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Separate MIT, IEA reports both outline major expansion in role of natural gas; caution on climate benefits

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Speaking at the launch of the IEA report in London, IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka said that “ An expansion of gas use alone is no panacea for climate change. ” The MIT report said that natural gas should be seen as a “ bridge ” to a low-carbon regime, rather than as the ultimate long-term solution itself.

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The Vacuum Tube’s Forgotten Rival

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V-2 rockets it used to rain destruction on London. A second wire also wrapped around the core forms a control winding. The control winding includes many turns of wire, so by passing a relatively small direct current through it, the iron core can be forced into or out of saturation. David Schneider. In 1956, the. Sperry Rand Co.

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Robert Kahn: The Great Interconnector

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In 1965, Larry Roberts, then at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory , connected one computer in Massachusetts to another in California over a telephone line. Kahn postponed his planned return to MIT and continued to work on expanding this network. Bob Kahn served on the MIT faculty from 1964 to 1966. But Roberts asked Kahn to stay.

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The Turbulent Past and Uncertain Future of Artificial Intelligence

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In 1967, MIT professor. In the late 1980s, the cold winds of commerce brought on the second AI winter. MIT professor Marvin Minsky predicted in 1967 that true artificial intelligence would be created within a generation. The MIT Museum. Cornell University Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections. million terms and 24.5

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