Category Archives: Engineering

Mechanical Computer – Basic Mechanisms In Fire Control Computers

From the content provider – “A 1953 training film for a mechanical fire control computer aboard Navy Ships. Amazing how problems of mathematical computation were solved so elegantly in “permanent” mechanical form, before microprocessors became inexpensive and commonplace.”

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The Mars Underground

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PBS – Car of the Future

“Tom Magliozzi has a problem. The wacky co-host of NPR’s Car Talk needs to replace his beloved 1952 MG roadster. But where do you turn to in today’s car market? Is new technology about to transform the way we drive?” … Continue reading

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Steve Perlman – OnLive, Mova, and new wireless technology

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