First manned hydrogen balloon CVS01_01_015 Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving of a balloon ascending above a large crowd. This engraving may depict the first manned hydrogen balloon flight by Jacques Charles and Nicolas-Louis Robert, who launched from the Tuileries Gardens, Paris on 1st December 1783. From the Cecil Victor Shadbolt collection of lantern slides dating from 1882-1892.
Introduction Both vitamins and minerals are essential in the diet in small quantities.The term ‘vitamin’ was not coined until early in the 20th century, to describe those chemicals in food without which a pattern of deficiency symptoms (often called a deficiency syndrome) occurs. Minerals, also called mineral elements, are those elements other than carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen that are found in the body. This unit looks at the two main groups of vitamins: the fat-soluble vitamins A, D,
Evolution of Media for Early Design Stages
In this paper the evolution of media used at early design stages will be considered. In traditional methods of searching and presenting the design idea, the basic tool used was the graphic representation. Implementation of new digital techniques in 60s - 70s focused on the mathematical way ofrepresentation. These methods were ?not architect friendly? (lack of graphic representation traditionally used by architects). As a result, the development of methods for digital support of form searching wa
Voice-Recognition Software -- A Demonstration
Dave Harris
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This RLO demonstrates the use of IBM ViaVoice software, which types as you speak (sometimes!). Using it has changed my work habits considerably - - I use it all the time to make notes, type up minutes and course outlines, and write stuff for publication. As with all software, I find it often easier to change my work habits as much as training it to imitate them, but the training is quite easy. I would advise people to do the whole training
Wootton Bassett, 1930. EPW032629 WOOTTON BASSETT, Wiltshire. Aerial view of the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Coxstalls and the High Street, June 1930. Aerofilms Collection (see Links).
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The Magic School Bus "Flexes Its Muscles" - Body Mechanics
In the TV show "FLEXES ITS MUSCLES," Ms Frizzle takes the bus (and class) to R.U. Humerus' extraordinary Body Shop for repairs -- but Ralphie seizes the opportunity to build a robot to do his chores. The class joins in and they discover how bones, joints and muscles work together to help us move. But they do the job a little too well, and the Ralphiebot starts to take over. Can Ralphie stop the robot before it's too late? (22:00)
A materializa??o do modelo digital no processo de ensino [The materialization of the digital model i
The research presents the importance of the experimentations within education of architecture project. Since the studies for traditional and emergent ways with use them digital tools, it values the project inquiries in the simulations of the models in 3D. For many times, the digital model for being tangible cannot present a difficulty in the understanding of constructive details. As in the digital tools, more specifically BIM (Building Information Modeling) possess integrated standards complex.
APPLICATION OF FULL-SCALE MODELLING IN VIETNAM: AN OUTLINE FOR DISCUSSION
This paper discusses the possibility of applying full-scale modelling in Vietnam, a non-western so called developing country. It deals with two main questions: 1) Is the application of full-scale modelling to be restricted to the West only? 2) what are the possibilities, constraints and fields of application - with attention to the methodological validity and technical solution for full-scale modelling in Vietnam?
It is argued that since full-scale modelling is based on people-environment intera
2.3 Negative feedback and stability If positive feedback results in change, then another mechanism must exist that creates stability. This is negative feedback. What stops water hyacinth from taking over the world? Clearly, it is the lack of tropical freshwater. As the number of water hyacinth reaches the limits of their water body, there is a sudden increase in the death rate as offspring compete for the ever decreasing levels of sunlight. The sudden overcrowding allows the establishment of a negative feed
Xi’ll meet again: China’s People’s Congress opens The National People's Congress of China gathers today for ten days of deliberations. Tensions with the West over the trade war and disagreement about the role of technology giant Huawei will be in the background. Bosses are not always the most reliable narrators for an investor seeking to gain insight into a company. But there are new data sources that are making it harder for executives to mislead them. And an attic in France has yielded a find some claim to have been painted by the 17th cen
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21A.500J Technology and Culture (MIT)
This subject examines relationships among technology, culture, and politics in a range of social and historical settings. The class is organized around two topics: Identity and infrastructure, and will combine interactive lectures, film screenings, readings, and discussion.
Places of Mind: Implications of Narrative Space for the Architecture of Information Environments
Virtual reality and cyberspace are extended spaces of the mind different from, yet related to, the spaces of fiction and ancient myth. These earlier spaces reveal how electronic media, too, may come to define our selves and our culture. Indeed, a better understanding of how we use space to think can lead to the design of better information environments. This paper will describe a range of traditional narrative spaces, revealing their varied relationships with the physical world. It will demonstr
Conclusion When we read about genetics and the future of medicine, we should also think about genetics and the future of health services that have to deliver medical care. The advent of predictive medicine, based on more detailed DNA profiling of individual genotypes using technologies like gene chips, rather than screening for one gene at a time, may shift the relationship between doctor and patient. People will be seeking advice on how to manage their susceptibilities or genetic risks, rather than loo
Learning outcomes After studying this course, you should be able to: describe environmental matters regarding obligation and entitlements from a ‘caring’ perspective appreciate the significance of environmental consequentialist ethics in conversations around developing care identify and compare formal and less formal expressions of environmental responsibility understand ‘accountability’ in the context of environmental issues ide
Envisioning Cyberspace: The Design of On-Line Communities
The development of the World Wide Web into an active, visual social environment poses unique opportunities for the design professions. Multi-user Domains, social meeting places in cyberspace, are mostly text-based virtual realities which use spatial references to set the stage for social interaction. Over the past year design students at the New Jersey Institute of Technology School of Architecture have investigated several text-based domains. In the course of their work, they envisioned and gra
"Hogzilla" - do pigs get very large in the wild?
Wild Detectives investigates the legend of the giant "pig monster" named Hogzilla. A hunter shot a giant wild boar and claimed it was over 3 meters long; investigators dig it up and measure it. A documentary for kids. 3:07.
"Apprendre à dominer ou les coûts de la domination", semi-plénière avec la ... Apprendre à dominer ou les coûts de la domination Organisée par le CENS – UFR de sociologie de Nantes - Christine Guionnet (Université Rennes 1, CRAPE) - Erik Neveu (IEP Rennes, CRAPE ) - Wilfried Lignier (CESSP) Cette vidéo a été réalisée par les services de la WebTV de l'Universi
Learning outcomes After studying this course, you should be able to: consider the value of democracy, through examples challenge perceived wisdom about our political systems.
6.3 Devices for automatic control Sensors and actuators were mentioned in the introduction to the article, Networked microsensors and the end of the world as we know it, that you read in Section 1. Sensors are devices that measure some physical property – for example, temperature, electrical resistance,
