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Monday, 02 April 2012 11:51
Ashton Kutcher to play Steve Jobs in biopic
Due to be filmed during the 2.5 Men off-season, an independent biopic will race against the larger studios to tell the Steve Jobs story first.
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Thursday, 19 June 2008 02:36
Sally Ride makes history twenty-five years ago
On June 18, 1983, Sally Kristen Ride became the first American women in space as she flew onboard NASA’s space shuttle Challenger on mission STS-7.
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Space
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Wednesday, 30 April 2008 00:49
Electron discovered April 30, 1897, by Joseph John Thomson
Of course electrons have been zipping around before we knew about them. However, 111 years ago, Joseph John Thomson first announced that he had discovered the existence of electrons, which he named "corpuscles,” or small bodies.
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Energy
Wednesday, 19 March 2008 20:25
Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008): 'œBirth, Death, and Future'
Science fiction writer and inventor Arthur C. Clarke died on March 19, 2008. His "2001: A Space Odyssey" is considered one of the best movies ever made. His concept of geostationary satellites provides the world with communications. His life was about the future!
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Space
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Monday, 07 January 2008 08:20
Alexander Graham Bell found guilty of plagiarism after 130 years
A new book on the history of the telephone is being lauded for revealing the "shocking truth" that Alexander Graham Bell plagiarised a key component of his invention from rival Elisha Gray. The book's author may have uncovered the vital damning evidence that eluded Bell's accusers over a hundred years ago, but there is little shocking in the allegations which were thoroughly aired and repeatedly tested in court several times in the late 19th century.
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Friday, 12 October 2007 03:58
2007 Nobel Prize in Literature: Doris Lessing
It was announced on Thursday, October 11, 2007, that British writer Doris Lessing will be awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature. She is the eleventh woman author to be awarded the prize since 1901.
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Climate
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Sunday, 05 August 2007 19:05
Endeavour and NASA's STS-118 set to launch
After a one-day delay to finish repairs and other preparatory work, NASA’s space shuttle Endeavour and its crew are ready to launch from pad 39A at 6:36 pm EDT on Wednesday, August 8, 2007, within a ten minute launch window.
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Space
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Thursday, 14 June 2007 00:18
Don Herbert remembered as 'œMr. Wizard' upon his death
Don Herbert, known as “Mr. Wizard” on television to millions of children (and future scientists and engineers) in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1980s, died Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at the age of 89 years.
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Energy
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Wednesday, 18 April 2007 20:00
In the wake of tragedy: Background on Virginia Tech and the city of Blacksburg
With the recent tragedy at Virginia Tech, here is general background on the university and the city it is located in.
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Health
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CYBERSECURITY
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Guest Opinion
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Organisations Need to Stop Burying Cyber-Attacks
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AI Agents Are About To Blow Up the Business Process Layer
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As Java turns 30, Azul executive reflects on its impact
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The emergence of the AI Engineer: What you need to know
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RESEARCH & CASE STUDIES
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Comments
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Re: iTWire - Can cyber security be a platform for innovation and growth?
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