Time is considered one of our most valuable assets. The keeping of time goes all the way back to the beginning of civilization. Both historians and archeologists believe that stationary and portable sun-dials were probably developed in Egypt or Mesopotamia. The oldest extant sun-dial can be found in Egypt and dates back to 1500 BCE. We know that the early Egyptians used the pyramids as well as the obelisks as a forerunner to the sundial.
OHIO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
CONTRIBUTIONS BY COUNTY
1. ADAMS
Natural Scientific Features/Events:
• Notable natural areas in Adams County are found in the following locations [27,53-56,187]:
Bratton Twp.: Woodland Altars
Franklin Twp: Brush Creek Forest & Strait Creek Prairie Bluff
Green Twp.: Cave Hollow & Laurel Strath
Jefferson Twp.: Blue Cedar Bog, Buzzardroost Rock, Cedar Falls, Lynx, Red Rock, Sparrowood, & The Wilderness
Meets Twp.: Davis Memorial Forest
Twain was also keenly aware, however, of the limitations of technology. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court shows technology improving communication, productivity, and personal hygiene. But it is unable to conquer what Twain considered the true problem: a society in which people do not think for themselves. Machines can be wonderful tools, Twain suggests, but they are only tools. The finest technology in all the realm does not excuse us from exercising our own judgment, a theme Twain would doubtless return to were he publishing today.
As we enter a new millennium, we take for granted much of what was new and marvelous to the people of Twain's era. Understanding the technological developments of Twain's lifetime (1835 - 1910) may provide greater appreciation of this novel, one of the first science fiction novels written in America.
Hardy:The History of the Net
Master's Thesis
School of Communications
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI 49401
If we could look in on the future at say, the year 2000, would we see a unity, a federation, or a fragmentation? That is: would we see a single multi-purpose network encompassing all applications and serving everyone? Or a more or less coherent system of intercommunicating networks? Or an incoherent assortment of isolated noncommunicating networks... The middle alternative--the more or less coherent network of networks-- appears to have a fairly high probability and also to be desirable...
[Licklider and Vezza 1978, p. 1342]
This subject has a rich history attached to it. In order to understand the full discovery and development of moving pictures, we must study the various elements of not only this medium, but all others which are related to cinematography and especially photography. This timeline will provide more than a substantial glimpse into the discoveries of these elements which include; optics, pinhole images, camera obscura, persistence of vision, showmen, magic lanterns, light, lenses, light-sensitive substances, phantasmagoria, motion study analysis, photography, and stop-action series photography in the overall growth of photography and ultimately, the movement of pictures.
This website presents a retrospective history of the dawn of film, and a pre-history of cinema. In fifteen chapters, broken down chronologically, the text deals with the origin of motion pictures and the ancestors of cinema, culminating with the birth of motion pictures in the nineteenth century. This site provides a substantial glimpse into the history and discovery of the marriage of photography, light and shadow, optics and lenses, glass and celluloid, into movement known as cinematography. Each chapter includes brief essays on various innovations and important figures in the development of new technologies, as well as numerous images. A bibliography and page of links to related sites should provide researchers with additional avenues to explore.
This site has been set up as a service to all those dedicated people, who are endeavoring to ensure the history of the typewriter lives on for future generations to enjoy and learn from.
In a country like Australia so removed from the rest of the world this discussion forum hopefully will add to the store of information available.
Around the turn of the century, many machines found their way down under with the tremendous pressures of a developing vibrant economy, which rocketed Australia to a very high standard of living.
How come the writing machine with its rich fascinating history which so influenced commerce, the emancipation of women, is virtually unknown? 1000's of patents were filed during the 19th century covering 100's of the most intriguing designs and we just take the writing machine for granted! Around the turn of the century the typewriter was like the computer was ten years ago, the commercial pressures were tremendous with companies floating and going broke every day trying to gain market share and to devise the perfect writing machine. Who invented it ? Why? When? Where?
Everyone knows what an early Daimler was like but the first commercial typewriter ?
The Medieval Technology Pages are an attempt to provide accurate, referenced information on technological innovation and related subjects in western Europe during the Middle Ages. There are several ways to access this information. The most direct method is through the Subject Index which provides direct access to all the technology pages. Many of the articles are also present in a historical Timeline. And material can be found by examining the References which back-reference all articles through the sources used.
The New England Wireless and Steam Museum is composed of five buildings as shown in the image below. The red building on the left houses the wireless collection. The next building to the right is the Massie Wireless System station, "PJ", built in 1907. It is the oldest surviving working wireless station in the world. It was moved to this site from Point Judith, RI.to avoid demolition. The building in the center houses the stationary steam engine collection. This collection includes the only surviving George H. Corliss engine running under steam today. The next building to the right is the Mayes building named in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Thorn L. Mayes, longtime supporters of the museum. The Mayes building houses the library and the collection of steam engine models. The building at the far right is a meeting house built in 1822. This building was also moved to this site to avoid demolition. The meeting house is available for meetings and weddings, etc.
A timeline history of the IBM Typewriter with old ads to show what the machines looked like. Click on the thumbnail to see an enlargement of that ad.
