Articles Tagged with history

Programmable (II)

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Victory of the geeks

We note one time when the computer-engineers won over the marketers.

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What kind of scientist?

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Astronomers of different eras

We note that different kinds of people have become astronomers, depending on when they worked.

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The limits of the eye

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Ordering the planets

There are some things that the naked eye just can’t do.

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This is my country

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non-nations

We consider alternatives to the nation-state.

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The original source

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Old books

Sometimes it helps to go back to the original.

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On libraries

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Books of many kinds

We present an unusual motivation to run for public office.

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Fresh-ground

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Far and near

Technology and economics, fruit and spices, and a nutmeg-grater.

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Stories in the air (I)

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The definitive version

There are some stories you just know.  How?

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Distant cousins

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The extended family

We make a count of our relations.

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Tilting at windmills

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The vanishing knight

Where did Don Quixote go?

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