Chemoreceptor. Definition. noun, plural: chemoreceptors. (1) A sensory nerve cell or sense organ, as of smell, or taste, that are able to detect and respond to chemical stimuli. (2) A sensory receptor that detects chemical stimuli in the environment and relay that information to the central nervous system.
In July 2003, Nike paid $309 million to acquire Converse. Nike approached the 1980s revival around 2005 to relaunch the footwear of choice of that decade, and the Chucks quickly became a cultural phenomenon once again.
By 1917, these sneakers began to be mass produced. (They got the nickname sneakers because they were so quiet, a person wearing them could sneak up on someone.) That same year, Marquis Converse produced the first shoe made just for basketball, called Converse All-Stars. In 1923, an Indiana hoops star named Chuck Taylor endorsed the shoes, and they became known as Chuck Taylor All-Stars. These are the best-selling basketball shoes of all time. Sneakers Go Global. Sneakers went international in 1924.