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The Marimba Virtuoso’s Desktop Planetarium

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On 21 April 1962, the Seattle World’s Fair opened to the public. government committed US $9 million to help build a NASA-themed science exhibit at the Seattle World’s Fair. A translucent screen had astronomical labels and markings inscribed in phosphorus, visible only when backlit with ultraviolet light. What is an orrery?

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Amazon’s Zoox robotaxis to drive faster, farther, at night in Las Vegas – ET Auto

Baua Electric

The Zoox vehicles will also drive in light rain and at night, the company said, critical for gathering additional data. Zoox also operates retrofitted self-driving Toyota Highlanders in Seattle, Las Vegas, San Francisco and Foster City, California.

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A one-of-a-kind secret Tesla Roadster R&D prototype is for sale

Baua Electric

Now, a Roadster you probably haven’t heard of is for sale – a one-of-a-kind prototype for a performance package that never saw the light of day. Normally, we wouldn’t write an article just because someone is trying to sell any old car, even a Roadster (that said, I’m thinking of selling mine ).

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A one-of-a-kind secret Tesla Roadster R&D prototype is for sale

Baua Electric

Now, a Roadster you probably haven’t heard of is for sale – a one-of-a-kind prototype for a performance package that never saw the light of day. Normally, we wouldn’t write an article just because someone is trying to sell any old car, even a Roadster (that said, I’m thinking of selling mine ).

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Rare Rides Icons: The Lincoln Mark Series Cars, Feeling Continental (Part XLIX)

The Truth About Cars

And they were front-drive luxury cars according to The Seattle Times. The article above also stated Lincoln would use the Mark name on a new luxury car shortly thereafter, as well as a new Ford Thunderbird. Roughly 39 cars built with a Midnight Black interior, 29 in Ivory, and 49 in Light Prairie Tan.

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A Brief History of the World’s First Planetarium

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A modern upgrade was Clair Omar Musser’s desktop electric orrery , which he designed for the Seattle World’s Fair in 1962. ZEISS Archive Over the years, refinements included increased precision, the addition of more stars, automatic controls that allowed the programming of complete shows, and a shift to fiber optics and LED lighting.

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Portable Life-Support Device Provides Critical Care in Conflict and Disaster Zones

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This is a sponsored article brought to you by LEMO. Dr. Joe Fisher is devoted to the light side of human ingenuity, medicine. Operators based in Seattle successfully controlled remotely a device based in Toronto. A bomb explodes — medical devices set to action. Side by side, but viscerally opposed.

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