names Lady Honor, Lady Riches, Ingenuity, Gettings, the Courtier, the Soldier, the Vice, etc. In the later ... of the play, Ingenuity, a scholar, pays court to the Lady Riches, but the two quarrel. The Lady ... in her case, the Courtier and Soldier ply their suits to her while Ingenuity watches. After Honor and Ingenuity have left them alone, the Courtier and Soldier also argue, and are about to fight, when ... more details
orphan date March 2010 In the Sargasso Sea is a children s literature children s novel written in 1898 by Thomas Allibone Janvier . Recently, Kessinger Publishing s rare reprints has re issued the book. Plot The protagonist , Roger Stetworth, unwillingly joins a slave ship called the Golden Hind captained by Luke Chilton. When Chilton demanded that Roger sign aboard he refused and was clubbed on the head and thrown overboard. He is rescued by the Hurst Castle and doctored by a painfully stereotyped Irishman. The Hurst Castle is abandoned but does not founder in a gale and the crew accidentally leave Stetworth marooned aboard. The ship drifts into the center of the Sargasso Sea where Stetworth finds himself in a ships graveyard in which survivors of previous shipwrecks still inhabit the forgotten ships. Stetworth must rely on his own ingenuity to get free from the choking sargasso weeds. External links Gutenberg no 9906 name In the Sargasso Sea DEFAULTSORT In The Sargasso Sea Category 1898 novels Category American adventure novels Category 19th century American novels Category Novels about slavery child novel stub ... more details
The Nyero Rockpaintings are rock paintings in Uganda . They comprise a three tiered rockshelter with primitive paintings on their inner surfaces. Archaeologically, the site dates back to the Later Iron Age . The makers of the paintings cannot be identified, but the ingenuity with which they were painted demonstrates a high degree of appreciation of their aesthetic values. ref http whc.unesco.org en tentativelists 914 Nyero Rockpaintings Ancient paintings in rockshelters UNESCO World Heritage Centre ref World Heritage status This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on September 10th, 1997, in the Cultural category ref http whc.unesco.org en tentativelists 914 Nyero Rockpaintings Ancient paintings in rockshelters UNESCO World Heritage Centre ref . Notes references References http whc.unesco.org en tentativelists 914 Nyero Rockpaintings Ancient paintings in rockshelters UNESCO World Heritage Centre Retrieved on 2009 03 23. Sassoon, Hamo 1971 , Guide to Nyero Rock Paintings With Notes on Some Other Rock Paintings in Uganda, Dept. of Antiquities. No ISBN Category Rock art in Africa Category Archaeology of Uganda Category Cultural Sites on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List ... more details
Antidotus , a disciple of Euphranor , and the instructor of Nicias the Athenian , flourished about 336 BC. He was more remarkable for the laborious finish of his encaustic painting s than for the ingenuity of his invention. His colouring was cold, and his outline hard and dry. Among the few pictures by him which have been noticed, were A Warrior ready for Combat A Wrestler and A Man playing on the Flute. Pliny the Elder Pliny is the only writer who has mentioned him. References Bryan article Antidotus Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Antidotus ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH Category Ancient Greek painters Category 4th century BC Greek people Category Year of birth unknown Category Year of death unknown Ancient Greece bio stub Greece painter stub ... more details
Infobox Military Award name Politiets hederkors image Image Politiets hederskors stripe.svg 100px caption Norwegian Police Cross of Honour ribbon awarded by Norway type Medal eligibility for Assisting the Norwegian police in a particularly meritorious manner status May still be awarded description clasps established 14 September 2001 first award last award total posthumous recipients individual higher Nansen medal for Outstanding Research same lower Civil Defence Cross of Honour image2 caption2 Norwegian Police Cross of Honour ribbon The Norwegian Police Cross of Honour Lang no Politiets hederskors Politiets heiderskross is a medal which is awarded by the head of the National Police Directorate Norway National Police Directorate of Norway to Norwegian police personnel for helping to prevent loss of life or damage to equipment and property by act of ingenuity in perilous conditions. Notable recipients Gunnar S nsteby Gunnar Kjakan S nsteby Category Military awards and decorations of Norway Norway stub Odm stub no Politiets hederskors nn Politiets heiderskross ... more details
