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Breitling Orbiter
Brian Jones Explains Breitling 3's First Mid-Air Problem

  By Witnify • March 13, 2014 Uncategorized
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Explorer Brian Jones explains the first issue he and co-pilot Bertrand Piccard had with the amount of helium in their balloon when they launched on March 1, 1999. Continue reading

Tagged   Balloon, Bertrand Piccard, Breitling Orbiter, Breitling Orbiter 3, Brian Jones, Nature, Science and Technology
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Breitling Orbiter
Brian Jones Explains Why The Breitling Orbiter 3 Succeeded

  By Witnify • March 13, 2014 Uncategorized
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Explorer Brian Jones discusses how the teamwork of engineers and support staff was the main reason he and co-pilot Bertrand Piccard succeeded at their third attempt to circumnavigate the globe by balloon. Continue reading

Tagged   Balloon, Bertrand Piccard, Breitling Orbiter, Breitling Orbiter 3, Brian Jones, Nature, Science and Technology
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Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein’s Anti-Nazi Speech

  By Witnify • March 11, 2014 Uncategorized
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Albert Einstein, a Jewish scientist, gives a anti-Nazi speech that compares their ideal world to one without some of the best artists and scientists of his time. Continue reading

Tagged   Albert Einstein, Science and Technology
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Albert Einstein
Friends of Einstein Share Their Memories

  By Witnify • March 11, 2014 Uncategorized
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Stephanie Asker, Gillett Griffin, and Professor John Stachel share their memories of Albert Einstein as a man and a lover of peace. Continue reading

Tagged   Albert Einstein, Science and Technology
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Albert Einstein
In-Depth With Cornelius Lanczos on Albert Einstein's Life & Work

  By Witnify • March 11, 2014 Uncategorized
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Cornelius Lanczos, a theoretical physicist and applied mathematician, spends an hour remembering his friend Albert Einstein is this in depth interview from 1972. Continue reading

Tagged   Albert Einstein, Science and Technology
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Facebook
Sheryl Sandberg Explains How Zuckerberg Convinced Her to Work For Facebook

  By Witnify • March 7, 2014 Uncategorized
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Sheryl Sandberg remembers how Mark Zuckerberg was able to convince her to work for him and she shares her opinion of the young Facebook creator. Continue reading

Tagged   Business, Facebook, Science and Technology, Sheryl Sandberg
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NASA
Alfred McEwen on Photos Captured by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

  By Witnify • March 7, 2014 Uncategorized
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Alfred McEwen, the scientist responsible for the HiRISE camera, remembers the successful landing of NASA's Phoenix spacecraft photographed by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on May 25, 2008 and discusses some of the images they received from the MRO. Continue reading

Tagged   Alfred McEwen, NASA, Science and Technology, Space
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Apple Inc.
From the Homebrew Computer Club to Apple Inc.

  By Sarah Dejak • March 5, 2014 Uncategorized
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Steve Wozniak explains how his personality affected the beginning of The Homebrew Computer Club as well as how Steve Jobs took a particular fondness to the way Wozniak handled computers, creating the idea of starting the Apple company. Continue reading

Tagged   Apple Inc., Business, Homebrew Computer Club, Science and Technology, Steve Wozniak
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Apple Inc.
Harry Garland on the First Case of Software Piracy

  By Witnify • March 4, 2014 Uncategorized
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Harry Garland, an original member of the Homebrew Computer Club, remembers when Bill Gates pleaded with the Club to stop copying Altair BASIC, an act considered the first form of software piracy. Continue reading

Tagged   1970s, Apple Inc., Arts and Culture, Computer, Homebrew Computer Club, Science and Technology
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Apple Inc.
Lee Felsenstein Explains the Homebrew Computer Club Rules

  By Witnify • March 4, 2014 Uncategorized
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Lee Felsenstein, moderator of the Homebrew Computer Club, describes the process members had to follow if they wanted to speak and remembers using humor to control the arguments that would commonly break out. Continue reading

Tagged   1970s, Apple Inc., Arts and Culture, Computer, Homebrew Computer Club, Science and Technology
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