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Happy Birthday, Alfred Nobel

ALFRED NOBEL October 21st is the birthday of the late Alfred Bernhard Nobel who lived from 1833 to 1896. He was a Swedish chemist, engineer, innovator and manufacturer. In 1862, he started experimenting with nitroglycerin as an explosive material for oil mining. By the next year, at age 30, he obtained his first patent. A year later, he alsoContinue reading “Happy Birthday, Alfred Nobel”

1st Two Way Phone Conversation

In this day in 1876, Alexander Bell demonstrated the first two way telephone conversation over outdoor wires. (October 9, 1876) Timeline of the Telephone: 1667: Robert Hooke created an acoustic string telephone that convey sound over a taut extended wire by mechanical vibrations. 1849: Antonio Meucci demonstrated a communicating device, it is disputed whether or notContinue reading “1st Two Way Phone Conversation”

It’s Not Easy Being Green

WHAT IS BUILDING GREEN? The terms building green and green building practice typically refer to a method of designing and constructing buildings that increase the efficiency with which buildings normally use resources while reducing the negative impact the building has on its natural environment.¹(p.2) For any building to be considered “green architecture,” it must, to some degree,Continue reading “It’s Not Easy Being Green”