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Space Stations Essays and Term Papers
Milestones In CommunicationThe capabilities of modern communications would utterly astound our ancestors. Did you ever stop to think that it took five months for Queen Isabella to hear of Columbus' discovery, or that it took two weeks for Europe to learn of Lincoln's assassination?
We take for granted immediate news of ...
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GPSThe Global Positioning System
With the proliferation of satellite-based defense systems and their continuing presence in the media it makes us more aware of our national defense. The United States is large, economically strong and a sometimes tumultuous presence in the global community. ...
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Trader Joe'sTrader Joe's
At the turn of 1967, entrepreneur Joseph Coulombe started an innovative private chain of convenience stores called "Trader Joe's". The chain first started in 1958 as a brand called "Pronto Markets", it was very similar to 7-Eleven. The brand "Pronto Markets" was originally owned by ...
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I Want To BelieveIntroduction Ever since US Air Force Pilot Kenneth Arnold coined the term Flying Saucer, on 24th June 1947, after allegedly encountering nine disk shaped objects while out flying over the Cascade Mountains, the world wide sightings of such objects, has increased logarithmically. By 1957 the furor ...
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NetworksDESCRIPTION OF A NETWORK
A network is the linking of two or more computers for the purpose
of sharing data, programs and/or physical resources.
Examples:
Data Two people can work independently on the same project at
different computers. By being connected to each other, there is no ...
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Emerging Trends - Body Wearable ComputersWearable computing facilitates a new form of human-computer interaction comprising a small body-worn component that is always on and always ready and accessible. This new computational framework differs from that of hand held devices, laptop computers and personal digital assistants (PDAs). The ...
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How Cell Phones WorkEach day about 30,000 people in the United States sign up for and start using a cellular phone. Therefore it is likely that you or someone you know has a cell phone and uses it on a regular basis. They are such great gadgets - with a cell phone you can talk to almost anyone from just about ...
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Katherine JohnsonKatherine Johnson Biography
Portrait of Katherine Johnson
Credits: NASA
Born: Aug. 26, 1918
Died: Feb. 24, 2020
Hometown: White Sulphur Springs, WV
Education: B.S., Mathematics and French, West Virginia State College, 1937
Hired by NACA: June 1953
Retired from NASA: ...
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The Benefits Of SatellitesIt has been helping scientists find answers to the unknown, aiding companies like VISA incorporation to spread around the globe, and assisting tourists finding their way when they become lost. The world has profited from artificial satellites since 1951, when Russia launched the first man made ...
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The Office Of TomorrowIn an increasing number of companies, traditional office space is giving
way to community areas and empty chairs as employees work from home, from their
cars or from virtually anywhere. Advanced technologies and progressive HR
strategies make these alternative offices possible.
Imagine it's 2 ...
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Hydrogen 2Hydrogen in it's liquid form has been used in space vehicles for years.
Hydrogen has a high combustion energy per pound relative to any other fuel,
meaning hydrogen is more efficient on a weight basis than fuels currently used in air or ground transportation. Hydrogen is the universe's most ...
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Pollution And Its ConsequencesHumanity has by far been one of the world's most dangerous adversaries. People on this planet are threatening to destroy the land, air, and water of our natural habitat, through carelessness, ignorance and the intentional misuse of the environment. Our planet is unique it is the only known ...
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Radio - Making Waves In AmericaRadio: Making Waves in America
Radio-wave technology is one of the most important technologies used by man. It has forever changed the United States and the world, and will continue to do so in the future. Radio has been a communications medium, a recreational device, and many other things to us. ...
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The V-ChipWhat is a V-chip? This term has become a buzz word for any discussion evolving
telecommunications regulation and television ratings, but not too many reports
define the new technology in its fullest form. A basic definition of ;
is a microprocessor that can decipher information sent in the ...
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Fuel CellBallard Power System is the world leader in developing and commercializing proton exchange membrane power systems. At the heart of this corporation is the Ballard , a propriety zero-emission engine that converts natural gas, methanol, or hydrogen fuel directly into electricity without combustion. ...
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Alternative Fuels (fuel Cells)Ballard Power System is the world leader in developing and commercializing proton exchange membrane fuel cell power systems. At the heart of this corporation is the Ballard Fuel Cell, a propriety zero-emission engine that converts natural gas, methanol, or hydrogen fuel directly into electricity ...
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Stalin And The Soviet UnionStalin, Joseph (1879-1953), general secretary of the Communist Party of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) from 1922 to 1953, the despotic ruler who more than any other individual molded the features that characterized the Soviet regime and shaped the direction of Europe after World ...
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Are UFOs Real?For centuries, man has wondered on his position in the universe. Is he alone? Is he the divine creature? Is he descended from an ape or a godly being? Finding its major roots just recently after World War II, the idea of extraterrestrial life existing and visiting our planet has held us ...
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Canada- Facts And FiguresEducation has two main goals: to give individuals the opportunity to develop
themselves, and to provide society with the skills it needs to evolve in its best
interests. Canada's educational system is based on finding a coordinated approach
to the pursuit of these sometimes conflicting goals. ...
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American Foreign Policy Towards CubaTo understand the that exists today, one must understand the history of the island, and of its people. American involvement began long before the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Yet it seems that American opinion about Cuba is shaped by these two events. A better understanding of ...
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