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Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

admin Uncategorized March 1, 2010
“Consider Steven Spielberg. At the age of thirty-six, he had become the most successful filmmaker in history. He’s already responsible for four of the ten top-grossing films of all time, including E. T., The Extra-Terrestrial, the highest-grossing film ever. How did he reach that ...Read More
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Early train cars design

Early train cars design

admin Uncategorized February 23, 2010
Sometimes previous experience blinds us to new perspectives. Early train cars were designed with no central aisles, and with brakes that had to be operated by a conductor seated outside, on top of the train car. Why such a dangerous practice? Because these early ...Read More
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Auto Pilot

Auto Pilot

admin Uncategorized February 22, 2010
“Why would “smarter” brains work less hard? One strong bet is that when we are inexperienced—when we still have a lot to learn—we have to make a conscious effort to think about what we’re doing. But later, after we’ve become more adept, much of what ...Read More
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QWERTY keyboard story

QWERTY keyboard story

admin Uncategorized February 22, 2010
“An engineer named Christopher Scholes designed the QWERTY layout in 1873 specifically to slow typists down; the typewriting machines of the day tended to jam if the typist went too fast. But then the Remington Sewing Machine Company mass-produced a typewriter using the QWERTY ...Read More
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