After three weeks of lectures and receptions in New York, Einstein paid a visit to Washington. For reasons fathomable only by those who live in that capital, the Senate decided to debate the theory of...
After growing wildly for years, the field of computing appears to be reaching its infancy.
Above all, Leonardo’s relentless curiosity and experimentation should remind us of the importance of instilling, in both ourselves and our children, not just received knowledge but a willingness to qu...
If you didn't voice your opinion, [Steve Jobs] would mow you down, said Cook. He takes contrary positions to create more discussion, because it may lead to a better result. So if you don't feel comfor...
أن نحتفظ بالقدرة على الاندهاش كالأطفال، والتعجب من الأشياء العادية مثل سقوط التفاح والمصاعد ، هي الصفة التي اتسم بها اينشتاين وغيره
«Si alguna vez surge una raza mentalmente sobrehumana —dijo en cierta ocasión Edward Teller, el creador de la bomba de hidrógeno—, sus miembros se parecerán a Johnny von Neumann.»
«Por mucho énfasis que debamos poner en el liderazgo, la organización y el trabajo en equipo, el individuo sigue siendo determinante, de una importancia suprema. Las ideas y los conceptos creativos na...
«Los intereses de un ser humano vienen determinados, en gran medida, por sus apetitos, deseos, impulsos e instintos», dijo Braithwaite,
«En la pintura, las acciones de las figuras expresan, en todos los casos, la intención de su ánimo»,
«El respeto ciego por la autoridad es el mayor enemigo de la verdad».
«El buen arte se aparta de la moda, no la sigue»,
«Durante los primeros años después de Pearl Harbor, los Laboratorios Bell se hicieron cargo de casi mil proyectos distintos para el ejército, desde equipos de radio para tanques hasta sistemas de comu...
«All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace».11 Empezaba así: Me gusta pensar (¡y cuanto antes, mejor!) en un prado cibernético donde mamíferos y ordenadores vivan juntos en mutua armonía programada...
You are interested in the history of the digital age and the emergence of digital culture, Isaacson’s book is a must read. —
Year. At the first NeXT retreat back in late 1985, he had refused
Who became Jobs’s spiritual teacher. LEE CLOW. Advertising wizard who created Apple’s 1984 ad and worked with Jobs for three decades. DEBORAH DEBI COLEMAN. Early Mac team manager who took over Apple m...
Were superlatives. The product was incredible, he said, the best thing we could have imagined. He praised the beauty of even the parts unseen. Balancing on his fingertips the foot-square circuit board...
Were able to build the boards more cheaply than we thought, because I got a good deal on parts, Jobs recalled. So the fifty we sold to the Byte Shop almost paid for all the material we needed to make...
Was restored to the throne at Apple, we put him on
Was not just some passing fancy or youthful dabbling. He embraced it with his typical intensity,