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20 hours ago · Google Earth. Google Earth is a computer program that renders a 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery. The program maps the Earth by superimposing satellite images, aerial photography, and GIS data onto a 3D globe, allowing users to see cities and landscapes from various angles. Users can explore the globe by entering ...
20 hours ago · Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) is an American motion picture visual effects company that was founded on May 26, 1975 by George Lucas. It is a division of the film production company Lucasfilm, which Lucas founded, and was created when he began production on the original Star Wars, now the fourth episode of the Skywalker Saga.
- May 26, 1975; 48 years ago
- The Walt Disney Company
20 hours ago · Voyager 1 transmitted audio signals generated by plasma waves from interstellar space. On September 12, 2013, NASA officially confirmed that Voyager 1 had reached the interstellar medium in August 2012 as previously observed. The generally accepted date of arrival is August 25, 2012 (approximately 10 days before the 35th anniversary of its ...
- September 5, 1977, 12:56:00 UTC
- Titan IIIE
- 815 kg (1,797 lb)
20 hours ago · An operating system ( OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources, and provides common services for computer programs . Time-sharing operating systems schedule tasks for efficient use of the system and may also include accounting software for cost allocation of processor time, mass storage, peripherals, and ...
20 hours ago · Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss in which, in exchange for a fee, a party agrees to compensate another party in the event of a certain loss, damage, or injury. It is a form of risk management, primarily used to protect against the risk of a contingent or uncertain loss. An entity which provides insurance is known as an ...
20 hours ago · Technology portal. v. t. e. A carbon nanotube ( CNT) is a tube made of carbon with a diameter in the nanometre range ( nanoscale ). They are one of the allotropes of carbon . Single-walled carbon nanotubes ( SWCNTs) have diameters around 0.5–2.0 nanometres, about 100,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair.
