Elasticity is the ability of an object or substance to return quickly to its original shape and size after being bent‚ stretched‚ or squashed. When an elastic material is deformed due to an external force‚ it experiences internal forces that oppose the deformation and restore it to its original state if the external force is no longer applied. There are various elastic moduli‚ such as Young’s modulus‚ the shear modulus‚ and the bulk modulus‚ all of which are measures of the inherent stiffness of
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relying on it for essential needs. The Machine Stops is a short story by E.M. Forster that warns us of a possibility of a world that is dominated by a machine. The story is set in the distant future when humans are forced out of the surface of the Earth and depend on a machine housed underneath the surface for their every need; food‚ communication‚ housing etc. In return‚ this dependence has allowed mankind to be controlled by the machine. Finally‚ the machine becomes the law or the religion for most
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questioning led Alan to ideas of a Machine‚ a machine that could think‚ respond and do anything‚ but that was the most impractical machine and never was meant to be built‚ but the idea was very simple‚ it only needed three steps. Number one: Piece of tape that is infinite long‚ therefore it already does not exist. Number two: Need to be able to read and write ones and zeros. Number three: A set of instructions. Simple‚ right: with this he proved that the machine could do many things‚ that all could
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The Airplane game‚ an exercise in lean thinking. After reviewing the article The Lean Service Machine (Swank‚ 2003) and watching a video series on making toast using the concepts of Kaizen‚ the class settled into the simulation. This simulation utilized the uniquely simple task of making a paper airplane and transformed it into an overly complicated multi-step batch process simulating the complex production processes that control the manufacturing of military aircraft. There was a job initiator that
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Silent Salesman: Vending Machine Technology adaptation in Sri Lanka 1. Introduction A Vending Machine is a coin or note operated machine selling products ranging from fast moving consumer goods up to selected electronic items. Vending machine has been considered as the best automated retail solution that with one swipe‚ eliminating the wonder through retail shops and super markets‚ thus ensures the round the clock convenience and exclusivity and impulse purchases for all customers. At present
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thereof‚ is a consistent motif found within both utopian and dystopian novels and movies. These stories provide a wide array of opinions about the role of machines in life. Certain authors‚ such as Bellamy‚ would argue advancements and use of machinery is necessary to push society to a better‚ brighter future. However‚ reading Forster’s The Machine Stops makes one question the influence of machinery in our lives. Technology‚ like most things in life‚ can be considered both enslaving and liberating
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Hampton Machine Tool Company 1. Hampton Machine Tool Company was founded in 1915 and was based out of the St. Louis area. It was a manufacturing firm serving the automobile and aircraft industries. Due to the strong automobile market and defense spending for the Vietnam war‚ the company was seeing record production and profits through the 60’s and early 70’s. After that‚ the Arab oil embargo‚ the increase in the price of Gasoline and the then recession was taking its toll on the Company’s financials
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Science fiction made its way in ruling our lives. Technology is all around us. Year by year‚ centuries over centuries‚ the dependency towards technology is exacerbating. This situation however‚ have been predicted by a story titled “The Machine Stops” that was written last century‚ and is predicting how humanity will be driven away by technology advancement. This situation is also pictured in the movie “The Transcendence”‚ that was released in the 21th Century‚ and how humanity is being used and
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Java Virtual Machine‚ An inside story!! Java Virtual Machine‚ or JVM as its name suggest is a “virtual” computer that resides in the “real” computer as a software process. JVM gives Java the flexibility of platform independence. Let us see first how exactly Java program is created‚ compiled and executed. Java code is written in .java file. This code contains one or more Java language attributes like Classes‚ Methods‚ Variable‚ Objects etc. Javac is used to compile this code and to generate .class
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Vending Machines Vs. Government All across the country there is a battle fought between the people and the government. There are many branches of this battle that have to do with the public school systems. I am going to talk about the battle between schools taking away vending machines from students in public schools. The facts prove this is a ridiculous thing for the government to do. According to school administrators the past couple years‚ students are eating less food because of the government
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