Skyscraper inspiration
 

A show on the Science Channel called How We Invented the World
showed skyscrapers. The inspiration for the design was a woman
placing a heavy book on a bird cage. William LeBaron Jenny is credited
with designing the first one. Article he
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Le_Baron_Jenney
Otis, the elevator brake inventor, got his idea from
a buggy spring according to the show.
It's neat how unrelated things come together.



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Skyscraper inspiration
 

On Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 7:27:16 PM UTC-5, Dean Hoffman wrote:
A show on the Science Channel called How We Invented the World
showed skyscrapers. The inspiration for the design was a woman
placing a heavy book on a bird cage. William LeBaron Jenny is credited
with designing the first one. Article he
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Le_Baron_Jenney
Otis, the elevator brake inventor, got his idea from
a buggy spring according to the show.
It's neat how unrelated things come together.
--

Inventors get their ideas and are inspired by the darnedest things. I was watching a video about inventions from the turn of the 20th century when it described the idea behind the machinegun. Hiram Maxim got the idea for the machine gun because he got a sore shoulder from shooting his rifle. He figured he could harness the force of the recoil to operate an automatic loading and ejection mechanism for a gun. I love the history of technology. ^_^

[8~{} Uncle Auto Monster

Skyscraper inspiration
 

In article ,
Uncle Monster wrote:

On Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 7:27:16 PM UTC-5, Dean Hoffman wrote:
A show on the Science Channel called How We Invented the World
showed skyscrapers. The inspiration for the design was a woman
placing a heavy book on a bird cage. William LeBaron Jenny is credited
with designing the first one. Article he
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Le_Baron_Jenney
Otis, the elevator brake inventor, got his idea from
a buggy spring according to the show.
It's neat how unrelated things come together.
--

Inventors get their ideas and are inspired by the darnedest things. I was
watching a video about inventions from the turn of the 20th century when it
described the idea behind the machinegun. Hiram Maxim got the idea for the
machine gun because he got a sore shoulder from shooting his rifle. He
figured he could harness the force of the recoil to operate an automatic
loading and ejection mechanism for a gun. I love the history of technology.
^_^

[8~{} Uncle Auto Monster

Maxim developed and installed the first electric lights in a New York
City building (the Equitable Life Building (New York City) at 120
Broadway) in the late 1870s.[18] However, he was involved in several
lengthy patent disputes with Thomas Edison over his claims to the
lightbulb. One of these actions regarded the incandescent bulb, for
which Maxim claimed that Edison was credited by means of his better
understanding of patenting law (though in England Joseph Wilson Swan had
already obtained the first patent in 1878). Maxim claimed that an
employee of his had falsely patented the invention under his own name,
and that Edison proved the employee's claim to be false, knowing that
patent law would mean the invention would become public property,
allowing Edison to manufacture the lightbulb without crediting Maxim as
the true inventor.

Skyscraper inspiration
 

On Thu, 26 May 2016 19:27:08 -0500, "Dean Hoffman"
wrote:


A show on the Science Channel called How We Invented the World
showed skyscrapers. The inspiration for the design was a woman
placing a heavy book on a bird cage. William LeBaron Jenny is credited
with designing the first one. Article he
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Le_Baron_Jenney

Very interesting. Thanks.

Otis, the elevator brake inventor, got his idea from
a buggy spring according to the show.
It's neat how unrelated things come together.

Indeed.

If you have Itunes, you can buy that 44 minutes episode and 3 others
for $3 each, or the google summary says, you can buy all 4, Season 1
for $12, but on the page itself it seems to be saying that's HD, which
I guess is even better.

I uninstalled Itunes because it was so big, I never used it, and they
were constantly sending updates just as big.

Is there anyway to play an Itunes selection without Itunes?

https://itunes.apple.com/ca/tv-seaso...on/id583481664

From the Discovery channel you can buy How We Invented the World:
Planes, DVD. Covers the history of the invention and refinement of the
airplane $59.95 for 43 minutes. That's almost a dollar and a half a
minute!! Grade Level 9 - 12 But nothing is too good for our
children!

