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Technology Links - past,
present, future
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The Past:
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Pictures:
Oldest
photographs in the world (YouTube.com)
("Here you can see the oldest photographs
in the world.")
The
Very First Motion Picture (1889) (YouTube.com)
("...the first experimental movie that
Thomas Edison made in 1889. In 1878, British photographer
Eadweard Muybridge made a series of still photographs of a horse
that when viewed in sequence, appeared to be galloping. Edison
felt this was too cumbersome for practical use and soon developed
a system for "motion" pictures, based on his wax
cylinder for phonographs. Thus you will see the two short
sequences still in existence of the very first American motion
picture from 1889.")
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Sound:
First
sound ever recorded (1860) (YouTube.com)
("This is the first sound ever recorded,
by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, in 1860, before Edison's
wax cylinder experiments. Ironically, the "phonautograph"
was designed only to record sounds, not to play them back. The 10
seconds ghostly voice is a woman singing "Au Clair de la Lune")
Robert
Browning Recites His Poem (1889 Edison Cylinder)
(YouTube.com)
("This is one of the most important
historic recording from 19th century. This recording contains the
voice of great English poet, Robert Browning (1812 - 1889).")
Voice
of Florence Nightingale (1890) (YouTube.com)
("Another rare, Historical voice
recording. Florence Nightingale(1820.5.12 - 1910.8.13), known as
"The Lady with the Lamp" and a pioneering nurse, writer,
and noted statistician, recorded some words on Edison Parafine Wax
Cylinder, on July 30th, 1890.")
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Computers:
A Brief History of the Computer - Photo Essays - TIME
(time.com)
("A gallery of a few paradigm shifts of
the past")
* NEW *
Computer History in 140 seconds (youtube.com)
("A quick trip through 100 years of state of the art
computers."
Lego Antikythera Mechanism (youtube.com)
("The Antikythera Mechanism: http://bit.ly/fm4oFK
is the oldest known scientific computer, built in Greece at
around 100 BCE. Lost for 2000 years, it was recovered from a
shipwreck in 1901. ..." This has be a model for one of
the oldest computer.)
Today Show January 1994...What is the Internet?! (youtube.com)
("Bryant Gumbel and Katie Couric don't know
what the Internet is..." But this was 1994 - S.K. Smith.)
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Present:
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10 science discoveries to be thankful for
(msnbc.msn.com)
("Among them: Satellites,
microscopes, vaccines and the mighty Hubble")
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Jmars
Inc. (jmarsinc.com)
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TechCrunch
(techcrunch.com)
("...a
network of technology focused sites offering a wide range of content
and new media")
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US scientists create cloth that can listen
(techcrunch.com)
(".This
could give a whole new meaning to the phrase power dressing."
But I remember seeing an episode on Star Trek about this. - S. K.
Smith)
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Computers:
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Computer Science Study Guides - SparkNotes
(sparknotes.com)
(The Cliff Notes of computers. S. K. Smith)
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Future
Designer laptop - ROLLTOP
(YouTube.com)
("The device of the flexible display allows a new concept in
notebook design growing out of the traditional bookformed laptop
into unfurling and convolving portable computer.")
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Quantum Dot Displays Start to Shine - Technology Review
(technologyreview.com)
("Unlike OLEDs, they may soon be practical for larger displays,
such as computer screens and televisions."
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Hardware:
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Antennas,
etc. (sites.google.com/site/antennasetc)
(Antenna Column Articles previously published
by CC Smith for ham radio news magazine - 0-Beat)
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Inventions/Inventors:
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Welcome to secret island of an eccentric genius - Tech & Science
(today.msnbc.msn.com)
("Segway
inventor’s high-tech HQ has its own constitution and power grid."
But don't go off the cliff!)
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Software:
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Cool
Websites, Software, and Internet Tips (makeuseof.com)
(We have all this cool technology. Now
what?)
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Google
Facts and Figures (stumbleupon.com)
(Facts about Google.)
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The Kim Komando Show
(komando.com)
("Free Tips, Downloads, Reviews, Software and Advice for Your Digital
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The Future:
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Six scientists tell us about the most accurate science fiction in their fields
(io9.com)
("What do scientists think about seeing
their fields of research pulverized by science fiction? We asked
researchers from diverse fields to tell us whether any science
fiction gets it right.")
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IBM
Next 5 in 5: 2011 (YouTube.com.com)
("IBM unveils its sixth annual "Next
5 in 5" -- a list of innovations with the potential to change
the way people work, live and play over the next five years." S. K. Smith)
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Scarecrow
of the Future (YouTube.com.com)
(I'd hate to see what the Scarecrow would look
like in a futurist "Wizard of Oz.". S. K. Smith)
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Where's
the Flying Car? Yesterday's Dreams of Tomorrow
(FoxNews.com)
(It's been said - The future is not what it
used to be. S. K. Smith)
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