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Computer Mouse
<view this essay>.... a great deal of different studies in regard to human interpretation with the computer. Englebart completed a study of augmentation, which he defines as using technology to assist the intellect. The came out of Engelbart's study due to the acceptability and ease of its operation. Engelbart did not officially announce his invention until 1968. After the debut of the mouse the next real step in its advancement did not come until 1970 at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center. Alan Day developed the first working computer that used the . While at the research center Day and other researches developed the first computer that depended on the to point. The .....
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The Birth Of Fiber Optics-To It's Popularity
<view this essay>.... In 1880, William Wheeler invented a system of light pipes lined with a highly reflective coating that illuminated homes by using light from an electric arc 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 device to be used as a surgical lamp.
In the 1920's, Englishmen John Logie Baird and American Clarence W. Ha .....
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Government Intervention Of The Internet
<view this essay>.... this network is key to the future of the knowledge society. At present, this net is the epitome of the first amendment: free speech. It is a place where people can speak their mind without being reprimanded for what they say, or how they choose to say it. The key to the world-wide success of the Internet is its protection of free speech, not only in America, but in other countries where free speech is not protected by a constitution. To be found on the Internet is a huge collection of obscene graphics, Anarchists' cookbooks and countless other things that offend some people. With over 30 million Internet users in the U.S. alone (only 3 mill .....
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Escapism And Virtual Reality
<view this essay>.... progression of the machine into all aspects of human life has continued
unabated since the medieval watchmakers of Europe and the Renaissance study of
science that followed Clocks . Whilst this change has been exceedingly rapid
from a historical perspective, it can nevertheless be divided into distinct
periods, though rather arbitrarily, by some criteria such as how people
travelled or how information was transferred over long distances. However these
periods are defined, their lengths have become increasingly shorter, with each
new technological breakthrough now taking less than ten years to become accepted
(recent examples include facsimile machines, .....
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Computer Fraud And Crimes
<view this essay>.... Installing and monitoring these virus scanners takes many man hours
and a lot of money for site licenses. Many server programs are coming equipped
with a program called "netlog." This is a program that monitors the computer use
of the employees in a company on the network. The program monitors memory and
file usage. A qualified system administrator should be able to tell by the
amounts of memory being used and the file usage if something is going on that
should not be. If a virus is found, system administrators can pinpoint the user
who put the virus into the network and investigate whether or not there was any
malice intended.
One computer appl .....
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Aeronautics: Aviation Powerplants
<view this essay>.... in pushing positions (rear-facing) and produced a relatively low number of revolutions per minute (2500 RPM redline). There was little need for new engine development at this time because aircraft design progressed slowly. Rotary engines became popular around 1910 and powered many fighters and bombers in The First World War. These engines are placed in a radial pattern around the crankshaft. These produced respectable horsepower numbers in the category of up to 185+. They were used in such famous aircraft as the Sopwith Camel and Moth. A variation of the rotary engine was used in the most famous aircraft of the war: The Fokker Dr.1 Triplane flown by Baron Von R .....
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Technological Advancement
<view this essay>.... desires which guided man in his conquest of Nature.”p25 A group that may resist the introduction of a new technology for reasons other than the wish that progress in that area of technology is not made. The motives behind the wish to halt the progress of a technology are diverse and incorporate all manner of causes that include politics, human and environmental welfare, economics and the social consequences of implementing new technologies.
The technological advancement in the science of weaponry and warfare is an area that has always brought forward groups in society that do not wish to see this area progress. The progress in the ar .....
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Past, Present, And Future Of Computers
<view this essay>.... influential piece of equipment that has ever been
invented.
The begginings of the computer are actually kind of strange. It started in
the 1800's when a man named Charles Babbage wanted to make a calculating machine.
He created a machine that would calculate logarithms on a system of constant
difference and record the results on a metal plate. The machine was aptly named
the Difference Engine. Within ten years, the Analytical Engine was produced.
This machine could perform several tasks. These tasks would be givin to the
machine and could figure out values of almost any algebraic equation. Soon, a
silk weaver wanted to make very intricate designs. .....
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