On October 17, 1907, Guglielmo Marconi’s company begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service between Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada and Clifden, Ireland. This service, also known as radio communications, proved instrumental on April 14, 1912 when the RMS Titanic sank in the four days into her maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York City. The Titanic’s two radio operators where employed by Marconi’s company and a third on land relayed emergency information for 72 hours to the rescue ship the RMS Carpathia. On 18 June 1912, Marconi gave evidence to the Court of Inquiry into the loss of the Titanic regarding the marine telegraphy’s functions and the procedures… Continue Reading
Technology
I Wanna Be An Engineer by: Only Won – the Lyrical Engineer
This song is a shout out to all the tireless, analytical people who make the technologies, structures and creature comforts of modern society possible. It’s joyful lyrics make me feel appreciation and gratitude for all the engineers out there. As of this posting, it has received over 500,000 views in just 3 weeks.
TEDx Bay Area TEDWomen Event
On December 8, 2010 TEDx BayArea is gathering a diverse group of thought leaders at the SAP Executive Briefing Center to celebrate the powerful community of women in San Francisco and Silicon Valley in conjunction with the Global TEDWomen event. Speakers will be addressing a heterogeneous audience of women and men chosen to reflect the diversity of Silicon Valley. Our goal is to create a stimulating day of presentations, discussions, entertainment and art that will spark new ideas and opportunities for women all over the world. Speakers include: Dominique Crenn Chef de Cuisine Luce at InterContinental SF, Iron Chef winner over Iron Chef Michael Symon and Michelin star recipient in… Continue Reading
Edison Patents the Film Camera
On October 17, 1888, Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph with images only 1/32 inch wide. Edison’s claim is that it will ‘do for the eye what the phonograph does for the ear.’ Thomas Edison’s interest in motion pictures began before 1888. In February of that year, he visited inventor Eadweard Muybridge where Muybridge proposed that they collaborate and combine the Zoopraxiscope with the Edison phonograph. Although apparently intrigued, Edison decided not to participate in such a partnership, perhaps realizing that the Zoopraxiscope was not a very practical or efficient way of recording motion. He filed a caveat to his phonograph patent on October 17, 1888, protecting… Continue Reading
