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...building on the computer with programs that even factor in the dimension of time. We can see how components react to stress over the years, so that building doesn't go out of plumb." The second is that with computers, engineers and architects can also produce accurate three-dimensional designs, then a 3-D model, which is easier for subcontractors to follow accurately than the old two-dimensional blueprints or specs. "We give that to the fabricators, the steel erector, the exterior wall façade supplier," says Thornton. "The 3D model makes for less error in the construction phase...
Nye says the form allowed for a different mode of exploration of politics. “I felt I could capture another dimension of power through fiction,” he says. “Academic writing tends to generalize, while fiction tries to particularize. It tries to use one...
There has been lately a lot of talk about this “opting” business. The idea of “opting,” a phrase I once used casually to say whether or not I’d like to do something, has recently taken on...
“There are a lot of people who actually want this document,” she said. “There’s a kind of educational dimension to this whole thing.”
Associate Librarian of Harvard College for Collections Jeffrey L. Horrell said the immense audio library would add a new dimension to Harvard’s already vast research capacity.