The Edward Novitski Prize is awarded by the Genetics Society of America GSA to recognize an extraordinary level of creativity and intellectual ingenuity in solving significant problems in genetics research. Named in honor of Drosophila geneticist Edward Novitski 1918 2006 , the award recognizes scientific achievement that stands out from the body of innovative work, that is deeply impressive to creative masters in the field, and that solves a difficult problem in genetics. It recognizes the beautiful and intellectually ingenious experimental design and execution involved in genetics scientific discovery. The prize, established by the Novitski family, includes an engraved medal. Award recipients 2008 Thomas Silhavy Thomas J. Silhavy 2009 Rodney J. Rothstein and Kent Golic 2010 Thomas Cline 2011 Abby F. Dernberg 2012 Dana Carroll External links http www.genetics gsa.org pages novitskiaward.shtml The Edward Novitski Prize http www.genetics gsa.org pages pastawards.shtml GSA Award Recipients Category Biology awards Category GSA awards Category Awards established in 2008 ... more details
was the subject of the NPR radio program The Engines of Our Ingenuity in Episode 1901 ref cite episode title The Timber Square Set series The Engines of Our Ingenuity serieslink The Engines of Our Ingenuity credits John H. Lienhard network NPR station KUHF FM Houston airdate 2004 number 1901 ... more details
Image Fried Coke.jpg file thumb right 150px Fried Coke Fried Coke is frozen Coca Cola flavored Batter cooking batter which is deep fried and then topped with Coca Cola syrup , whipped cream , cinnamon sugar , and a cherry . ref http www.upi.com Odd News 2006 10 16 New way to get fat in Texas Fried Coke UPI 62481161019883 New way to get fat in Texas Fried Coke , UPI, October 16, 2006. Retrieved July 16, 2007 ref ref http www.reuters.com article oddlyEnoughNews idUSN2634369120061027 Because we don t already have enough fried foods..., Reuters, October 27, 2006 ref It was introduced by inventor Abel Gonzales, Jr., a 36 year old computer analyst from Texas, at the 2006 State Fair of Texas . ref name inventorspot cite web title The Apex of American Ingenuity Fried Soda The Apex of American Ingenuity Fried Soda The Apex of American Ingenuity Fried Soda url http inventorspot.com fried soda publisher Inventor Spot accessdate 17 February 2012 ref The concoction won the title of Most Creative in the second annual judged competition among food vendors. ref name kiro cite news url http www.kirotv.com foodnews 9789814 detail.html title Newest Fair Food Deep Fried Coca Cola publisher KIRO TV date 2006 09 05 Dead link date December 2011 ref ref name bigtex06 cite pressrelease url http www.bigtex.com newsroom stories 2006 0918fairfood.html title Working on Labor Day pays off for State Fair concessionaires publisher State Fair of Texas date 2006 09 18 Dead link date December 2011 ref It proved very popular in Texas, selling 10,000 cups in the first two weeks. It quickly spread to other states, appearing in at least 47 state fairs in 2007. ref name inventorspot In 2009, Fried Coke was featured on the Travel Channel s Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern . Fried Coke is estimated to have 830 Calories 3,500 kJ per cup. ref name dmn1022 cite news first Katie last Menzer url http www.dallasnews.com sharedcontent dws news localnews stories 102206dnmetBigLove.5f9061f8.html title End of the ri ... more details
The Bead Museum is a museum of bead s located in Glendale, Arizona It is located at 5754 W. Glenn Drive. The Bead Museum was founded to establish a safe haven for a permanent collection of beads and adornments of all cultures, past and present, which would provide an enduring opportunity for the study and enjoyment of these magnificent examples of art and ingenuity. The Bead Museum serves the public through exhibitions and programs designed to heighten awareness of peoples ideas about themselves and their world through the study of beads. Used all over the world, these small, perforated objects speak of ancient links with people, places, and diverse community expressions. This unique museum was founded in 1984 by Gabrielle Liese and houses an international collection of over 100,000 beads and beaded artifacts. The museum features permanent and changing exhibitions, and education and outreach programs of lectures, tours, and classes for the visitor. External links http www.beadmuseumaz.org Official website coord missing Arizona beadwork DEFAULTSORT Bead Museum, The Category Art museums in Arizona Category Museums in Glendale, Arizona Category Decorative arts museums in the United States Category Fashion museums in the United States Category Beadwork Category Museums established in 1984 ... more details
