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...When Motorola developed Micro TAC, the first pocket-size cellular phone, engineers made the device sturdy enough to be dropped from a height of 4 ft. onto a concrete surface without breaking...
Philip M. Sadler, director of educational projects at the center, said Friday that the National Science Foundation (NSF) this summer approved the grant to fund the Micro Observatory, a project conceived by researchers at the center...
...addition to the Micro Observatory, the Harvard-Smithsonian Center sponsors three other educational programs, including a summer seminar for high school astronomy teachers, a project for incorporating astronomy into high school science courses and a project using computer simulations to teach advanced physical concepts at both the secondary and college level...
...coordinating committee of the review suggested that the core curriculum for the school's two-year Management in Public Policy Program (MPP) replace three semesters of required courses in statistics, public management and micro-economics with courses in ethics, politics and macro-economics or finance...
There are some shortcomings, however. The Micro TAC telephone can be used for just 75 minutes before needing a recharge, while larger models permit about 2 1/2 hours of conversation...