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The U.S. designs its satellites to stay in orbit for months or even years, and to perform a greater variety of functions. The U.S. currently has at least two photographic systems orbiting over the South Atlantic, the twelve-ton Big Bird and the newer KH-11. The systems are more...
Paradoxically, the computer passion is often stirred in youngsters who seem least likely to be interested in high tech. Jay Harstad, 12, of Minnetonka, Minn., Utters his house with poems and sketches but will do almost anything to avoid doing his math homework. Yet Jay is one of the Gatewood...
In the early days of the digital computer, this was extremely difficult. The machine reduces all the information it receives, whether it arrives as letters, numbers or graphic symbols, into the simplest possible electronic statements: either a yes or a no, represented by pulses of high or low voltage. To...
Machines are starting to speak up in a wide range of situations. Exit-Us of Easton, Conn., is marketing signs for hotels and other public buildings that broadcast the word exit in up to three languages during a fire or other emergency. Next year Chrysler reportedly will introduce a car...
The very factors that make entrepreneurs successful in starting companies can lead to problems later on. Frequently egotistical, the upstart executives seldom admit failure and sometimes refuse to share responsibility or hire good people to help run the company. A crucial turning point comes when a new enterprise reaches sales...