The tiandang, used to level and smooth the soil after the paddy was plowed, and the yangtan 秧弹, a rope made of bamboo strips used to space the rows of seedlings evenly when transplanting rice, appear to have been Yuan inventions (Wang Yuhu 198: 249-50). The appearance of the yang...
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In the past four decades, several popular 3D printing techniques have been invented for various applications and material types. Table 1 gives a brief summary of the different 3D printing techniques [32]. Table 1 List of 3D printing technology inventions (chronological order) Full size table The...
Introduction The computer stands as one of the most transformative inventions in human history. Its emergence has not only revolutionized how individuals and organizations operate but also significantly influenced societal progress. This essay delves into the multifaceted impact of computers, examining their...
and it stuck with me for a long time, is when the conditions are right, when the iron needs to be struck, and if you make the right decisions, and if you have very talented people who can overcome the technical barriers, and make the right inventions, and decisions at a point in tim...
Fleming, an electrical engineer and physicist who had worked with Thomas Edison's company in London, invented the two-electrode vacuum-tube or diode, an event that marks the beginning of the electronics age, enabling the development of radio and an exceptional range of other electronic inventions...
Advances in the last 125 years that led to modern endoscopy have been punctuated by three essential technological inventions鈥攅lectric light in 1879, which first made endoscopy possible; fiberoptics in 1956, which made endoscopy flexible and safe; and the charge coupled device in 1969, which ...
In 1969, the LP record still reigned supreme. The Walkman – the device that made music a more private and portable experience –wouldn’t be invented for another 10 years. So when “Abbey Road” was released, people still listened to music in a room, either alone or with fri...
which was invented at the University of Florida in 1965 and from which the university still receivesroyaltiesnorth of $10 million annually from Pepsi. There have also been inventions that simply serve the societal good likeoralcontraceptives and the seat belt that were created by college research ...
This does not turn out well for the hit men, since the inventor has some other inventions up his sleeve. Such as a super-duper bullet-proof glass, and an electrical gadget that nowadays we would call a coil-gun. Indeed, the real-world oil industry's current fight against solar power ...