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Mike Dorthick Climbing Silicon Valley

Biography & Autobiography
English
87668 Words
Ages 16 and up
152
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An autobiography about the struggles I endured during my childhood after my father murdered my mother and fighting [more]

Keywords: autobiography, career, corporations, education, information technology, life, manufacturing, silicon valley, sociopath

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Michael Ziegenbalg Die Geschichte und historischen Schlüsselpunkte des Silicon Valley

Computers
German
3643 Words
Ages 10 and up
167
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Das Silicon Valley ist eine der bedeutendsten Regionen nicht nur der USA, sondern der ganzen Welt. Dieser Zustand [more]

Keywords: Computer, Geschichte des Computers

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Peter G Kinnon Unusual Perspectives

An Escape From Tunnel Vision

Science
English
2 Words
No Age Recommendation
1335
19

Is humankind soon to be superseded by a new dominant life-form? Are we heading towards a world in which all goods and services are essentially free and traffic congestion practically nil? How much Imagination is in a can of beans? Why does the human animal uniquely do so much unusual stuff? Sports, Arts, Sciences, Technologies? What is so very special about glass? Are computers very different from minds? When reduced to basics, does money correspond to gravity? How could that possibly be? Why do we laugh at jokes? Is the human consciousness best thought of as simply a navigator? Did warfare play an important part in the development of language? ALL THESE QUESTIONS ARE ADDRESSED IN "Unusual Perspectives". ODDLY, THEY CONVERGE INTO A COHERENT PATTERN. A PREVIOUSLY UNDEFINED " BIG PICTURE" WHICH MAY HAVE IMPORTANT PRACTICAL CONSEQUENCES FOR OUR SURVIVAL. [more]

Keywords: Chemistry, Future, Evolution, Technology, Nuclear fusion, Mind, Consciousness, Language, Philosophy, Gravitation, Diamond, DNA, Computer, Moore's law, Faraday, Newton, Einstein, Feynman, Darwin, Dawkins, Hume, Economics, Purpose, String theory, Singularity, Periodic table, Glass, Carbon, Silicon, Semiconductor, Synapse, Neural network, Internet, Big bang, Universe, Nucleosynthesis, Star, Helium, Nuclear reactor, Nature, Photosynthesis [more][Less]

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Christian Heinke escape

Die Flucht

Thriller
German
58337 Words
Ages 12 and up
812
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Wer verübt die Attentate auf die besten Hacker im Silicon Valley? Für die junge Peewee Russell beginnt ein [more]

Keywords: Internet, Künstliche Intelligenz, Hacker, Tech Noir, San Francisco, Technologie, Thriller, Singularität

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Emily Burbank Aluminum

Art
English
36888 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
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(or aluminum; see spelling differences) is a chemical element in the boron group with symbol Al and atomic number 13. It is a silvery white, soft, ductile metal. Aluminium is the third most abundant element (after oxygen and silicon), and the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust. It makes up about 8% by weight of the Earth's solid surface. Aluminium metal is so chemically reactive that native specimens are rare and limited to extreme reducing environments. Instead, it is found combined in over 270 different minerals.[5] The chief ore of aluminium is [more]

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Denis Hickey Breaking Free

Biography & Autobiography
English
2715 Words
Ages 18 and up
3
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Why would a man who has everything leave? Denis Hickey, a successful Silicon Valley businessman at the peak of his career, trades his Mercedes for a backpack and travels the world for a year. A year that would change his life forever. He leaves his high-powered job and hectic lifestyle, says goodbye to family and friends, and sets out on a care-free exploration of the world, people, and love. Breaking Free tells the story of a person driven by family and money who rejects further responsibility to follow his vision. The story pulls the reader into the intimacy and mystery of long term travel through the wilderness of Africa, explosiveness and charm of the Middle East, and the vastness and romance of Siberia. Denis challenges people he meets to answer tough questions, and faces hard ones of his own. [more]

Keywords: breaking free, travel, reawakening, over 50, baby boomer, new life, adventure, memoir, personal fulfillment

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Frederick Merrick White The Romance of the Secret Service Fund

