Inventors and Remarkable People

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April 13, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/turing-manuscript-sale-price-bonhams/36969/pictures"> 8 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/turing-manuscript-sale-price-bonhams/36969/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/turing-sale-3.png" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> A remarkable scientific document went under the hammer today at Bonhams in New York. The rare <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/alan-turing-notebook-auction/35753/" target="_blank">handwritten manuscript by Alan Turing</a> in which he made notes on symbolic logic and mathematics during the Second World War for sold for US$1,025,000. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/turing-manuscript-sale-price-bonhams/36969/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--news-byte" data-article="37230"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37230"> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/nobel-prize-chemistry-1927-medallion-auction/37230/">1927 Nobel Prize in chemistry medal up for auction</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/" rel="author">David Szondy</a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/nobel-prize-chemistry-1927-medallion-auction/37230/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/1927-nobel-prize.jpeg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> If you've ever wanted a Nobel Prize and don't have the time to come up with a major intellectual contribution, you can just buy one… the medal, that is. Not the prize itself. At Nate D Sanders Auctions, the 1927 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is on the block today. It was originally awarded to German biochemist Dr Heinrich Otto Wieland and, according to Sanders, it's the first Nobel Prize in Chemistry medal to go up for auction, and the eighth in all. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/nobel-prize-chemistry-1927-medallion-auction/37230/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="36216"> <div class="article-top" data-article="36216"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/remarkablepeople/"> — Inventors and Remarkable People </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/z-car-yutaka-katayama-105/36216/">Yutaka Katayama, father of the Z car, dies at 105</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/author/tony-borroz/" rel="author">Tony Borroz</a> - February 23, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/z-car-yutaka-katayama-105/36216/pictures"> 4 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/z-car-yutaka-katayama-105/36216/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/mrz-Yutaka-Katayama-7.jpg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> In sad news for the automotive world, Yutaka Katayama, first president of Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A., and father of the Z Car, passed away on February 19 at the age of 105. Affectionately known as Mr. K, his impact, not only on Nissan and the Japanese car industry, but on the industry worldwide, cannot be overstated. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/z-car-yutaka-katayama-105/36216/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--news-byte" data-article="36035"> <div class="article-top" data-article="36035"> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/biomimicry-global-design-challenge/36035/">Biomimicry Global Design Challenge looks for ways to improve the food system </a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/author/antonio-pasolini/" rel="author">Antonio Pasolini</a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/biomimicry-global-design-challenge/36035/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/biomimicry.jpg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> Previously only open to students, this year's challenge from the Biomimicry Institute is open to professionals for the first time. This year, entrants are tasked with tasked with developing a biomimetic design that solves an important food system challenge. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/biomimicry-global-design-challenge/36035/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="35753"> <div class="article-top" data-article="35753"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/remarkablepeople/"> — Inventors and Remarkable People </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/alan-turing-notebook-auction/35753/">Alan Turing's "hidden" manuscript heads to auction</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/" rel="author">Ben Coxworth</a> - January 23, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/alan-turing-notebook-auction/35753/pictures"> 2 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/alan-turing-notebook-auction/35753/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/alan-turing-notebook.jpg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> Among his many achievements, British computer science pioneer <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/alan-turing-turns-100/23005/" target="_blank">Alan Turing</a> created one of the first theoretical models of a general-purpose computer, helped develop the concept of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/eugene-goostman-turing-test/32453/" target="_blank">artificial intelligence</a>, and was in charge of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/go/3658/" target="_blank">breaking the German Enigma cypher</a> during World War II. With the recent release of the film <em>The Imitation Game</em>, he's now becoming known to a whole new generation. It's only fitting, therefore, that a rare collection of his scientific notes is about to head to auction. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/alan-turing-notebook-auction/35753/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="35099"> <div class="article-top" data-article="35099"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/remarkablepeople/"> — Inventors and Remarkable People </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/digital-papers-albert-einstein/35099/">Release of collected papers of Albert Einstein give insight into a genius</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/author/colin-jeffrey/" rel="author">Colin Jeffrey</a> - December 8, 2014 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/digital-papers-albert-einstein/35099/pictures"> 2 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/digital-papers-albert-einstein/35099/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/einstein-papers-4.jpg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> The name "Einstein" is synonymous with genius. A cultural icon of the 20th century, the mere mention of his name prompts many to quote his famous mass-energy equivalence formula, E=mc<sup>2</sup>, whilst the photograph of him sticking out his tongue has become an instantly recognizable meme of the digital age. But what do we really know of the man behind the face and that equation; his home life, his dreams, his aspirations? To allow a glimpse into his private world, Princeton University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have now released the collected works from Einstein's early life in digital form online for anyone to read. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/digital-papers-albert-einstein/35099/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="34423"> <div class="article-top" data-article="34423"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/remarkablepeople/"> — Inventors and Remarkable People </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/alan-eustace-world-record-skydive-stratex/34423/">Google exec sets new high-altitude skydiving world record</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/" rel="author">Darren Quick</a> - October 26, 2014 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/alan-eustace-world-record-skydive-stratex/34423/pictures"> 5 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/alan-eustace-world-record-skydive-stratex/34423/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/eustace-jump.jpg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> Google exec, Alan Eustace, has broken the 128,100-ft (39,045-m) high-altitude skydive record set by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/record-setting-manned-balloon-flight-skydive-red-bull-baumgartner/24553/" target="_blank">Felix Baumgartner</a> in October, 2012 (with much less fanfare). Jumping from a balloon at 135,890 ft (41,419 m) above Roswell, New Mexico, Eustace also set new world records for vertical speed and freefall distance. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/alan-eustace-world-record-skydive-stratex/34423/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="34182"> <div class="article-top" data-article="34182"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/remarkablepeople/"> — Inventors and Remarkable People </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/nobel-nanomicroscopy/34182/">Super-resolved fluorescence microscopy pioneers awarded 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/" rel="author">David Szondy</a> - October 10, 2014 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/nobel-nanomicroscopy/34182/pictures"> 4 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/nobel-nanomicroscopy/34182/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/nobel-nanomicroscopy-4.jpg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> Ever since Antonie van Leeuwenhoek turned his simple microscope on a bit of pond water in the 17th century, optical microscopes have been a key tool for biologists. 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Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano at the University of Nagoya, and Shuji Nakamura working at Nichia Chemicals in Tokushima, Japan have proven more successful, being awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics for their invention of the blue LED, which is the key to modern energy-efficient lighting. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/blue-led-2014-nobel-prize-physics/34151/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="33613"> <div class="article-top" data-article="33613"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/remarkablepeople/"> — Inventors and Remarkable People </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/taj-pabari-tablet-kits-educate/33613/">Fourteen-year-old develops DIY tablet kits to educate and inspire</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/author/nick-lavars/" rel="author">Nick Lavars</a> - September 1, 2014 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/taj-pabari-tablet-kits-educate/33613/pictures"> 4 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146/http://www.gizmag.com/taj-pabari-tablet-kits-educate/33613/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627033146im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/mechtech_creations-5.JPG" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> Less than one year ago, 14-year-old Taj Pabari was like any other kid, toiling away on a 3D printer at school (ok, maybe not quite like <em>any</em> other kid). 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