A Book report on “The Cuckoo’s Egg” by Cliff Stoll A Cuckoo’s Fledgling Although the 1980s are not generally thought of as a decade of innocence, there were, however, a few pockets of juvenile utopia. One such example was the rapidly expanding “online” community, with its assortment of up-and-coming networks that were, to many technically inclined users, a virtual “McDonald’s Play Place” with slides, ball pits and winding tubes to explore, all rapped in a security blanket of innocence. Not until
a story of persistence, love for one's work and is just plain funny! The story starts out with Clifford Stoll being "recycled" to a computer analyst/webmaster. Cliff, as he is affectionately called, is a long-haired ex-hippie that works at Lawrence Berkeley Lab. He originally was an astronomer, but since his grant wore out, he became a mainframe master. He was glad that instead of throwing him out into the unemployment office, the Lab recycled their people and downstairs he went, to the computer
of tubulin assembly. Dr. Nogales now works as a professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of California, Berkeley and is a Senior Faculty Scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Throughout her life, Dr. Nogales has won numerous awards. These awards include the “Outstanding Performance Award” by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the “Burton Award” by the Microscopy Society of America. Besides awards, Dr. Nogales has many publications and honors to her
The case of Shawn Carpenter is almost indistinguishable to the case of Clifford Stoll. In 1986, Stoll was employed by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Department of Energy as the system administrator. A slight mistake in accounting forced him to investigate further. According to Gawn, (1990) Stoll used non-ethical procedures to gain the information, which helped him to identify the hacker as Markus Hess. Hess was selling sensitive information, such as passwords, to the KGB. He also tried
California, Berkeley where he is now a professor. Smoot also has a cousin, Oliver R. Smoot that attended MIT and was a chairman for the American National Standards Institute. Smoot began his career in 1971 as a research physicist at the University of California, Berkley in the Space Sciences Laboratory. He worked with Luis Alvarez on a High Altitude Particle Physics Experiment, mainly consisting on weather balloons. Which led to his joint appointment at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Smoot became
Alchemy was an early form of pseudoscience focused on a mythical substance, the philosopher’s stone. Alchemists had many conflicting views on what the stone was and what its powers were, but it was believed to be very powerful. Uses of the stone included producing the elixir of life, which could cure any illness and prolong life indefinitely, and turning ordinary rocks into precious gems. The main goal of alchemy, “transmuting base metals into gold,” was believed to be possible only when using the
Environmental Impacts of Fossil Fuel Use One of the main issues involved with fossil fuels are the environmental impacts that occur from their use. These problems; such as acid rain, oil spills, climate change, global warming, etc., are not only occurring with fossil fuel usage, but are also increasing due to the increase in the use of fossil fuels. This essay will vaguely explain the area of environmental impacts from fossil fuel use, and will attempt to change, or further increase your understanding
Columbia in 1936 where she taught one year Sarah Lawrence College, but she still worked mainly at the S.A.M. Laboratory which was directed by Harold Urey. After staying there for ten years in 1946 they moved to Chicago which was the first place that she was finally treatedwith open arms. Maria right off the back became a Professor in the Physics Department and in the Institute for Nuclear Studies. She was also employed by the Argonne National Laboratory with very little knowledge of Nuclear Physics
however, as it is due to increased capacity, causing the price of the form of energy to fall (LUT, 2015). For instance, wind energy prices in the United States were reported as being exceedingly low in comparison to recent years (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2015). This has been accomplished through the building of bigger and taller turbines, which catch stronger winds caused by atmospheric pressure changes, as well as the falling prices of building wind turbines themselves. As further
be... ... middle of paper ... ... Adhami N, Frankos M, et al. Cigarette Smoke Toxins Deposited on Surfaces: Implications for Human Health. PLOS One. http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0086391 DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Carcinogens form from third-hand smoke. ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 9 February 2010. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100208154651.htm. WebMD. Risks of Thirdhand Cigarette Smoke Can Linger. http://www.webmd.com/smoking-cessa