Andrew Heintzman is a Canada Canadian author and venture capitalist. He is president of Investeco Capital, an environmental investment company, and the author of The New Entrepreneurs Building a Green Economy for the Future . He was one of the founders of Shift magazine Shift in 1992, ref cite book last1 Wilcox first1 Alana last2 Palassio first2 Christina last3 Dovercourt first3 Jonny title UTOpia chapter The state of the arts living with culture in Toronto volume Two pages 194 url http books.google.ca books?id FlUEP4jBZrIC&pg PA194&dq Andrew Heintzman Evan solomon v onepage&q Andrew 20Heintzman 20Evan 20solomon&f false accessdate 2010 12 10 isbn 1 55245 178 x ref and was a member of the editorial board for the new Canadian magazine The Walrus . He is co editor along with Evan Solomon of a series of anthologies published by House of Anansi press, that are part of the Ingenuity Project. The first was Special BookSources 9780887847240 Fueling the Future , published in 2003, and the second was Special BookSources 9780887847448 Feeding the Future , published in 2005. References div class references small references div Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Heintzman, Andrew ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Heintzman, Andrew Category Year of birth missing living people Category Canadian journalists Category Living people Category Upper Canada College alumni Category Jewish Canadian writers Canada journalist stub ... more details
merge venture capital date September 2009 unreferenced date September 2009 cleanup date September 2009 Micro venture capital financing invests in projects too small to attract the attention of more traditional venture capitalists but too big or risky to attract capital from traditional lending sources. See venture capital . Micro venture capital is one of the approaches adopted in Islamic economics as a substitute for interest bearing loans, or riba , prohibited by the Qur an . It is also viewed by some as a promising sort of developmental aid. At the Indian Institute of Management at Ahmedabad, for example, Professor Anil Gupta has espoused a search for marketable inventions among India s poor. He believes their ingenuity is a resource that MVC can unlock. In Latin America, micro venture capital is growing as a field as development professionals and investors realize the importance of helping entrepreneurs start formal economy companies. One of the first micro venture capital funds is sponsored by http www.agorapartnerships.org Agora Partnerships , a not for profit organization, and invests 25,000 to 250,000 in early stage socially responsible companies in Central America. Another prominent MVC is the http www.inventure.org Inventure , a social enterprise that invests between 1,000 to 15,000 in micro enterprises in developing communities. It currently has operations in India, Mexico and Mali. Category Financial terminology Category Venture capital ... more details
Image Cleveland Public Theater.jpg thumb right Cleveland Public Theater Cleveland Public Theatre is a Theater structure theater and arts complex in Cleveland, Ohio , founded in 1984 by James Levin . It is located at 6415 Detroit Avenue on Cleveland s west side in the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood. It will be one of the three anchors of the proposed Gordon Square Arts District. It is often associated with works that are progressive, political, or confrontational. In 2004 Levin became officially uninvolved with the theater to begin the Ingenuity Festival. Raymond Bobgan , named in 2009 as one of American Theater Magazine s 25 artists who will shape the future of American theatre, ref name amthar http www.tcg.org publications at apr09 bobgan.cfm AT 25 An Eye On The Future cite magazine title American Theater publisher Theatre Communications Group http www.tcg.org publications at apr09 bobgan.cfm format magazine accessdate 2010 12 08 ref was appointed CPT Executive Artistic Director in 2006. It is the home to the resident companies SAFMOD SubAtomic Frequency Modulation OverDose , GroundWorks Dancetheater , TitleWave Theatre and New World Performance Laboratory . References reflist Refimprove date July 2007 External links http www.cptonline.org Official site Category Theatres in Cleveland, Ohio Category Performing groups established in 1984 Category Event venues established in 1984 theatre struct stub ... more details
Image Anatol Josepho.jpg thumb right Anatol Josepho inside his photo booth . Anatol M. Josepho March 31, 1894 December 1980 , born Anatol Josephewitz, was a Siberian ref cite news url http www.nytimes.com 2005 03 06 fashion 06foto.html?pagewanted all title Why Hollywood Says Cheese last Saroyan first Strawberry date 6 March 2005 publisher The New York Times accessdate 6 March 2010 ref Immigration immigrant to the United States of America , who in 1925 invented and patent ed the photo booth . In 1927, he was paid one million dollars for the invention. ref cite news url http books.google.com books?id oicDAAAAMBAJ&pg PA15 title New Marvels of Ingenuity date June 1927 publisher Popular Science pages 15 accessdate 6 March 2010 ref ref cite news url http books.google.com books?id KcQDAAAAMBAJ&pg PA20 title In the modern world date January February 2003 publisher Dwell pages 20 accessdate 6 March 2010 ref References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Josepho, Anatol ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH March 31, 1894 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1980 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Josepho, Anatol Category American inventors Category 1980 deaths Category 1894 births de Anatol Josepho ... more details
