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IBM’s Fall From World Dominance

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He was therefore perfectly positioned to be the author of the definitive corporate history of the company he used to work for, in a book entitled IBM: The Rise and Fall and Reinvention of a Global Icon , which was published in 2019 by MIT Press. James Cortada Timing is everything. IBM as well keeps shrinking while its competitors are growing.

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How E Ink Developed Full-Color e-Paper

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It was the end of 2008, October, right before the holiday shopping season. Its resolution was simply too low and the colors not bright enough for people who were used to the high resolution of tablet computers or print magazines. This is the moment that the concept of electronic paper, or e-paper, went mainstream.

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Labour's £5,000 sweetener to launch electric car revolution | Environment | The Guardian

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Photograph: Graeme Robertson/Guardian Consumers are to be offered incentives of up to £5,000 to purchase an electric car under government plans to be unveiled today that will also see the creation of electric car cities across the UK and the launch of large-scale experiments with ultra-green vehicles.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

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Real Life EV Stories A Case for Electricity Plug In America Positions Energy Policy Frequently Asked Questions About Plug-in Buses Who Killed the Electric Car? Prop 87 Missed Opportunity RAVs to Keep Rolling in LA Holiday EVangelism ZEVTech Saving RAVs Holiday EVangelism Who Killed the Electric Car? 1 Point Reyes EVs Did You Know?

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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From 1975, when the nation had barely begun producing its first transistors, to 2008, when he retired from teaching, Kim trained more than 100 students, effectively creating the first two generations of South Korean semiconductor experts. His schooling in South Korea and at Columbia had primarily emphasized book learning and theory.

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MAEAA Web Links

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Comutacar : Scott HullsC-cars and upgrades DaihatsuFellow Van : Interesting Japanese conversion. No picturesof his car yet though.) PlymouthHorizon : RLewits Home Page, car was for sale but he sold it. Citicar :John Buckman has sold his Citicar but he still has some great info on Citicarparts.

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James Wimshurst’s Electrostatic Immortality

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In 1886 he published a book, Static Electricity. In volume 17 of Make magazine (2009), the steampunk enthusiast known as Jake von Slatt described how to build a Wimshurst machine. Von Slatt also appeared in IEEE Spectrum ’s October 2008 article “ The Steampunk Contraptors.”) Queen & Co.)

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