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    different locations in order to understand its architecture. Later AVIDAC was recreated at Argonne National Laboratory, JOHNNIAC at the RAND Corporation, ILLIAC at the University of Illinois, MANIAC at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, ORDVAC at Aberdeen Proving Grounds. Von Neumann’s legacy was represented by the IAS-class computers built around the world during the 1950s for commercial and government use. Today, we have modern computers even ten thousand times faster than ENIAC’s times, but…

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    Edwin Hubble

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    He helped us to better understand the galaxy in which we live by proving the existence of other galaxies and helping us to better conceptualize the size and distance of other planets. Hubble is also responsible for creating the Hubble sequence, a classification system for galaxies that is still used today and also the…

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    An unreliable person will never be promoted. Reliability also has intrinsic value from the knowledge that one is trusted by others. ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. 27, 2014) -- The U.S. Army is testing systems to improve how fuel is monitored and tracked across the battlefield, officials said. Scott Nielsen, a project engineer with the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering…

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    Comparing the Tactics of Kaminer and The Economist The 21st century technology makes people live in a world full of monitors. Wherever we go, there is a various kind of surveillance system watching people. In the 2000s, two authors, Wendy Kaminer and The Economist brought the issue of surveillance system in their articles “Trading Liberty for Illusions” (2002) which is written by Wendy Kaminer and “If Looks Could Kill” (2008) by The Economist. Kaminer’s article focuses more on the negative sides…

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    Edwin Hubble's Five Senses

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    findings. His work let him obtain an award called the American Association Price along with 500 dollars. Once again, Hubble’s life came to a screeching halt in 1942 where he left the Mount Wilson Observatory to go fight in World War II on Aberdeen Proving Ground. He was awarded the Legion of Merit medal in 1946 for his service in World War II. At last, he went back to the observatory. For his many astronomical achievements and contributions, he was made Honorary Fellow of Queen’s college…

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