orphan date November 2009 Asahel Huntington Patch November 18, 1825 January 29, 1909 was an inventor, and manufacturer from Hamilton, Massachusetts . In 1872, Patch patented his first pole mounted Maize corn sheller. It was featured in Scientific American magazine in 1872. According to an article in the Clarksville Leaf Chronicle dated July 17, 1966, Patch s corn sheller was given the highest award of the World s Fair at the 1893 Columbian World s Fair in Chicago, Illinois for ingenuity. One of the major themes of the Chicago World s Fair was that of the value of corn as a crop and as a dietary staple. Patch moved to Louisville, Kentucky and later to Clarksville, Tennessee where he also invented other box shellers. His most famous sheller was called the Blackhawk corn sheller . The Blackhawk sheller became one of the best sellers of agricultural equipment around the world. References http www.americanartifacts.com smma sheller patch.htm Scientific American http tennessee.gov tsla history vital d p01.htm Tennessee Vital Records Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Patch, A. H. ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH November 18, 1825 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH January 29, 1909 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Patch, A. H. Category American inventors Category 1909 deaths Category 1825 births ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Siege of Akasaka partof the Genk War image caption date 1331 place Shimo & Kami Akasaka fortresses, Minami Kawachi, near Osaka casus territory result H j clan H j victory combatant1 Imperial forces combatant2 H j clan H j forces commander1 Kusunoki Masashige commander2 Unknown strength1 strength2 casualties1 casualties2 Campaignbox Genk War The 1331 siege of Akasaka was a battle of the Genk War , taking place during the final years of Japan s Kamakura period , at Shimo Akasaka j , lower Akasaka fortress near modern day Osaka . Shimo Akasaka, a mountain fortress, was built that year, and held by Kusunoki Masashige , a general of Emperor Go Daigo s armies. On several occasions throughout the year, forces of the H j clan H j regents attempted to take the fortress. With great ingenuity, Masashige defended the fort. However, after the H j cut the water supply to the fortress, it fell. Kusunoki then built a second Akasaka fortress, a short distance away, dubbing it Kami Akasaka j , upper Akasaka fortress . This too was besieged, and fell, in 1333. References Turnbull, Stephen 1998 . The Samurai Sourcebook . London Cassell & Co. coord missing Japan Category Battles involving Japan Akasaka Category Sieges involving Japan Akasaka Category 1331 in Japan Japan battle stub ja ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2006 Inside contracting is the practice of hiring contractors who work inside the proprietor s factory. It replaced the putting out system, where contractors worked in their own facilities. Inside contracting was the system favored by the Springfield Armory Springfield and Harpers Ferry Armory Harper s Ferry Armories. Since the manufacturing system developed in the armories also became popular the American system of manufacturing , manufacturers in the early 19th century tended to hire people trained in the armories as managers. They brought with them the practice of inside contracting. The manufacturer hired inside contractors and provided materials and machinery. Each inside contractor was expected to hire his own employees and meet certain production and quality goals, but everything else was left to him. As a result, the system rewarded ingenuity, but also rewarded local optimization. For example, it was to the inside contractor s benefit to allow machinery to deteriorate toward the end of his contract since maintenance was costly and he might not reap the long term benefit if he didn t get another contract. The system was eventually replaced with the factory system , in which everyone was an employee of the manufacturer directly. See also Putting out system Factory system Independent contractor DEFAULTSORT Inside Contracting Category Economic history Category Industrial organization History stub Econ stub ... more details