Short Story
English
5894 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
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Frederick Merrick White (1859-1935) wrote a number of novels and short stories under the name "Fred M. White" including the six 'Doom of London' science-fiction stories, in which various catastrophes beset London. These include The Four Days' Night (1903), in which London is beset by a massive killer smog; The Dust of Death (1903), in which diphtheria infects the city, spreading from refuse tips and sewers; and The Four White Days (1903), in which a sudden and deep winter paralyses the city under snow and ice. These six stories all first appeared in Pearson's Magazine, and were illustrated by Warwick Goble. He was also a pioneer of the spy story, and in 2003, his series The Romance of the Secret Service Fund (written in 1899) was edited by Douglas G. Greene and published by Battered Silicon Dispatch Box. [more]

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Denis C. Hickey The Traveler

Breaking Free Book 2

Biography & Autobiography
English
1216 Words
Ages 18 and up
3
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Taking the road less traveled makes all the difference. “When you go home, Denis, stay with who you are now. If people like it, they will be with you. If they don’t, and you try to please them, you will be miserable.” Halfway through his year traveling the world, former Silicon Valley highflier Denis Hickey is forced to face his past and his potential futures. As a backpacker in his late forties, and unafraid to try anything, Denis has unforgettable encounters with everyone he meets. Crossing Turkey, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Bali, and Australia, he comes face to face with spirituality and religion, sex and love, poverty and death—from helping shoot a documentary on Bangkok prostitutes to chatting alone with Mother Theresa in Calcutta. Yet even as he unfolds a more open and less controlling personality, his family and friends from his old life join him on his adventures and challenge his newfound freedom and worldview. In The Traveler, the second book of the Breaking Free series, Denis confronts his life and choices with honesty, humor and insight. His personal journey to break free from the rigid roles imposed on us—to find love and new ways of living—will find an echo in everyone’s life. "Breaking Free is a story of courage and love, of happiness and failure, of confusion and clarity, and of regret and completion…. This is a story of us! A wonderful life adventure!" —Frank Zolfo, fellow traveler [more]

Keywords: breaking free, travel, reawakening, over 50, baby boomer, new life, adventure, memoir, personal fulfillment

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The effect of post welded heat treatment on mechanical properties and microstructure of friction stir welded Al 6063

Jasveer Singh, Dr. Chandan Deep Singh The effect of post welded heat treatment on mechanical properties and microstructure of friction stir welded Al 6063

Technology & Engineering
English
8856 Words
Ages 16 and up
118
1

Aluminium is the third most abundant element (after oxygen and silicon), and the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust. Aluminium is remarkable for the metal's low density and for its ability to resist corrosion due to the phenomenon of passivation. Structural components made from aluminium and its alloys are vital to the aerospace industry and are important in other areas of transportation and structural materials Welding plays a crucial role or say as a back bone of manufacturing industry to join the components. Friction stir welding (FSW) is a relatively new joining process that has been demonstrated in a variety of metals such as steel, titanium, lead, copper and aluminium. The unique properties of friction stir welds make possible some completely new structural designs with significant impact to ship design and construction. Friction stir welding is especially advantageous for joining aluminium and has been exploited commercially around the world in several industries. In the present work the effects of welding speed have been investigated on the microstructural and mechanical properties of friction stir welded aluminium alloy 6063. FSW was carried out at rotational speed of 1300 rpm (constant) and transverse speeds of 35, 50 and 65 mm/min. Mechanical performance has been investigated in terms of hardness, wear resistance and tensile strength. To study the effect of post welding heat treatment on properties of friction stir welded joint, the artificial ageing was carried out at 1600 C for a soaking period of 20 hours in the muffle furnace. The study revealed that friction stir welded joint prepared at welding speed of 35 mm/min exhibited better tensile strength, hardness and wear resistance. Better mechanical properties of the joint prepared at welding speed of 35 mm/min may be attributed due to fine, homogeneous and equaxed grain structure of stir zone. Post welding heat treatment of friction stir welded joint improved the wear resistance and microhardness of the joint. However tensile properties deteriorated with the post welding heat treatment of joint. [more]

Keywords: Heat Treatment, Microstructure, Al6063

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