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- 101: A Short History On Computers
- ... instructions per second. Microprocessors equipped with read-only memory (ROM), which stores constantly used, unchanging programs, now performed an increased number of process-control, testing, monitoring, and diagnosing functions, like automobile ignition systems, automobile-engine diagnosis, and production-line inspection duties. Cray Research and Control Data Inc. dominated the field of supercomputers, or the most powerful computer systems, through the 1970s and 1980s. New ...
- 102: Internal Combustion Engines
- ... The invention and early development of internal-combustion engines are usually credited to three Germans. Nikolaus Otto patented and built (1876) the first such engine; Karl Benz built the first automobile to be powered by such an engine (1885); and Gottlieb Daimler designed the first high-speed internal- combustion engine (1885) and carburetor. Rudolf Diesel invented a successful compression-ignition engine ... a combustion chamber. An internal-combustion engine must also have some kind of transmission system to control and direct the mechanical energy where it is needed; for example, in an automobile the energy must be directed to the driving wheels. Since these engines are not able to start under a load, a transmission system must be used to "disengage" the engine ...
- 103: Henry Ford: A Life in Brief
- ... people with horses as the car startled them. Henry quit his very promising job at the Edison Illuminating Company on August 15, 1989. He was to head the new Detroit Automobile Company. Instead of producing any cars though, Henry spent the money on improving his design. The experimental models that he produced cost a great deal of money and a little more than a year later, the Detroit Automobile Company had failed. To gain supporters, Henry built a racing car. If he could win a race, he could get backers and form his own company. Henry did successfully win ...
- 104: Police Blunders in The Manson Investigation
- ... out but then she pushed the button to open the front gate and it did. She began to walk up the driveway when she noticed that there was an unfamiliar automobile in the driveway. She figured, though, that it was only a visitor and continued toward the house. When she entered, she picked up the phone and the line was dead ... ground there were pools of blood and a body on the lawn. She ran out of the house in a panic and on her way out she passed the unfamiliar automobile in the driveway and this time, looking inside, saw yet another body (Bugliosi & Gentry 5). She ran from the estate screaming "Murder Death Bodies Blood" (Begg & Fido 134). Knowing she ...
- 105: Alcatraz Island (The Prison)
- ... the last stop in the federal penitentiary pipeline. It housed famous criminals such as Al “Scar face” Capone, George “Machine Gun” Kelly, and Robert Stroud, “The Birdman of Alcatraz” (American Automobile Association 81). The warden, James Johnston, turned it into such a brutal place that even the most hardened criminals started calling it “Hellcatraz”. That raises the question was Alcatraz’s ... was brutal but every convict in there had earned it one way or another. For many inmates, Alcatraz was the only truly intimidating thing in the world. “The Rock” (American Automobile Association 81) is a fascinating place with a fascinating and sometimes gruesome history.
- 106: Personal Writing: Living In Both Texas and New York City
- ... nice place but it lacked the public transportation that I was used to back in the cities. Down here, almost everyone travel from point a to point B with an automobile. I was under the age of having a license so I often biked my way around the neighborhood within the five mile radius. I began my first year and attended ... was at a higher expense, people of the city have less time to worry about how to get from one point to another. In Sugar Land, a person without an automobile is just as bad as a handicap on a wheelchair. Although I lived in New York City for several years, I had to consider myself as a Texan because I ...
- 107: Mexico
- ... of which becomes more Americanized while the other remains a Third World entity. An example of Mexico's international trade performance: Government policy and the export performance of the Mexican automobile industry. The Mexican automobile industry is slowly strengthening its foothold in the international market. This trend can be attributed to government policies geared toward global competitiveness and adjustments made by multinational companies to change ...
- 108: Trends In Policing
- ... Vollmer s theory that officers should be college educated. The use of automobiles has its advantages and disadvantages, just as any other method of patrol does. The uses of an automobile patrol are many, it has a very fast response time to service calls, it is an excellent way of providing traffic control, it is the ideal way of transporting individuals ... police officers access to certain areas, unless it is a motorcycle unit where the officer could easily maneuver through congested areas of traffic and alleyways. The major downside to the automobile patrol is that it limits the contact with the citizens which is necessary for effective police work. Another type of patrol that we have seen incorporated into law enforcement is ...
- 109: Methods Of Therapy
- ... area are in no way limited to mental areas; mental problems almost always cause physical ailments. When we think of therapy after an accident of some sort such as an automobile collision, we generally tend to term this physical therapy. Following a similar thought process then, would lead us to believe that there is a term for mental therapy, and there ... area are in no way limited to mental areas; mental problems almost always cause physical ailments. When we think of therapy after an accident of some sort such as an automobile collision, we generally tend to term this physical therapy. Following a similar thought process then, would lead us to believe that there is a term for mental therapy, and there ...
- 110: Only Yesterday
- ... people only bought the items that they could afford but the new generation of consumers began to purchase their goods on credit. This caused an economic boom. Radio and the automobile companies had the most success but companies that sold cosmetics, appliances, and other new inventions did well also. Farmers and textiles did poorly and many farmers fled the countryside to ...
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