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Celebrating the Life of Columbia Professor Stephen Unger

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He wrote several papers on ethics and technology, as well as computer science, and he penned articles for IEEE Technology and Society Magazine and The Institute. Unger’s personal blog, “ Ends and Means ,” addressed ethical questions surrounding education, electronic voting, robotics, and other topics.

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Remembering the Legacy of Trailblazing Technologist Gordon Moore

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Intel microprocessors now power personal computers made by major manufacturers including Dell , HP , and IBM. His original hypothesis, published in a 1965 Electronics magazine article , was that the number of transistors would double each year. His projection came true over the decade that followed. billion to charitable causes.

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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During the third period, from 2000 on, industry seized the helm of semiconductor development. And in 2019, he was named a Person of Distinguished Service to Science and Technology, one of the nation’s highest honors. Since 2000, the country has been a major importer of South Korean chips. Favorite periodical: TIME magazine.

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Inventing Postscript, the Tech That Took the Pain out of Printing

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It would have been quite different had Warnock and company not been in the right place at the right time to meet the right person. The time was right because of the imminence of three hardware developments: the first low-cost, bit-mapped personal computer, the first low-cost laser printer, and a decline in price of high-density memory chips.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

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I just read the article in the June/July issue of Homepower magazine written by two firemen who have solar panels on their roofs. FROM HOMEPOWER MAGAZINE written by Fire engineer Matthew Paiss: Access, pathways, and smoke-ventilation space: Providing a 3-foot setback from the edges of the roofline. BRADLEY’S BACKGROUND IN SOLAR.

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Flight Simulator Gave Birth to 3D Video-Game Graphics

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In 1977, he wrote an article for Kilobaud: The Small Computer Magazine describing the “Sublogic Three-Dimensional Micrographics Package” he had created, which brought 3D to microcomputers outfitted with the popular Motorola 6800 microprocessor. It didn’t depict real airspace or modern airplanes. Artwick was right.

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Speech Processing Pioneer Sadaoki Furui Dies at 77

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Among the awards he received was a 2016 Bunka Korosha (Person of Cultural Merit) Award , one of the highest honors bestowed by the Japanese government. Boehm’s honors included the 2000 IEEE Harlan D. He served on the board twice, from 1994 to 2000 and again from 2006 to 2010. He was also a member of the U.S. Mills Award.