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- 2791: The Birth Of Fiber Optics-To it's Popularity
- ... lamp placed in the basement and directing the light around the home with the pipes. In 1888, Medical team, Roth and Reuss of Vienna used bent glass rods to illuminate the bodies' cavities. In 1895, french engineer Henry Saint-Rene designed a system of bent glass rods for guiding light images in an attempt at early television. In 1898, American David Smith applied for a patent on a bent glass rod ...
- 2792: Same-sex Marriage
- ... DNA had been slightly different, everyone could be homosexual. "There are only two ways to establish a policy of equality: Give rights to all, or do not give rights to anybody." This dilemma, defined by French writer Alexis de Tocqueville, must be resolved. Bibliography Bibliography 1. The Economist, Nov. 4, 1995 2. Gallagher, John. 1997 "Marriage compromised" The Advocate, 71(May) 3. Hafen, Larry C. 1997 "Bridle your passions: how modern ...
- 2793: Nanotechnology: Immortality Or Total Annihilation?
- ... would be able to use nanotech as a tool for increased efficiency in the area of production (DuCharme 60). The overall effects of nanotech on producing materials were best summed up by Dowie, "This new revolution won't require crushing, boiling, melting, etc. Goods would now be built from the atom up by nanomachines" (4). Nanotech will also be able to benefit us in other ways. One great advantage to nanotech ...
- 2794: The Invention of the Computer
- ... for many other tasks (Osborne, 146). In 1971 Marcian E. Hoff, Jr., an engineer at the Intel Corporation, invented the microprocessor and another stage in the development of the computer began (Shallis, 121). A new revolution in computer hardware was now well under way involving miniaturization of computer-logic circuitry and of component manufacture by what are called large-scale integration techniques. In the 1950s it was realized that "scaling down ...
- 2795: Technological Advances In Agriculture Since The 1600's
- ... local grocery store. Statistics concerning agriculture since the Great Depression further reflect the growing trend towards increasing consolidation and efficiency. Where almost fifty percent of the population was engaged in agriculture prior to the Industrial Revolution, today only about 1 person in every 54, or 1.8 percent of Americans, are farm residents ("Agriculture", Encarta 1999). Significant factors in this increased productivity include the development of biotechnology, new and improved agricultural ...
- 2796: Advances in AI
- ... challenge is to understand itself. This has nonetheless not deterred psychologists in attempting to measure this ambiguous concept. The first to propose and design an intelligence test was Alfred Binet. He was summoned by the French government to design a test that would be able to alert educators of children who might benefit from remedial instruction. The test was so successful in determining school performance that it was accepted throughout the ...
- 2797: Gates World
- ... all, if your not in Gates World, where are you? Anything else, would be incompatible! The Gates Network not only provides services for you, it also provides services for Mother Earth! With the paper-less revolution, created by the Gates Network, no more hunting for wilderness. Youll find trees right in your own back yard! Imagine the benefits to society by the decreased use of paper. Why dont you ...
- 2798: GPS: The Future of Navigation and Technology
- ... found. As you have read, the system has been used in aircraft and ships, but there are many other ways to benefit from GPS. During construction of the tunnel under the English Channel, British and French crews started digging from opposite ends: one from Dover, England, one from Calais, France. They relied on GPS receivers outside the tunnel to check their positions along the way and to make sure they met ...
- 2799: Censorship And The Internet
- ... forms of government. In France, a co untry where the press generally has a large amount of freedom, the Internet has recently been in the spotlight. A banned book on the health history of former French president Francois Mitterrand was republished electronically on the World Wide Web (WWW). Apparently, the electronic reproduction of Le Grand Secret by a third party wasn't banned by a court that ruled that the printed ...
- 2800: The Evolution of the Computer
- ... for many other tasks (Osborne, 146). In 1971 Marcian E. Hoff, Jr., an engineer at the Intel Corporation, invented the microprocessor and another stage in the development of the computer began (Shallis, 121). A new revolution in computer hardware was now well under way, involving miniaturization of computer-logic circuitry and of component manufacture by what are called large-scale integration techniques. In the 1950s it was realized that "scaling down ...
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