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<div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/steve-jobs/20063/">Steve Jobs dead at 56</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/author/gizmag-team/">Gizmag Team</a></p> <p><em>18:16 October 5, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/steve-jobs/20063/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102945im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/steve-jobs.png" title="'Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human b..." alt="'Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human b..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs has passed away aged 56. This sad news comes just a little over a month after Jobs <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/steve-jobs-resigns-as-ceo/19622/" target="_blank">stepped down as CEO</a> of Apple, the company he co-founded in 1976. Apple's new CEO Tim Cook summed up the loss in an email to the company's employees today: "Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being." <a href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/steve-jobs/20063/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/the-business-legacy-of-mr-jobs/19638/">The business legacy of Mr. Jobs</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/author/vincent-rice/">Vincent Rice</a></p> <p><em>21:48 August 29, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006102945im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/the-business-legacy-of-mr-jobs/19638/#comments">12 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006102945im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/the-business-legacy-of-mr-jobs/19638/picture/140938/">5 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/the-business-legacy-of-mr-jobs/19638/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102945im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/jobslegacy.jpg" title="Steve Jobs" alt="Steve Jobs"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Revered by many, hated by some, but respected by most, the indisputable fact remains that Steve Jobs is the most successful business leader of his generation and quite possibly of all time. The numbers are impressive in themselves but the most remarkable aspect of his success is how it was achieved. Though he remains at Apple, the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/steve-jobs-resigns-as-ceo/19622/" target="_blank">end of his tenure as CEO</a> is the end of an era and an opportunity to try and grasp just exactly what it is he did and what lessons there are for all of us "trying to make a dent in the universe." <a href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/the-business-legacy-of-mr-jobs/19638/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/google-bletchley-park-fundraising/19513/">Google helping Bletchley Park Trust to rebuild Block C</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/">Paul Ridden</a></p> <p><em>14:28 August 12, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p><img src="/web/20111006102945im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/google-bletchley-park-fundraising/19513/picture/139733/">13 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/google-bletchley-park-fundraising/19513/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102945im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/bletchleyblockc.jpg" title="Google and the Bletchley Park Trust have announced a fundraising scheme aimed at restoring..." alt="Google and the Bletchley Park Trust have announced a fundraising scheme aimed at restoring..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Search giant Google has teamed up with the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/bletchley-park-ww2-code-breakers/13525/" target="_blank">Bletchley Park</a> Trust to kick start a fundraising effort to rebuild the records center known as Block C. A Google-supported garden party was held within the grounds of the famous WW2 decoding center last week to start off the restoration fund, which aims to transform the now derelict building into a visitor and learning center. <a href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/google-bletchley-park-fundraising/19513/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/dyson-awards-elevator-pitch-australian-inventors/19367/">Eight young inventors give us a 2-minute elevator pitch</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/author/loz-blain/">Loz Blain</a></p> <p><em>09:16 July 30, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006102945im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/dyson-awards-elevator-pitch-australian-inventors/19367/#comments">4 Comments</a> </p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/dyson-awards-elevator-pitch-australian-inventors/19367/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102945im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/dyson-awards-elevator-pitch-australian-inventors-2.jpg" title="Young Aussie designers talk us through the designs that got them to the Australian finals ..." alt="Young Aussie designers talk us through the designs that got them to the Australian finals ..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>The <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/james-dyson-awards/" target="_blank">James Dyson Awards</a> for young inventors are always a treasure trove of fresh ideas and up-and-coming innovators - so we caught up with 8 of the Australian finalists and got them each to deliver us a 2-minute 'elevator pitch' explaining their designs and the inspiration behind them. The videos after the jump highlight some of our favourite entries for this year's prize, including the winners. See if you can guess which of these young contestants took the prizes! <a href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/dyson-awards-elevator-pitch-australian-inventors/19367/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/google-science-fair-finalists/18956/">Google Science Fair quarter-finalists announced</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/author/tannith-cattermole/">Tannith Cattermole</a></p> <p><em>18:21 June 19, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/google-science-fair-finalists/18956/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102945im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/google-science-fair.jpg" title="Google's online Science Fair gives students aged 13-18 from around the world the chance to..." alt="Google's online Science Fair gives students aged 13-18 from around the world the chance to..