The most lucrative college major today: computer engineering.
Had today's computer-controlled jet engines been around then, Munson would likely be alive and flying today.
Had today's computer-controlled jet engines been around in 1979, Munson would likely be alive and flying today.
"Everything today has a computer in it, " says Al Lee, director of quantitative analysis at PayScale.com, an online compensation comparison tool.
The astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery today used a computer simulator to practice landing in preparation for their planned return to Earth tomorrow.
Today, the computer and telecoms revolutions are similarly pushing down costs.
"Today's computer users are doing more online heightening the need for enhanced security, quicker online access and an easy-to-use interface, " Jim Wong, corporate president, Acer Inc.
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It is ironic that today's computer industry has its origins in a data-processing project carried out in 1890 that was completed on time and under budget.
Today, Compaq Computer (nyse: CPQ - news - people) confirmed that it has no current plans to use Crusoe in its own lightweight notebooks.
He also never lost his fondness for storytelling, and even in today's computer-dominated marketplace, maintained high hopes that the art of combining stop-motion with live action would continue.
Harryhausen called his format "dynamation, " and though it looks somewhat crude by today's computer-generated standards, it still packs a punch -- and other filmmakers remain agog by Harryhausen's abilities.
More than ever, it seems, the digital artists who produce today's computer-generated blockbusters are bent on recreating a vision of reality that is likewise more vital and compelling than everyday life.
"Today's computer users require top-notch connectivity in their devices, whether for wireless docking within a room or office, or more broadly throughout the premises, " said Vivek Gupta, vice president and general manager of computing, Qualcomm Atheros.
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Less than two weeks after it reported a 2 cent per share quarterly loss, Apple Computer today rolled out three big guns to fight back against slowing sales: new computers, new flat-panel displays and lower prices.
To grasp the intellectual poverty that awaits us in a smart world, look no further than recent blueprints for a "smart kitchen" an odd but persistent goal of today's computer scientists, most recently in designs from the University of Washington and Kyoto Sangyo University in Japan.
We all fall prey to this, I write about it all the time and have few readers who are mathematicians who read my blog and agree that today with using computer algorithms to spin numbers that math is not 100% reliable any more on proving accuracy.
Wilkes is one of many recent financial advisers who's been able to tap into the pro-athlete market through not only an honest reputation--all advisers must be approved by the NFL Players Association--but by giving today's computer-savvy customers what they want: a platform to check their investments and other financial documents whenever they feel like it.
Kramer said today anyone with a computer can engage in some level of cyber destruction.
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IBM's (nyse: IBM - news - people) labs announced two major advances in computer technology today.
These drawings, so gently suggestive of the power of the buildings themselves, are far removed from today's robotic computer renderings.
In those days, the Dow Jones news ticker--a stand alone, upright machine--spilled out reams of broad tape financial news comparable with what comes across computer consoles today.
Computer systems today are totally useless at accommodating gullibility.
It made Beatles records instantly recognizable on sight--as equally recognizable as the Apple Computer logo is today.
At least today, even the cloud computer sector sells under 30 times next year's earning power or one time its growth rate.
If Proteus is right, and these sensors become commonplace, exponential growth in digital medicine for compliance monitoring will require as much silicon wafer manufacturing as all computer chips use today.
According to computer simulations, today's defences in the Netherlands are supposed to withstand the kind of flood so severe that it would occur only once in 10, 000 years, he explains.
Today the cheapest resources are computer power and bandwidth.
Computer modeling allows today's auto engineers to precisely design vehicles, engines and transmissions, down to the smallest detail, for maximum strength without having to repeatedly build and test actual components over and over along the way, said Quinnell.
Five computer hackers in the United States and abroad were charged today, and a sixth pled guilty, for computer hacking and other crimes.
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Now, the K Computer has met one of its major goals, as RIKEN announced today that using the LINKMARK benchmark, the K Computer has crossed the 10 petaflop barrier, being rated at 10.51 petaflops.
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