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wardenclyffe laboratory
from nikola tesla posted in technology by pete_nice
This entry is part of a blog post called the life and locations of nikola tesla.
bishop dubourg high school
from jack dorsey, twitter, square posted in technology by tacopolis
Bishop DuBourg High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in St. Louis, Missouri. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis.
Jack Dorsey, one of the founders of Twitter and developer of the Square mobile device (ya know, that square thing on the cell phone that the people in the food trucks use), graduated from Bishop DuBourg in 1995.
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from oil industry, petroleum posted in technology by corporate_sunshine
The term "derrick" refers to the structure's resemblance to the type of gallows from which a hangman's noose hangs.
The derrick type of gallows in turn got its name from Thomas Derrick, an English executioner from the Elizabethan era who executed more than 3,000 people, including the guy who gave him the job, the Earl of Essex.
view full location details...ocean star offshore drilling rig museum
from oil industry, petroleum posted in technology by corporate_sunshine
Ever wonder how they get all that delicious "texas tea" out from the ocean floor?
Ever wish that they had a museum showing the massive industrial-scale technology necessary to keep up your environmentally destructive lifestyle?
Guess what? They do! It's in Galveston, Texas.
The Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig Museum is comprised of three main portions.
1.) The Museum and Education portion has a full derrick set-up, and also a blowout preventer, drill pipe, and a cementing unit (bring your camera)!
2.) The Offshore Pioneers Hall of Fame features the bold visionaries who were willing to see the profit in exploiting a volatile, finite natural resource (hint: there's a President in their Hall of Fame)!
3.) Educational Programs to enhance public knowledge, which even includes "field trips and overnight and summer camps." Bring your hard hat, Jimmy! This here's a working vacation.
view full location details...dymaxion car factory
from dymaxion car, buckminster fuller posted in technology by corporate_sunshine
On July 12, 1933, the first three-wheeled, multi-directional Dymaxion car rolled off the factory floor at this location. Housed in the former factory building of the Locomobile company, the Dymaxion car was developed by Buckminster Fuller as an addition to his line of Dymaxion brand products developed to improve all of humanity's living conditions.
The Dymaxion car could carry 11 passengers and reached a documented speed of 90 mph. The rear wheel (of the three-wheeled car) powered and steered the vehicle, a departure from contemporary design.
At the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, an accident with the Dymaxion car damaged the first prototype badly, killing the driver, and seriously injuring the two passengers; one of whom was William Sempill, aviation pioneer and Japanese spy.
Investors backed out, partially out of fears that the new, efficient and economical car would eliminate current vehicle distribution channels and second-hand markets.
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