For the angel Sahaquiel of the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise Neon Genesis Evangelion Angel Neon Genesis Evangelion Sahaquiel Sahaquiel is called the Angel of the Sky http www.sarahsarchangels.com angelofday S.html , listed as one of the seven great Archangel archangels in the 3 Enoch Third Book of Enoch from the Apocrypha of the Hebrew Bible , described as the guardian of the fourth heaven ... prince of a heavenly host ... attended by 496,000 myriads of minstering angels. http www.heart7.net spirit as.html . Sahaquiel literally means Ingenuity of God . ref Hitchcock s New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible . by Roswell D. Hitchcock. New York A. J. Johnson, 1874, c1869. ref PaganNews.Com pairs Sahaquiel with Sachiel, whose name means Covering of God or Price of God , and associates Sahaqiel with the positive aspects of Wealth and Business , Charity virtue Charity and Dignity . http www.pagannews.com cgi bin gods3.pl?Sachiel Sahaqiel References references External links http elfwood.lysator.liu.se libr b e bethfit sahaquiel.txt.html &mdash Sahaquiel The Angel of the Sky by Elizabeth Fitzgerald Category Individual angels Orthodoxy stub ja ... more details
Clara Adams 1884 1971 was an aviator aviatrix who set a variety of flying records. She s remembered primarily as the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean Atlantic as a passenger aboard the LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin Graf Zeppelin . She also was the first woman to fly aboard the Dornier Do X Dornier DO X and she was one of 11 women aboard the maiden flight of the LZ 129 Hindenburg Hindenburg . ref UT Dallas collection of Mrs. Adam s estate, with biographical details http www.utdallas.edu library collections speccoll hacpdf Adams.pdf ref Despite the end of public interest of airships due to the Hindenburg disaster , Adams was still eager to fly on airships. References references External links http www.airships.net clara adams aviation pioneer Clara Adams photographs and biography http www.uh.edu engines epi2543.htm Clara Adams Takes Flight from Engines of our Ingenuity Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Adams, Clara ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1884 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1971 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Adams, Clara Category 1884 births Category 1971 deaths Category Female aviators Adams Aviation bio stub es Clara Adams ... more details
Expand Spanish Arquitectura de Cantabria topic culture date March 2009 Image SanAntonio Soba CANTABRIA.JPG Traditional houses in Soba thumb The architecture of Cantabria has a long history. In medieval times, artistic individuality was subordinated to ingenuity in civil works. Late Gothic architecture Gothic , Plateresque , and renaissance architecture later played a role in Cantabrian architecture, as did the province s mountain quarries. The contemporary era is dominated by a regional architectural tradition that incorporates diverse influences from around the world. The traditional mountain architecture of Cantabria, even with its differing local varieties, is a cultural heritage that has been preserved over time. These forms are based on a way of understanding architecture and applied materials, harmony with the Cantabrian environment and climate, and the continuation of ancestral customs. Within this vernacular architecture, the Cantabrian house stands out as the most traditional and typical. Cantabrian houses range from humble shepherd huts to the palaces and mountain mansions of the rich, from traditional mountain homes to the modest huts of the Pas and Miera valleys Pas valley . See also Spanish architecture Category Cantabria Category Spanish architecture Link GA es es Arquitectura de Cantabria ... more details
The Millennium Product status was awarded by the Design Council to British products and companies which show imagination, ingenuity and inspiration as well as innovation, creativity and design . ref http www.prnewswire.co.uk cgi news release?id 12341 ref ref http www.designcouncil.org.uk about us our history millennium products ref The products were exhibited adjacent to the Millennium Dome during 2000. Among the 1,012 products, notable Millennium Product award winners include BBC s Walking With Dinosaurs TV series BAe s Skeleton Bobsled Royal Mail Royal Mail s Millennium Postage stamp Stamps The Gelplane Proscraper ref http www.gelplane.co.uk proscraper product.asp ref BarcodeMill ref http www.barcodemill.co.uk millprod.php ref The Optare Solo The Heli Pile ref http www.targetfixings.com products helipile ref Remarkable STNC HitchHiker, later called Microsoft Mobile Explorer ref cite press release url http www.stnc.com news ce.htm archiveurl http web.archive.org web 19990508222317 www.stnc.com news ce.htm archivedate 8 May 1999 title STNC releases HitchHikerTM for Windows CE accessdate 15 April 2011 publisher STNC date 22 February 1999 ref References Reflist Category Design awards Category Article Feedback 5 ... more details
