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Peltier Effect – Sci-advent – Day 13
The Peltier effect is named after Jean Charles Athanase Peltier who discovered it by accident while investigating electricity. In the eventful experiment, Peltier joined a copper and a bismuth wires together and connected them to… Read More »Peltier Effect – Sci-advent – Day 13
Ada Lovelace – Sci-advent – Day 9
Ada Lovelace. Painting by Margaret Sarah Carpenter (1793–1872) Ada Augusta Byron, Countess of Lovelace, was the daughter of the poet George Gordon, Lord Byron. She studied mathematics at the University of London with Charles Babbage, whose analytical engines… Read More »Ada Lovelace – Sci-advent – Day 9
The Babbage Difference Engine – Sci-Advent – Day 3
In 1849, British inventor Charles Babbage completed designs for a difference engine, a very early mechanical computer. Due to cost and complexity the machine was never built in his lifetime and for 150 years nobody knew… Read More »The Babbage Difference Engine – Sci-Advent – Day 3
Microsoft Office 2010 – issue with opening files as “Read-Only”
This happened to me the other day when trying to open an older(-ish) Excel file created with Office 2003 in the new 2010 version of the software: I double clicked on the file and a… Read More »Microsoft Office 2010 – issue with opening files as “Read-Only”
Google Maps on iOS6
So, you have updated your Apple device to the latest iOS. Things seem to be working alright and you are slowly getting used to the new features and nuisances that the update involves. Then you… Read More »Google Maps on iOS6
MATLAB for mac in Mountain Lion without X11
Well, I have now made the move to Mountain Lion and for a bit it did look quite good, until I had the nerve of trying to start MATLAB. Now, I must admit that the… Read More »MATLAB for mac in Mountain Lion without X11
Japanese writing in iOS and Mac OS X
I have written Japanese (not as well as I would like though) for some time and doing so with the computer is always a pleasure. I’m used to almost always use the same dictionary, the… Read More »Japanese writing in iOS and Mac OS X
Happy birthday Turing
Today, a 100 years ago Alan Turing was born. As a form of celebration Google has put a functioning Turing machine as their latest doodle. A Turing machine is a device that uses a tape… Read More »Happy birthday Turing