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James Wimshurst’s Electrostatic Immortality

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They are a class of generator that converts mechanical work into electrostatic energy through induction. It was this style of generator that Wimshurst began tinkering with in his home workshop in the early 1880s. His updated instructions are available online in a five-part series. By 1883 he had solidified his design.

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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That success can be traced in part to Kim, now an emeritus professor at KAIST. Later, the converted Kim would become the “loudest-speaking” professor at KAIST, according to several fellow faculty members, and they say his absence made the whole campus seem quiet. Kim rose quickly within Fairchild’s hierarchy.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

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Westbrook, 2001 "Gasoline to Electric Conversion Manual: A Workshop Guide for High Schools", published by the Electric Vehicle Society of Canada, July 2005 "History of the Electric Automobile: Hybrid electric vehicles", by Ernest H. com Vigil to save last remaining 78 EV1 cars www.pluginamerica.com/saveev1.htm htm Advocates of the Th!

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How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor

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is already up to his elbows in electronic parts, digging through stacks of dusty circuit boards. Ted Hoff is part of electronics industry legend. But the technical part of Hoff’s mind has no off-switch, and he quickly concluded that the engineers were going in the wrong direction. Ted) Hoff Jr. in Rochester, NY. San Jose, Calif.,

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