IBM came to be the leading "computer" manufacturer of the time, although computers were mostly punch card machines that could sort out information by processing decks of punch cards. ... During the late 1940s, the U.S. government sponsored substantial research in computer technology leading to the development of the ENIAC, the first electronic computer utilizing von Neumann's famed "stored program" concept. ... In 1952, IBM launched the sales of its 701 series of computers which soon dominated the computing scene. ... The lab was headed by Carl Eckert, a noted astronomer who was the first...

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Computer aided designer, manufacturing designer a manufacturing designer is employed by manufacturers to design products. ... The field that I want to work in is historic preservation I will be able to combine my love of history and interior design. ... In addition I would like to go into the field of residential design which is planning space and often procuring and overseeing the installation of decorative and functional materials for the home environment. ...

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In my childhood every vegetation season we used to live in a farmhouse spending most days in the fields where everyone was involved in cropping and irrigation. ... The strong theoretical knowledge I gained from my hydraulic and ecology classes at TIIM opened a good foundation for the summer field project course "Effective Methods of Biodiversity Restoration in the Delta of Amu-Darya River"" in 2003. ... My thesis focused on using computer models to quantitatively analyze water resources under the impact of climate change in Aral Sea Basin. ... While doing my Master's in India I was more ...

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Nanotechnology used to be nothing more than the element of science fiction movies, but now it is becoming all the more real thanks to developments in the field of Transhumanism. ... In due time, the aforementioned applications will occur, as evident in the present day research and revelations in the field of nanotechnology. ... Furthermore, biotechnology is a field of applied biology, which deals with the use of living organisms to progress in fields such as engineering, technology, and medicine. ... To comprehend biotechnology one can look at the related field of biological engineering. ... F...

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In the field of psychology, social psychology explores the causes of a particular social behavior among human beings. ... By using methods such as experimentation, systematic observation or co-relational studies, research in social behavior which involves either humans or animal subjects do not differ from other behavioral sciences research fields (Baron & Byrne, 1984). Above and beyond the ethical standards to be maintained in social behavior research greatly overlaps with other research fields such as animal research, psychology or organizational behavior or psychology. ... First is replace...

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The benefits from said knowledge are evident in every aspect of our lives, from medicine to computers. ... Skills such as these are irreplaceable, according to O*NET an online provider of occupational information that provides a breakdown of the skills people need to be employable in STEM fields, and each of those listed above are highly desired. ...

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