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- 1091: Computers Not The Greatest Invention Of The 20 Th Century
- ... 10 years, Babbage was suddenly inspired to begin work on the first general-purpose computer, which he called the Analytical Engine. Babbage's assistant, Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace and daughter of English poet Lord Byron, was instrumental in the machine's design. One of the few people who understood the Engine's design as well as Babbage, she helped revise plans, secure funding from the British government, and communicate ...
- 1092: The Y2K Problem
- ... the century to each date that doesn't have one. The answer is, it IS a simple problem. "Y2k is a trivial problem of overwhelming magnitude. The size of the problem is the problem" [Jim Lord, May 8th, 1998, Medford, OR, USA]. This problem is not technically difficult. If it had been tackled ten years ago, it probably wouldn't be the issue it is today. Now, though, programmers simply cannot ...
- 1093: Lyra-the Star
- ... you will have no problem finding this legendary star. Al-Waki or "The Falling" is the Arabic name for Vega, to the Greeks Lyra belonged to Orpheus who animated and inanimate objects and even the Lord of Death with his music. But most interesting of all in India it is also called Abhijit in Rg Veda and is associated with the creator. Yes, to the Hindu religion Abhijit is an infinitely ...
- 1094: How To Grow Venus Fly Traps
- ... end of dormancy, from February to about April. Venus flytraps will catch their own insects when grown outdoors. In insect-free locations, you may feed your plants bugs such as sow or pill bugs, spiders, flies, etc. Dried insects from petshops work well. For healthy plants, during the growing season allow at least one trap to be feeding at any given time, or a minimum of 2 to 4 insects per ...
- 1095: Genetic Engineering -
- ... on crossbreeding experiments with pea plants. His findings, published in a local natural-history journal, were largely ignored for more than thirty years. In 1910 U.S. biologist Thomas Hunt Morgan s experiment with fruit flies reveal that some genetically determined traits are sex linked. His work also confirms that the genes determining these traits reside on chromosomes. It continuos until 1997 when researchers at Scotland s Roslin Institute, led by ...
- 1096: Endangered Species 3
- ... the peregrines' bodies that they died. DDT also game peregrines reproducing problems with made their eggs weak and thinner. DDT aslo affected bald eagles, as preys, and brown pelicans, as well as bats and fire flies. All these cheicals almost make peregrines extint if it weren't for people who cared. Biologists consider the black footed ferret to be the most endangered mammal in the United States. Recently however, thanks to ...
- 1097: Egyptian Bedouins
- ... practices that follow the death of an Egyptian Bedouin are simple and swift. As the news of a death spreads, people come together and raise their palms and pray the Exhortation: Praise be to God, Lord of Creation, The compassionate, the merciful, King of Judgement Day! You alone we worship, and to you alone We pray for help. Guide us to the straight path, The path of those whom you have ...
- 1098: The Year 2000 Bug
- ... ON GOVERNMENT REFORM AND OVERSIGHT Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology Field Hearing on Year 2000 Efforts September 3, 1998 Chicago, Illinois Testimony of David C. Hall, Senior Consultant, CARA Corporation Alan Levin, FAA flies through Y2K test USA TODAY 4/12/99 STEPHEN BARR, Y2K deadline is met, mostly Washington Post News Service Monday, April 5, 1999 Tim Dobbyn, U.S. air traffic computers get Y2K test Reuters April ...
- 1099: Environmental Satire
- ... We as citizens, as Americans, as human beings must take it upon ourselves to clear up any confusion and set these poor wasteful droids into the right direction. Planting a tree, and singing Kumbya My Lord once a year is not going to cut it.
- 1100: Biological Warfare
- ... weapons can ve traced back to Exodus when God placed the ten plagues upon the Egyptians, as a result of Pharaohs refusal to free the Jews from slavery. These plagues included blood, frogs, vermin, flies, murrain, boils, hail, locusts, darkness, and the slaying of the first born. Even though this type of warfare may have had origins as early as Exodus, the methods of making these germs is described in ...
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