petersigrist | Shared With: Everyone - May 11 2008 | technology, history, ideas, interesting, innovation, invention, engineering
Quoted: Does technology drive history?
petersigrist | Shared With: Everyone - Oct 20 2007 | people, history, world, future, time, technology
This is part of a great series. Another title that caught my eye was "Crowdsourcing the Future."
Quoted: The key transition figure was Charles Lyell, whose Principles of Geology, first published in 1830, promulgated the concept of geologic time. This was a world-shaking development, comparable to the insight of Copernicus that the Earth revolved around the sun. Prior to the 19th century, people in the West had generally assumed that the world was less than 6,000 years old. After Lyell, people had to contend with the mind-boggling idea that the world was, in fact, billions of years old, with billions of years still to come.
ShareViewed: 1 Time- petersigrist | Shared With: Everyone - Sep 10 2007 | architecture, technology, engineering, exhibitions, cities, planning, history, development, photography, travel, design
A history of British architecture, with exceptional photos.
Quoted: select your time period, and get to know the chief characteristics of British architecture. Choose from the Middle Ages, Tudor and Stuart, Georgian, Victorian periods and the twentieth century.
ShareViewed: 27 Times - petersigrist | Shared With: Everyone - Sep 09 2007 | cities, world, transportation, planning, research, international, development, sustainability, engineering, technology, history, museums, travel
Hungary has quite the amazing history of public transportation. This site provides a lot of interesting background on the subject, including photos and a review of the Budapest Urban Public Transport Museum at Szentendre.
ShareViewed: 3 Times - petersigrist | Shared With: Everyone - Aug 23 2007 | technology, mystery, oija, web, history, board
Just what I need! I have so many questions for historical figures.
Quoted: Welcome to the Museum of Talking Boards.
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petersigrist | Shared With: Everyone - Aug 21 2007 | news, technology, engineering, people, history
Hmmm...I wonder if I could cover the entire ceiling of my office with old CDs.
Quoted: Now, the CD may be seeing the end of its days. Kramer, the retired engineer, said he expected the CD to be replaced by "the MP3 and all the little things that the boys and girls have in their pockets."
ShareViewed: 1 Time- petersigrist | Shared With: Everyone - Aug 11 2007 | technology, video, history, business, people, innovation, ideas
click to playStunning presentation, Chariots of Fire, a historic moment...
Quoted: Demo of the first Apple Macintosh by Steve Jobs, January 1984, in front of 3000 people. Andy Hertzfeld captured the moment quite well in his retelling: "Pandemonium reigns as the demo completes. Steve has the biggest smile I've ever seen on his face, obviously holding back tears as he is overwhelmed by the moment.
ShareViewed: 29 Times - petersigrist | Shared With: Everyone - Jul 09 2007 | technology, engineering, flight, travel, museums, ideas, people, history
This person must have been in awesome shape to pedal an airplane across the English Channel. Apparently the Gossamer Albatross II is on display at the Seattle Museum of Flight.
Quoted: The Gossamer Albatross was a human-powered aircraft built by American aeronautical engineer Dr. Paul B. MacCready's AeroVironment. On June 12, 1979 it completed a successful crossing of the English Channel to win the second Kremer prize. The aircraft was powered using pedals to drive a large two-bladed propeller. Piloted by amateur cyclist Bryan Allen it completed the crossing in 2 hours and 49 minutes at an altitude of 5 feet...
ShareViewed: 36 Times - petersigrist | Shared With: Everyone - Jul 04 2007 | video, technology, flight, history, inspiration, engineering, innovation
click to playOne of the most awe-inspiring clips I've ever seen.
ShareViewed: 64 Times - petersigrist | Shared With: Everyone - Jul 04 2007 | video, funny, flight, history, innovation, engineering, technology
click to playAmazing to see the failed attempts that paved the way for the Wright brothers. Some are hilarious, especially the guy with the jet pack and ice skates.
Quoted: Clips of vintage film footage of failed attempts at flight. The final clip is of the Wright Brothers.
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