During the waning years of World War II, Harry Truman seized 28 companies, such as railroads and meat packers, in the name of fueling the war machine.

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As the name of the company suggests, the machine is in fact intuitive.

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" Indeed, when each machine is completed, a plaque is affixed with the name of the worker who did the scoring: "I've made this machine to the utmost of my abilities and good faith.

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Sony also confirmed a range of big-name software for the machine including Bungie's upcoming "shared-world shooter" Destiny, which will include exclusive content for the PS4.

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Who, for example, can name the inventor of the hair-dryer (Chester Beach), the electric washing machine (Alva Fisher) or the ice lolly (Frank Epperson)?

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Mr Ornstein's furious music was compared to Futurism, the name given to the painting and writing of an Italian group that aimed to glorify the machine.

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We needed a picture of the planet taken by the machine that now bears the great man's name.

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