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This town is going to cover its cemetery with solar canopies

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Éric Boquaire, the president of Brier’energie, told pv magazine France that the 8,000-square-meter (86,111-square-foot) canopy will consist of 5,000 solar panels. I personally think this project is innovative. That’s because the commune of Saint-Joachim is in the center of the Brière marsh. A sensible use of space, or a step too far?

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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He studied at Seoul National University and then at Columbia University, in New York City, where he earned his doctorate under. And in 2019, he was named a Person of Distinguished Service to Science and Technology, one of the nation’s highest honors. Favorite periodical: TIME magazine. Legend and Legacy.

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Xerox Parc’s Engineers on How They Invented the Future—and How Xerox Lost It

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Colorful weather maps on TV news programs. Networks that link personal computers in offices. There was a rivalry in Datamation [magazine] advertisements between Xerox’s SDS and DEC,” recalled Alan Kay, who came to PARC as a researcher from Stanford University ‘s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in late 1970. Laser printers.

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How the Graphical User Interface Was Invented

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brought the friendly interface to thousands of personal computer users. The combination of windowing displays, menus, icons, and a mouse that is increasingly used on personal computers and workstations. 12, 1989, PC Magazine contains six articles on graphical user interfaces for personal computers and workstations.

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How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor

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In May 1971 an article in Datamation magazine mentioned the product, and the following November Intel produced its first ad for the 4004 CPU and placed it in Electronic News. and New York City. You’re crazy.” And finally, they estimated that sales might total only 2000 chips a year. But word went out.

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