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James Wimshurst’s Electrostatic Immortality

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It was this style of generator that Wimshurst began tinkering with in his home workshop in the early 1880s. With the assistance of his two sons, he created a laboratory and workshop where he tinkered with influence machines until he perfected his design. You can also build your own device with items from a hardware store.

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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Terman stressed that KAIS should aim to “satisfy the needs of Korean industry and Korean industrial establishments for highly trained and innovative specialists, rather than to add to the world’s store of basic knowledge.” Favorite periodical: TIME magazine. South Korea’s Founding Lab. Hero: His father, Kim Byung-Woon.

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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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His passion for the field led him from New York City’s used electronics stores to elite university laboratories, through the intense early years of the microprocessor revolution and the tumult of the video game industry, and ultimately to his job today: high-tech private eye. You’re crazy.” But word went out.

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