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22 October 2008, 1:16 UTCExample HW1
I've posted a sample HW1 answer on the Examples page. Comments included.
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18 October 2008, 1:11 UTCWebCT Down? -- update 2: I'm back
I'm back online now and will start grading etc. Monday night.
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15 October 2008, 0:43 UTCEdward Jenner and Vaccination
Below is a link to a more detailed history of vaccination, by Stefan Reidel, who is both an MD and a PhD. This particular story is relevant to Weeks 4 and 5. However, there is a general pattern: history gets fuzzy when we look closer.
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15 October 2008, 0:39 UTCFavorites
My favorite news items from previous terms.
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Germs:
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June 5th is important for several of our themes, according to The Great Geek Manual.
- 1783: First hot-air balloon flight (Aviation)
- 1833: Ada Lovelace meets Charles Babbage (Computing)
- 1943: U.S. Govt. commissions work on ENIAC (Computing)
- 1977: Apple ][ goes on sale (Computing)
You do remember who Babbage is, right? Hint, hint.. See also today's article in Wired.
And, since we mentioned the Wizard of Oz when talking about cameras:
- 1939: Wizard of Oz is first screen tested