Vinegar test is a cervical cancer testing method that uses acetic acid, a major component of vinegar . It has been found to be useful as an effective and inexpensive screening test. It has the potential, say researchers from the University of Zimbabwe and Johns Hopkins University , to improve the chances of preventing cancer in developing world. ref cite web title Vinegar test for cervical cancer url http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi 295548.stm author date 12 March 1999 accessdate 07 January, 2012 publisher British Broadcasting Corporation work BBC News ref The technique, called VIA Cryo, was endorsed by the World Health Organization in 2010. Vinegar is brushed on a woman s cervix and precancerous spots turn white. These can be instantly frozen off with a metallic probe cooled with carbon dioxide. Vinegar highlights tumours, which have more DNA, and therefore less water and more protein, than healthy tissue. Thailand has adopted the technique in 29 of its 75 provinces, and 500,000 women have been tested at least once. ref name NYTimes cite web title Fighting Cervical Cancer With Vinegar and Ingenuity url http www.nytimes.com 2011 09 27 health 27cancer.html author Donald G. McNeil Jr. date 26 September 2011 accessdate 07 January, 2012 publisher The New York Times Company work The New York Times ref References references Category Cancer screening medical stub ... more details
The Barker lever is a pneumatic system which multiplies the force of a finger on the key of a Tracker action tracker pipe organ . It employs the wind pressure of the organ to inflate small bellows called pneumatics to overcome the resistance of the pallets valves in the organ s wind chest . This lever allowed for the development of larger, more powerful organs still responsive to the human hand. These larger organs first flourished in France , e.g., the organ produced by Cavaill Coll at glise Saint Sulpice, Paris St. Sulpice . This contrivance was named after Charles Spackman Barker 1804 79 , engineer and organ music organ builder. A similar lever was developed by David Hamilton in 1835, and there has been debate whether Barker stole the design. The rest of Barker s career was undistinguished. Bibliography George Laing Miller The Recent Revolution in Organ Building , 1913, chapter III cite episode title Of Organs and Engines series The Engines of Our Ingenuity serieslink The Engines of Our Ingenuity credits John H. Lienhard network NPR station KUHF FM Houston airdate 2005 number 1973 transcripturl http www.uh.edu engines epi1973.htm Compares Barker lever to similar devices in the Corliss steam engine . He cites the Grove s article below and other good web sources, e.g. Bridgeman Sutton. David Bridgeman Sutton http www.nzorgan.com vandr barker lever.htm Barker lever . This is based on the following two print sources, Hinton suggesting Barker s copying & Thistlethwaite noting the differences in design. John William Hinton The Story of the Electric Organ. London Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., 1909. Nicholas Thistlethwaite The Making of the Victorian Organ. Cambridge Musical Texts and Monographs. Cambridge Cambridge University Press, 1990. Pp. 352 354. P. Williams Organ. The New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians. Stanley Sadie, ed. , vol. 13, New York Macmillan, 1995, pp. 710 779. Hans Dieter Meyer Buchholz und Haupt, oder Wie der Barkerhebel n ... more details
File Paige Compositor.jpg thumb right The Paige Compositor Paige Compositor was an invention developed by James W. Paige between 1872 1888. Designed to replace the human typesetter of a printing press with a mechanical arm, ref name CB1 cite web last Lundin first Leigh title Tom Sawyer and the Diabolus Ex Machina url http criminalbrief.com ?p 16874 publisher Criminal Brief location Redding date 2011 05 22 ref ref name JL1372 cite journal last Lienhard first John title The Paige Compositor journal Engines of Our Ingenuity year 2000 issue 1372 url http www.uh.edu engines epi1372.htm publisher University of Houston location Houston isbn 978 0195167313 archiveurl http www.kuhf.org programaudio engines eng1372 64k.m3u archivedate 1998 ref the machine was not nearly as precise as it should have been and never turned a profit because of its complexity and continual need for adjustment based upon trial and error. ref name JL0050 cite journal last Lienhard first John title The Paige Compositor journal Engines of Our Ingenuity year 1988 issue 0050 url http www.uh.edu engines epi50.htm publisher University of Houston location Houston isbn 978 0195135831 archiveurl http www.kuhf.org programaudio engines eng50 64k.m3u archivedate 1997 ref ref name kirk Connie Ann Kirk Kirk, Connie Ann . Mark Twain, a Biography. Connecticut Greenwood Printing, 2004. PS1331.K57. ref The Paige typesetting machine is notable for the 300,000 formatnum Inflation US 300000 1872 today that Mark Twain invested in the failed endeavor. Twain, a former printer, invested not only the bulk of his book profits but also a large portion of the inheritance of Olivia Langdon Clemens Olivia Clemens , his wife. ref name kirk Many point to his over investment in the Paige typesetting machine and other inventions as the cause of not only his family s financial decline but also the decline of his wit and humor. ref Mark Twain, a Life Ron Powers ref References Reflist External links http www.eric.ed.gov 80 ERICWebPortal ... more details
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