rock under static and dynamic loads in deep coal mines
📚 Books worth reading
Zeitschrift für ägyptische Sprache und AltertumskundeHeinrich Karl Brugsch, Carl Richard Lepsius · 1863- 📕Longer-than-seam-height drill development programG. K. Derby · 1978
- 📕Multiple-bolted joints in wood membersPeter James Moss · 1997
- 📕Counterfeit bolts and fastenersUnited States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology · 1988
The bolt actionStuart Otteson · 1976- 📕Specification for the use of high strength friction grip bolts in structural steelworkBritish Standards Institution. · 1960
- 📕Development of rapid-setting inorganic groutsJ. E. Fraley · 1987
An introduction to the design and behavior of bolted jointsJohn H. Bickford · 1981
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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