Skyscraper inspiration
 

On Friday, May 27, 2016 at 12:00:55 AM UTC-5, Malcom Mal Reynolds wrote:
In article ,
Uncle Monster wrote:

On Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 7:27:16 PM UTC-5, Dean Hoffman wrote:
A show on the Science Channel called How We Invented the World
showed skyscrapers. The inspiration for the design was a woman
placing a heavy book on a bird cage. William LeBaron Jenny is credited
with designing the first one. Article he
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Le_Baron_Jenney
Otis, the elevator brake inventor, got his idea from
a buggy spring according to the show.
It's neat how unrelated things come together.
--

Inventors get their ideas and are inspired by the darnedest things. I was
watching a video about inventions from the turn of the 20th century when it
described the idea behind the machinegun. Hiram Maxim got the idea for the
machine gun because he got a sore shoulder from shooting his rifle. He
figured he could harness the force of the recoil to operate an automatic
loading and ejection mechanism for a gun. I love the history of technology.
^_^

[8~{} Uncle Auto Monster

Maxim developed and installed the first electric lights in a New York
City building (the Equitable Life Building (New York City) at 120
Broadway) in the late 1870s.[18] However, he was involved in several
lengthy patent disputes with Thomas Edison over his claims to the
lightbulb. One of these actions regarded the incandescent bulb, for
which Maxim claimed that Edison was credited by means of his better
understanding of patenting law (though in England Joseph Wilson Swan had
already obtained the first patent in 1878). Maxim claimed that an
employee of his had falsely patented the invention under his own name,
and that Edison proved the employee's claim to be false, knowing that
patent law would mean the invention would become public property,
allowing Edison to manufacture the lightbulb without crediting Maxim as
the true inventor.

None of them can hold a candle to my hero, Nikola Tesla. ^_^

[8~{} Uncle Electric Monster

Skyscraper inspiration
 

On 5/27/2016 2:51 AM, Micky wrote:
On Thu, 26 May 2016 19:27:08 -0500, "Dean Hoffman"
wrote:


A show on the Science Channel called How We Invented the World
showed skyscrapers. The inspiration for the design was a woman
placing a heavy book on a bird cage. William LeBaron Jenny is credited
with designing the first one. Article he
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Le_Baron_Jenney

Very interesting. Thanks.

Otis, the elevator brake inventor, got his idea from
a buggy spring according to the show.
It's neat how unrelated things come together.

Indeed.

If you have Itunes, you can buy that 44 minutes episode and 3 others
for $3 each, or the google summary says, you can buy all 4, Season 1
for $12, but on the page itself it seems to be saying that's HD, which
I guess is even better.

I uninstalled Itunes because it was so big, I never used it, and they
were constantly sending updates just as big.

Is there anyway to play an Itunes selection without Itunes?

https://itunes.apple.com/ca/tv-seaso...on/id583481664

From the Discovery channel you can buy How We Invented the World:
Planes, DVD. Covers the history of the invention and refinement of the
airplane $59.95 for 43 minutes. That's almost a dollar and a half a
minute!! Grade Level 9 - 12 But nothing is too good for our
children!

You can get it free from a Torrent.

Skyscraper inspiration
 

On Fri, 27 May 2016 07:00:04 -0400, Meanie
wrote:

On 5/27/2016 2:51 AM, Micky wrote:
On Thu, 26 May 2016 19:27:08 -0500, "Dean Hoffman"
wrote:


A show on the Science Channel called How We Invented the World
showed skyscrapers. The inspiration for the design was a woman
placing a heavy book on a bird cage. William LeBaron Jenny is credited
with designing the first one. Article he
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Le_Baron_Jenney

Very interesting. Thanks.

Otis, the elevator brake inventor, got his idea from
a buggy spring according to the show.
It's neat how unrelated things come together.

Indeed.

If you have Itunes, you can buy that 44 minutes episode and 3 others
for $3 each, or the google summary says, you can buy all 4, Season 1
for $12, but on the page itself it seems to be saying that's HD, which
I guess is even better.

I uninstalled Itunes because it was so big, I never used it, and they
were constantly sending updates just as big.

Is there anyway to play an Itunes selection without Itunes?

https://itunes.apple.com/ca/tv-seaso...on/id583481664

From the Discovery channel you can buy How We Invented the World:
Planes, DVD. Covers the history of the invention and refinement of the
airplane $59.95 for 43 minutes. That's almost a dollar and a half a
minute!! Grade Level 9 - 12 But nothing is too good for our
children!

You can get it free from a Torrent.

I'm not very well acquainted with that but isn't it stealing?

Is it different from shoplifting?

Skyscraper inspiration
 

"Uncle Monster" wrote in message
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On Friday, May 27, 2016 at 12:00:55 AM UTC-5, Malcom Mal Reynolds wrote:
In article ,
Uncle Monster wrote:

On Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 7:27:16 PM UTC-5, Dean Hoffman wrote:
A show on the Science Channel called How We Invented the World
showed skyscrapers. The inspiration for the design was a woman
placing a heavy book on a bird cage. William LeBaron Jenny is
credited
with designing the first one. Article he
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Le_Baron_Jenney
Otis, the elevator brake inventor, got his idea from
a buggy spring according to the show.
It's neat how unrelated things come together.
--

