The secret of the Duke device is a spherical lens, a design first proposed in the late 19th century.
In the U.S., courtyard design first gained traction in California.
First conceived by Dr Douglas Engelbart and aided by Bill English -- who would later design the first "ball mouse" -- at the Stanford Research Institute in 1965, the mouse was first used commercially by Xerox in their "Star Workstation" computer made in 1981.
The design is first sketched on paper, and then engraved on stone, in reverse, with a knife.
As for farming out a site's design, first make sure the designer truly understands your business--that is, if you're serious about separating customers from their money.
The Austin Art Museum represents a rare opportunity for Richard Gluckman of the New York firm Gluckman Mayner the chance to design his first free-standing museum in America.
Cerf, who helped design the first protocols that allowed information to be sent across computer networks in the late 1970s, expressed regret in a speech Tuesday that he hadn't designed the Internet to be a safer, more regulated system.
"I was not really a big fan of the design in the first place, " says Davidson.
It was 2006, and Apple was working on the design for its first smartphone.
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Last year, Skye's Rural Design was the first recipient of the Saltire Medal.
Critics who long for great architecture are unlikely to be appeased by the design of the first apartment building.
The design for the first UK nuclear power stations to be built for 25 years has been granted approval.
His first design, patented in 1884, used a long strip of paper into which holes were punched to represent information.
The new design marks the first time a woman will appear on an Argentinian bill in 200 years, she said.
With a truly person-first design, AEPPplus brings individuals, not only to the table, but to leadership positions in disaster readiness.
And that requires excellence in design and IP first and foremost, and then remarkable prowess is purchasing, logistics, manufacturing, and operations.
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"It was the first design where we said 'let's not start with a phone'", said Richard Sharp, Nokia's vice president of multimedia.
But no Formula One driver has yet requested anything like Mr. Munser's first design, for his own helmet more than 20 years ago.
In his short life, von Neumann especially had many other interests, including work on quantum theory and the design of the first electronic computers.
Balkhy's first design was a bag called "Daddy I want a Birkin, " an ironic nod to Saudi's love of shopping for luxury goods, such as the expensive Hermes Birkin bag.
As you'd expect, Skooba's first design, the Checkthrough, is pretty minimalist, in keeping with the requirements that approved bags not have any straps or zippers and not feature any space for items that could interfere with the X-ray image.
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My first such job was at a design and architecture trade magazine where I received a first-hand education and appreciation of how good, innovative design can actually make the world a better place.
She says they are asking why there was ever a design competition in the first place.
The Roomba-like design, which we first saw in November 2011, is the result of a collaboration with Complubot.
Carton House Golf Club is Colin Montgomerie's first course design in Ireland.
He went on to help design India's first metro in Kolkata in 1970 and then served as head of Cochin Shipyard in Kerala.
The second question, What if? uses the design criteria from the first stage to generate a large number of ideas that we will turn into new concepts.
The U123's smart looking case has a sleek, clean design and is the first Wind available in red and blue, in addition to the standard grey and white.
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