Air conditioning is commonly thought of as just that thing at cools places down. It is not just used for cooling it can be used for heating, ventilation and disinfecting air, anything that changes the conditions of air, but cooling…
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The telling of time originated in watching the sun cross the sky. Morning was demonstrated self-evidently by sunrise, night by dusk, and noon by having the sun directly overhead. The Sundial (3400-3600BC): However, as more complex civilizations developed, so grew…
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Who says that there is no knew Einstein? Maybe there is nobody with the physical presence, the eyes that portray some mischievousness and a great sense of humour. If Albert Einstein were alive today, he would most assuredly be extremely…
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The Shaw Prize is an international award that has been granted on an annual basis since 2004. It is awarded to individuals “regardless of race, nationality and religious belief who have achieved significant breakthrough…” in three different fields. It is…
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We have all experienced this piece of Americana in some shape or form. At one time its flashing glow beckoned weary travelers from off the highways along places like Route 66. Neon signs were once the calling card of virtually…
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The basic turbojet engine has five stages, four of which are designed to add energy to the airflow and one designed to release that energy to increase the available thrust. The diffuser at the front of the engine and the…
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Seeking to complete its family of quad-engined, long-range 707s and tri-engined, medium-range 727s with a twin-engined, short-range airliner, and capture some of the market already filled by the similarly-configured SE.210 Caravelle, BAC-111, and DC-9, Boeing had designed a low-wing aircraft…
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Most of us know that the letters UFO stands for Unidentified Flying Object. But let’s take a closer look The first word is unidentified, and that is really the key. No one can identify these flying objects, because if they…
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Tracing its lineage to the DC-9, the MD-80, and the MD-90, the Boeing 717, which had inceptionally been designated the MD-95, had been the last purely-McDonnell-Douglas aircraft and the first and only to have been transferred to Boeing for continued…
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An inventor’s log book is an extremely important document! Mind you, so is a log book for many other purposes as well. When a patent is applied for there is a need to establish “prior art” – the knowledge on…
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