Inventors get their ideas and are inspired by the darnedest things. I
was
watching a video about inventions from the turn of the 20th century
when it
described the idea behind the machinegun. Hiram Maxim got the idea for
the
machine gun because he got a sore shoulder from shooting his rifle. He
figured he could harness the force of the recoil to operate an
automatic
loading and ejection mechanism for a gun. I love the history of
technology.
^_^

[8~{} Uncle Auto Monster

Maxim developed and installed the first electric lights in a New York
City building (the Equitable Life Building (New York City) at 120
Broadway) in the late 1870s.[18] However, he was involved in several
lengthy patent disputes with Thomas Edison over his claims to the
lightbulb. One of these actions regarded the incandescent bulb, for
which Maxim claimed that Edison was credited by means of his better
understanding of patenting law (though in England Joseph Wilson Swan had
already obtained the first patent in 1878). Maxim claimed that an
employee of his had falsely patented the invention under his own name,
and that Edison proved the employee's claim to be false, knowing that
patent law would mean the invention would become public property,
allowing Edison to manufacture the lightbulb without crediting Maxim as
the true inventor.

None of them can hold a candle to my hero, Nikola Tesla. ^_^


after a couple early brilliant inventions, he turned into a real crackpot.

Skyscraper inspiration
 

On 5/27/2016 11:46 AM, Micky wrote:
On Fri, 27 May 2016 07:00:04 -0400, Meanie
wrote:

On 5/27/2016 2:51 AM, Micky wrote:
On Thu, 26 May 2016 19:27:08 -0500, "Dean Hoffman"
wrote:


A show on the Science Channel called How We Invented the World
showed skyscrapers. The inspiration for the design was a woman
placing a heavy book on a bird cage. William LeBaron Jenny is credited
with designing the first one. Article he
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Le_Baron_Jenney

Very interesting. Thanks.

Otis, the elevator brake inventor, got his idea from
a buggy spring according to the show.
It's neat how unrelated things come together.

Indeed.

If you have Itunes, you can buy that 44 minutes episode and 3 others
for $3 each, or the google summary says, you can buy all 4, Season 1
for $12, but on the page itself it seems to be saying that's HD, which
I guess is even better.

I uninstalled Itunes because it was so big, I never used it, and they
were constantly sending updates just as big.

Is there anyway to play an Itunes selection without Itunes?

https://itunes.apple.com/ca/tv-seaso...on/id583481664

From the Discovery channel you can buy How We Invented the World:
Planes, DVD. Covers the history of the invention and refinement of the
airplane $59.95 for 43 minutes. That's almost a dollar and a half a
minute!! Grade Level 9 - 12 But nothing is too good for our
children!

You can get it free from a Torrent.

I'm not very well acquainted with that but isn't it stealing?

Is it different from shoplifting?


It's web sharing via peer to peer networking.

Skyscraper inspiration
 

On Friday, May 27, 2016 at 12:19:15 PM UTC-5, Reggie wrote:
"Uncle Monster" wrote in message
...
On Friday, May 27, 2016 at 12:00:55 AM UTC-5, Malcom Mal Reynolds wrote:
In article ,
Uncle Monster wrote:

On Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 7:27:16 PM UTC-5, Dean Hoffman wrote:
A show on the Science Channel called How We Invented the World
showed skyscrapers. The inspiration for the design was a woman
placing a heavy book on a bird cage. William LeBaron Jenny is
credited
with designing the first one. Article he
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Le_Baron_Jenney
Otis, the elevator brake inventor, got his idea from
a buggy spring according to the show.
It's neat how unrelated things come together.
--

Inventors get their ideas and are inspired by the darnedest things. I
was
watching a video about inventions from the turn of the 20th century
when it
described the idea behind the machinegun. Hiram Maxim got the idea for
the
machine gun because he got a sore shoulder from shooting his rifle. He
figured he could harness the force of the recoil to operate an
automatic
loading and ejection mechanism for a gun. I love the history of
technology.
^_^

[8~{} Uncle Auto Monster

Maxim developed and installed the first electric lights in a New York
City building (the Equitable Life Building (New York City) at 120
Broadway) in the late 1870s.[18] However, he was involved in several
lengthy patent disputes with Thomas Edison over his claims to the
lightbulb. One of these actions regarded the incandescent bulb, for
which Maxim claimed that Edison was credited by means of his better
understanding of patenting law (though in England Joseph Wilson Swan had
already obtained the first patent in 1878). Maxim claimed that an
employee of his had falsely patented the invention under his own name,
and that Edison proved the employee's claim to be false, knowing that
patent law would mean the invention would become public property,
allowing Edison to manufacture the lightbulb without crediting Maxim as
the true inventor.

None of them can hold a candle to my hero, Nikola Tesla. ^_^


after a couple early brilliant inventions, he turned into a real crackpot.

A COUPLE?! o_O

[8~{} Uncle Crackpot Monster