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Fifteen Google Science Fair quarter-finalists have been announced as the competition moves towards the 2011 Grand Final in July. These fifteen finalists will be flying to the Googleplex in Mountain View, California for the Google Science Fair event, and final judging will take place on 11th July by a panel of acclaimed scientists. Open to all students aged 13 to 18 from around the world, the online competition is designed to champion young scientific talent and give students the opportunity to showcase their ideas. Three winners will be chosen from each age group, with an overall winner chosen from those three. <a href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/google-science-fair-finalists/18956/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/peep-show-modern-technology/18678/">Spicy precursor to the arcade game brought back to life</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>22:58 May 19, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006102945im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/peep-show-modern-technology/18678/#comments">1 Comment</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006102945im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/peep-show-modern-technology/18678/picture/134560/">6 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/peep-show-modern-technology/18678/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102945im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/peepshow-6.jpg" title="'The peep show because it represents a part of Americana that has been forgotten' (Photo: ..." alt="'The peep show because it represents a part of Americana that has been forgotten' (Photo: ..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Hard though it may be to believe for anyone raised since the advent of VCRs, there was a time when people actually had to leave their homes to see adult movies. Going to sleazy cinemas ended up being the main option, although it was predated by a little something known as the peep show machine. Now largely forgotten, these pieces of erotic entertainment history were once a common sight in penny arcades, fair grounds and other sometimes-questionable locales. So, what would one would look like if it were built using today's technology? California's Michael Ford decided to find out. <a href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/peep-show-modern-technology/18678/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/computer-music-pioneer-max-mathews/18530/">Farseeing inventor pioneered computer music</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/author/tannith-cattermole/">Tannith Cattermole</a></p> <p><em>05:41 May 9, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006102945im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/computer-music-pioneer-max-mathews/18530/#comments">1 Comment</a> </p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/computer-music-pioneer-max-mathews/18530/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102945im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/maxmathews-3.jpg" title="Max Mathews devoted most of his life to learning how computers could aid musicians in perf..." alt="Max Mathews devoted most of his life to learning how computers could aid musicians in perf..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Renowned computer generated music innovator Max Mathews has died at the age of 84. Back in 1957 Mathews wrote the program that enabled an IBM 704 mainframe computer to play a composition lasting 17 seconds – an achievement recognized as one of the first examples of digital synthesis of music on a computer. For the next 54 years Mathews pioneered the field of digital audio research and devoted most of his life to learning how computers could aid musicians in performance. <a href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/computer-music-pioneer-max-mathews/18530/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/liber-chronicarum-illustrated-printed-book-auction/18567/">Liber Chronicarum – one of history's first illustrated printed books for sale</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jack-martin/">Jack Martin</a></p> <p><em>22:08 May 4, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006102945im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/liber-chronicarum-illustrated-printed-book-auction/18567/#comments">1 Comment</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006102945im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/liber-chronicarum-illustrated-printed-book-auction/18567/picture/133889/">2 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006102945/http://www.gizmag.com/liber-chronicarum-illustrated-printed-book-auction/18567/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006102945im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/nuremberg-chronicle-liber-chronicarum.jpg" title="Less than 1500 copies of the Liber chronicarum (Nuremberg Chronicle) were printed in Latin..." alt="Less than 1500 copies of the Liber chronicarum (Nuremberg Chronicle) were printed in Latin..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>It’s easy to become blasé in the ubiquitous, 24-7 avalanche of information in which we live our lives – the challenge now is about filtering, organizing and synthesizing information into a useful and relevant form. Think back though to an earlier time when the very first books became available to the public, when the treasure trove of knowledge in our pocket that we take for granted simply did not exist. 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On April 6th he began his one-year Pole2Pole trek, in the course of which he intends to travel from the North to South Pole using only carbon-neutral transportation. He has already begun to ski down from the North Pole, with other legs of his journey intended to include travel by dog sled, sailboat, bicycle and kite-assisted sled. 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