In recent years, many possible plans to enact government regulation to improve cybersecurity have been suggested. Most recently, in 2017, then U.S. president Barack Obama implemented the Cybersecurity National Action Plan (CNAP). The plan would have invested $19 billion in cybersecurity by gathering experts to make recommendations in regards to cyber security, help secure the government IT group, and encourage more advanced security measures (Daniel 1)
describes a real incident that in 1980’s, some of the findings are relevant and torment us even today. One of the major historical failures that comprised security is the UNIX operating system (with GNU Emacs installed) at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories and other military laboratories. UNIX operating systems were widely being used by a vast number of computer professionals and research scientists back in those days. Though the operating system cannot be categorized as completely insecure, I believe that
Energy has been around ever since earth formed. As humans grew more sophisticated, they needed to use more and more energy. Now that energy is a necessity, people without sufficient energy are at a disadvantage, which consequently creates energy poverty. Energy poverty is when the negative effects of dirty fuels and the excessive time spent collecting that fuel is adversely impacting a large amount of people’s health. Today, energy poverty is a big problem in the world for many reasons. Millions
The urban heat island (UHI) is a metropolitan area with a relatively higher temperature compared to other surrounding rural areas. This relatively flat megacity houses more than ten million people with half of the population residing in the Seoul National Capital Area. The density of the city remains high with 17,288 people per square mile. With the climate on the border line of humid subtropical and humid continental, the metropolitan infrastructure and human activities causes the city to be more
Household Energy Usage and Conservation Household energy conservation is a very practical and realistic approach to conserving energy within our society. US households consume a tremendous amount of natural gas as well as electric energy. It has been calculated that the amount of energy consumed within the US increased exponentially from about 1850 to 1975. If energy continued to increase at this rate, we would be experiencing severe energy shortages in our current society. Luckily, steps
creativity is fundamentally built into all living systems -by Fritjof Capra, theoretical high-energy physicist and author. Capra studied with Werner Heisenberg at the University of Vienna. He does research at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and lectures at the University of California, Berkeley. http://magna.com.au/~prfbrown/capra_3.html 8) Amazon.com, To order the book: Touched with Fire: Manic Depressive Illness and the Artistic temperment - by Kay Redfield Jamison http://www.amazon.com/exec/
to operate artificial hearts and to compile and store medical histories. Though not directly related to our well being, the last use is of utmost importance. Today, the use of medical databases and computer... ... middle of paper ... ...Berkeley National Laboratory's Ethical, Legal, Social Issues in Science Project 2.White House release, Wednesday, December 20, 2000 on www.cdt.org/privacy/medical/001220whitehouse.shtml; posted by the Center for Technology and Democracy 3. www.ama-assn.
Abstract Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft and one of the most philanthropic men in history giving over 28 billion dollars to charity so far, states his number one wish for the world wouldn't be to rid the world of aids, vaccinate kids around the world, or feed every starving children; instead, it would be to invent and utilize a cheaper emission-free source of energy. My research aims to cut through the vast amounts of wind turbine designs and analyze the two most promising types. The first type
Frank, Robert H. "A Small Price for a Large Benefit." New York Times. 21 Feb. 2010. "Health Effects of Air Pollution." Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Web. 15 Mar. 2010. . "Global Warming." Global Issues in Context Online Collection. Detroit: Gale, 2010. Global Issues in Context. Web. 1 Mar. 2010. Stone, Peter H. "Dueling Economic Outlooks On Cap-And-Trade." National Journal 30 Oct. 2009.
Compact Flourescent Lamp and the Environment Abstract Technological advances have come a long way since the incandescent light bulb. Today, the compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) is the most energy efficient light bulb on the market. In the beginning, consumers had resistance toward the CFL. With governmental support in establishing energy-efficient lighting programs, the CFL have been able to stay in the market and improve throughout the years. Introduction With the advances in technology