Stanisław Lem (staˈɲiswaf lɛm) was a Polish science fiction‚ philosophical and satirical writer. His books have been translated into 41 languages and have sold over 27 million copies. He is perhaps best known as the author of Solaris‚ which has twice been made into a feature film. In 1976‚ Theodore Sturgeon claimed that Lem was the most widely read science-fiction writer in the world. His works explore philosophical themes; speculation on technology‚ the nature of intelligence‚ the impossibility
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Simple machines are extremely important to everyday life. They make stuff that is normally difficult a piece of cake. There are several types of simple machines. The first simple machine is a lever. A lever consists of a fulcrum‚ load‚ and effort force. A fulcrum is the support. The placing of the fulcrum changes the amount of force and distance it will take in order to move an object. The load is the applied force. The effort force is the force applied on the opposite side of the load
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Simple Machine Joemarie A. Martinez 1-D CE Simple machine Simple machines make work easier by multiplying‚ reducing‚ or changing the direction of a force. The scientific formula for work is w = f x d‚ or‚ work is equal to force multiplied by distance. Simple machines cannot change the amount of work done‚ but they can reduce the effort force that is required to do the work! As you can see by this formula‚ if the effort force is reduced‚ distance is increased. These simple machines fall
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character made by a Japanese cartoonist. Doraemon is a robot comes from the future and has many great machines with various wonderful functions in his pocket. As an ordinary people‚ there are many things I regretted in the past‚ so that I need one of Doraemon’s machines‚ which is called ‘Time Machine’. By using this time machine‚ I can go back to the past to correct my repented mistakes. The time machine does not only function to bring us to the past‚ but it can also bring us to the future. Hence‚ besides
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Title: Trurl’s Machine Author: Stanislaw Lem As a boy Stanislaw Lem showed an early interest in science as well as in the imaginary worlds of fantasy and science fiction. The young Lem’s interest in tinkering mechanical devices of all sorts was put to use by secretly damaging the German vehicles during the Nazi occupation. Later on‚ he became a full time writer establishing himself as leading science fiction writer in Eastern Europe. This writer from Lvov Poland (now Ukraine) worked on serious
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Working on Grinding Machines (Belt Grinding Machines) − Course: Mechanical Woodworking Techniques. Trainees’ Handbook of Lessons (10 pages) Table of Contents Working on Grinding Machines (Belt Grinding Machines) − Course: Mechanical Woodworking Techniques. Trainees’ Handbook of Lessons (10 pages) .............................................................................1 1. The Purpose of Grinding on a Belt Grinding Machine................................................................
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Man Man and the Machine “Man‚ “Man‚ biologically considered… … is the most formidable of all the beasts of pray‚ and indeed‚ the only one that preys systematically on its own species” William William James (Memories and Studies) From the aeon of the history‚ we have perceived that man has been developing at jet speed in the fields of science and technology. Man‚ who once lived in the forest‚ in the natural state‚ is now on the cliff of mechanical advancement. The question arises today
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Stanislaw Lem’s “Trurl’s Machine” is the story an inventor who makes an eight-story thinking machine with a major flaw. The story is an attempt to portray the censorship of the people by a communist regime. Lem does this through the use of character‚ plot and C. The characters in “Trurl’s Machine” have very different personalities. First‚ we meet Trurl‚ the constructor. He is a scientist and an inventor‚ but he has an artistic side. This he shows by giving the machine face. He has a quick temper
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first lathe machine that was ever developed was the two-person lathe machine which was designed by the Egyptians in about 1300 BC. Primarily‚ there are two things that are achieved in this lathe machine set-up. The first is the turning of the wood working piece manually by a rope and the second is the cutting of shapes in the wood by the use of a sharp tool. As civilizations progressed‚ there have been constant modifications and improvements over the original two-person lathe machine‚ most importantly
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1. Envelope machine FCI is deciding on whether to buy a machine that makes envelopes for their cards. The cost of envelopes is one of FCI’s largest cost components. Referring to Ms. Beaumont’s estimations the project would generate $218 000 increase in profit after taxes every year during its eight year economic life. Cost of acquiring the machine is 500‚000. If we suppose that FCI is able to convince banks to loan $500‚000 to invest in the envelope machine‚ we can first use FCI’s normal interest
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