News tagged with world war ii
Inventor of first wireless TV remote control dies at 96
Eugene Polley, who in 1955 invented the first wireless remote control for television, has died of natural causes, his longtime employer Zenith Electronics said Tuesday. He was 96.
May 22, 2012 |
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How WWII codes on Twitter thwarted French vote law
Twitter users turned Sunday's French presidential election into a battle between a green Hungarian wine and a red Dutch cheese in a bid to get round tough laws banning result predictions.
Apr 23, 2012 |
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History of abandoned urban sites found stored in soil
Old houses and vacant lots may not look like much to the naked eye, but to some, the site is better than gold. Excavations over the years can create a challenge to study what's left behind and often appears as if dirt and ...
Apr 05, 2012 |
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In tech first, US puts entire 1940 census online
The National Archives opened a treasure trove to genealogists and historians on Monday, releasing the 1940 national census in its entirety -- and doing so for the first time online.
Apr 02, 2012 |
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Google links up with Belgian 'paper Internet'
Google linked up Tuesday with Belgian museum, the Mundaneum, which was set up as a 19th-century paper equivalent of the US Internet search giant.
Mar 13, 2012 |
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What's in your pocket? S&T prof explains fluctuating value of metal in coins
Dr. Ronald Kohser has been keeping a close watch on coins during his career. According to Kohser, a professor of metallurgical engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, it currently costs the U.S. Mint ...
Mar 13, 2012 |
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Authors of new book reveal the artist behind architect Le Corbusier
The exhaustive research carried out by the authors provides valuable new insight into the aesthetic principles of Le Corbusier during the post World-War-II period.
Jan 31, 2012 |
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A human touch for ancient scripts at Italy's book hospital
Ancient manuscripts are treated like hospital patients at a famous book restoration institute in Rome that has worked on everything from the Dead Sea Scrolls to one of the oldest Korans in the world.
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Dec 26, 2011 |
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What are the prospects for sustaining high-quality groundwater?
Intensive agriculture practices developed during the past century have helped improve food security for many people but have also added to nitrate pollution in surface and groundwaters. New research has looked at water quality ...
Dec 19, 2011 |
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Dogs of war: Historian shows the role of canines in World War II
Seventy years since the United States entered World War II after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a BYU historian has a new look at an often overlooked breed of soldier.
Dec 05, 2011 |
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Saving Da Vinci's Last Supper from air pollution
Having survived long centuries, political upheaval, and even bombings during World War II, Leonardo Da Vinci's masterpiece Last Supper now faces the risk of damage from air pollution due to its location in ...
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Nobel Prize-winning physicist Norman Ramsey dies
(AP) -- Norman Ramsey, who shared the 1989 Nobel Prize in physics for his research into molecules and atoms that led to the creation of the atomic clock, has died in Massachusetts. He was 96.
Nov 07, 2011 |
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Researchers fight to save recently uncovered German World War II bomber plane
Researchers from the United Kingdom are taking part in an attempt to rescue the last remaining intact World War II German light bomber Dornier Do 17, which has been submerged underwater in the English Channel ...
Nov 07, 2011 |
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Structure, not scientists to blame for Los Alamos failings
Policy decisions and poor management have substantially undermined the US Los Alamos National Laboratory -- and, consequently, national security, according to an article available today in the current issue of the Bulletin of ...
Nov 01, 2011 |
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Panasonic posts loss, forecasts full year red ink
(AP) -- Panasonic Corp. stayed in the red in the latest quarter and projected a huge annual loss due to slumping TV sales and a strong yen.
Oct 31, 2011 |
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