Photo illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge | Images: Dominion Energy The race is on to build them New offshore wind developments are poised to help the US usher in a new era in energy — but first, they need ships. More specifically, they need massive specialized vessels capable of erecting a skyscraper-sized turbine… Read more
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The role of computers in the film: human, mean, infallible
The story of computers, which play an important role in films, begins with analog computers. Fritz Lang showed pioneers in the form of mechanical-industrial machines on which workers in “Metropolis” 1927 moved long levers, Valve gears turned and stared at pointer instruments. Two years later, such a machine in Lang’s “Woman in the Moon” even… Read more
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