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- 4791: The Evolution of the Computer
- ... card punch and electric typewriter. It was slow, requiring 3 to 5 seconds for a multiplication, but it was fully automatic and could complete long computations without human intervention (Chposky, 103). The outbreak of World War II produced a desperate need for computing capability, especially for the military. New weapons systems were produced which needed trajectory tables and other essential data. In 1942, John P. Eckert, John W. Mauchley, and their ... in price of older processors. In other words, the price of a new computer will stay about the same from year to year, but technology will steadily increase (Zachary, 42) Since the end of World War II, the computer industry has grown from a standing start into one of the biggest and most profitable industries in the United States. It now comprises thousands of companies, making everything from multi-million dollar ...
- 4792: The History and Development of Computers
- ... and Berry had developed the first all-electronic computer by 1940. Their project, however, lost its funding and their work was overshadowed by similar developments by other scientists. With the onset of the Second World War, governments sought to develop computers to exploit their potential strategic importance. This increased funding for computer development projects rushed technical progress. By 1941 German engineer Konrad Zuse had developed a computer, the Z3, to design ... the computer was to create ballistic charts for the U.S. Navy. It was about half as long as a football field and contained about 500 miles of wiring. Another computer development spurred by the war was the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC). Consisting of 18,000 vacuum tubes, 70,000 resistors and 5 million soldered joints, the computer was such a massive piece of machinery that it consumed enough ...
- 4793: Facing Reality
- Facing Reality Are we all aware of the uses of technologies we are helping to create? "If there is war we shall all die"(Weizenbuaum 716). These are pretty strong words that he suggests. Weizenbaum wants us all to consider if our daily work contributes to the "insanity of further armament"(716) or to the ... And the threat of soviet attacks that they must live with everyday are uncomprehending. He says the United States is no more distant from catastrophe than the Germans, for he states that Americans experience of war in the past has created an attitude of "it can't happen here" to grow. Weizenbaum tries to say the military is not an evil or technology is not evil because it has been adopted ...
- 4794: The History of the Internet
- ... from construction, people digging up cables, to lightning blowing up a router. The network has always recovered and bypassed the problem. The Internet began as the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) during the cold war in 1969. It was developed by the US Department of Defense's (DOD) research people in conjunction with a number of military contractors and universities to explore the possibility of a communication network that could ... hosts approaches 10 million (Howe). The Age of the Internet has arrived. Traffic on the Internet expands at a 341,634% annual growth rate (Pedroni). Within 30 years, the Internet has grown from a Cold War concept for controlling the tattered remains of a post-nuclear society to the Information Superhighway. Just as the railroads of the 19th century enabled the Machine Age, and revolutionized the society of the time, the ...
- 4795: A Technical Analysis of Ergonomics and Human Factors in Modern Flight Deck Design
- ... displays should reflect the view as seen from inside the cockpit, having the horizon move behind a fixed miniature airplane, or as it would be seen from outside the aircraft. Until the end of World War I, aircraft were manufactured using both types of display. This caused confusion among pilots who were familiar with one type of display and were flying an aircraft with the other. Several safety violations were observed because of this, none of which were fatal (Fitts, 20-21). Shortly after World War II, aircraft cockpits were standardized to the six-pack' configuration. This was a collection of the six critical flight instruments arranged in two rows of three directly in front of the pilot. In clockwise order ...
- 4796: American Language
- ... s Independence. The American Geographical Society Fall 1997:37. King, Robert D. English as the Official Language:The Problem of Multiple Cultures. Current (Washington D.C.) July/August 1997:3-8. Mc Bee, Susanna. A War Over Words. U.S. News and World Report 6 October 1986:64. Reagan Information Interchange, The. Congress Acts to Make English our Official Language. 1999.http://www.reagan.com/HotTopics.main/HotMike/document- 8.5 ... s Independence. The American Geographical Society Fall 1997:37. King, Robert D. English as the Official Language:The Problem of Multiple Cultures. Current (Washington D.C.) July/August 1997:3-8. Mc Bee, Susanna. A War Over Words. U.S. News and World Report 6 October 1986:64. Reagan Information Interchange, The. Congress Acts to Make English our Official Language. 1999.http://www.reagan.com/HotTopics.main/HotMike/document- 8.5 ...
- 4797: Historical Background To Anima
- ... were extremely discontented with their ruler, Tsar Nicholas II, who had little interest in governing and was neglecting the count badly. Making conditions even more miserable for the people were the hardships the First World War and a particularly cold winter. By 1917, the Russian people were desperate enough to accept a revolution. fact, they got two for the price of one, the first in March when the Tsar was deposed ... in a shocking ab face in 1939, he suddenly signed a non-agression pact with Hitler. Not long afterward, though, Hitler broke this agreement and attacked Russia. In 1941 St was forced to enter World War II and make an alliance with Britain and America This takes us up to the time of the writing of Animal Farm - 1944. As you see, nearly every event in the novel can be traced ...
- 4798: William Gibson and The Internet
- ... the constraints of today. On the other is the fact that the technologies of virtual reality, multimedia, Cyberspace would never have existed in the first place had the Pentagon not funded them as tools of war. On the one hand it is a drop out culture dedicated to pursing the dream of freedom through appropriate technology. On the other it is a ready market for new gadgets and a training ground ... multimedia software, devising virtual reality interface systems, and linking to digital interactive television . . . from all of these efforts one might cogently argue that Cyberspace is 'now under construction.'" Cyberpunk in TV and Cinema One Film "WAR GAMES" was based on a college student who hacked into the Us defence computer and started a simulation program of a nuclear attack on Russia, which looked like the real thing to the Russians. In ...
- 4799: Virtual Reality
- ... virtual reality, students were often required to operate on animals. Because of virtual reality we are able to save money along with animals' lives. We have come a long way in virtual reality since World War II. We have been able to save time, money and many lives, in both medical and flight training. The human race has many new and exciting advancements coming because of virtual reality. I hope that one day this new advancement will not be used in war tactics, rather only be useful for practical purposes.
- 4800: 1984 Reading Journal
- ... Works at Ministry of truth. Ministry of truth is one of four government buildings in destroyed London, the main city of Airstrip One, a province of Oceania. Year is 1984 and three contries are at war, Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia. Oceania is run by the party whose leader is Big Brother. Winston is sick of his life in the ruined city and decides to keep a diary. This is against the ... new world. Also we are shown how the computer age has taken over peoples minds. The language is easy to understand, it has not really changed much over time. Seems like nothing left after nuclear war, just ruins remaining. We are introduced to Tom Parsons which Winston is contrasted with. The city is very drab. Quotes
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