News tagged with project whirlwind
Project Whirlwind comes home
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Project Whirlwind Computer collection -- a compilation of pioneering digital computing research conducted at MIT in the 1940s and 1950s -- has been transferred back to the Institute from ...
May 25, 2009 |
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Indonesian tech frenzy tantalizes venture capital
(AP) -- Venture capitalists from Silicon Valley to New York all have the same question about Indonesia's come-from-nowhere tech frenzy: Are the young entrepreneurs that have piqued their interest smart bets ...
Aug 10, 2011 |
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Computer pioneer Ken Olsen dies at age 84
(AP) -- Kenneth Olsen, a computer industry pioneer and co-founder of Digital Equipment Corp., has died. He was 84.
Feb 08, 2011 |
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Ten years later for PI-led mission to Pluto, Kuiper Belt
Billy Joel wrote a song, "This is the Time," and my favorite verse from that old piece goes like this:
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 23, 2010 |
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Cancer activist's approach: Real, a bit irreverent
(AP) -- Lindsay Avner is no shrinking violet. She's a bright pink whirlwind, with a closet full of dresses cut from that very color and a cancer-fighting organization she named for it.
Oct 17, 2010 |
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Engineering Students Bring Home Trophy In Hybrid Vehicle Competition
Building a Formula Hybrid race car from scratch made for a whirlwind spring semester for eight students at the Florida A&M University-Florida State University College of Engineering. Little did they know that their efforts ...
May 14, 2010 |
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Obama aims to send astronauts to Mars orbit in 2030s
President Barack Obama set a bold new course for the future of US space travel when he announced plans to send US astronauts into the orbit of Mars within the next three decades.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 15, 2010 |
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Tech blog, Singapore startup feud over tablet PC
(AP) -- About 18 months ago, a technology blogger got fed up with the industry and forged an alliance with a startup to make his dream computer. It almost worked.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 11, 2009 |
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Genome advances promise personalized medical treatment
A whirlwind of activity is under way to apply the findings of the $3 billion Human Genome Project to improve health care in the United States and around the world.
Nov 18, 2009 |
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NASA says Phoenix Mars mission has ended (Update 2)
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has ceased communications after operating for more than five months. As anticipated, seasonal decline in sunshine at the robot's arctic landing site is not providing ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 10, 2008 |
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Phoenix Lander Sees, Feels Martian Whirlwinds in Action
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has photographed several dust devils dancing across the arctic plain this week and sensed a dip in air pressure as one passed near the lander.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 12, 2008 |
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