verifiedCiteWhile every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies.Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.Select Citation Style verifiedCiteWhile every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies.Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.Select Citation Style Written by Tim Newcomb Tim Newcomb is a freelance journalist based in the Pacific Northwest. He has written regularly about sports gear, stadiums, tennis, architecture, and infrastructure for Popular Mechanics, Forbes,... Tim NewcombFact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contrib...