In 1876, Thomas Alva Edison patented something called the autographic printer. In 1891 a gentleman named Samuel O’Reilly improvised on this design and patented the first _____ ___.
In its present form this is a gun shaped machine and it utilizes electromagnetic coils in alternation to move a needle bar up or down to achieve its desired objective.
What?
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Saturday, January 24, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
208. A twisted tale....
It is a popular Persian legend narrated to the Qajar Shah of Persia by a storyteller named Mohammad Ali Naqib al-Mamalek.
The legend begins with the Cairo merchant, Chadsheh No'man setting out for India. On the voyage, No'man falls in love with the queen of Malekshah of Roum, who he finds in an island enroute, and abandons his journey to bring her back to Cairo with him. It turns out she is pregnant with Malekshah’s child, but when she gives birth, No'man eagerly passes off the child as his own and names the boy _________ -- meaning: Lion.
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The legend begins with the Cairo merchant, Chadsheh No'man setting out for India. On the voyage, No'man falls in love with the queen of Malekshah of Roum, who he finds in an island enroute, and abandons his journey to bring her back to Cairo with him. It turns out she is pregnant with Malekshah’s child, but when she gives birth, No'man eagerly passes off the child as his own and names the boy _________ -- meaning: Lion.
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Monday, January 19, 2009
207. Two to tango....
Identify both persons from the above painting by Delacroix. The grapevine had it that they shared a relationship.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
206. Graveyard Art?
The practitioners of this “art-form” when engaged in the relevant act, are typically dressed in a white gown - symbol of death, a black cloak- symbol of the grave and a high brown cap – symbol of the tombstone.
How do we know these practitioners?
How do we know these practitioners?
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