Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| 20090123507 | Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Coated With Specific N-Acylaminomethylene Phosphonates The present invention relates to new metal oxide nanoparticles coated with specific phosphonates, to the use of these nanoparticles as antimicrobials, especially in the home and personal care areas, to the production of such nanoparticles as well as to the new phosphona... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090047311 | Antibacterial Agent Composed of Silver-Containing Aluminum Sulfate Hydroxide Particles and Use Thereof An antibacterial agent composed of silver-containing aluminum sulfate hydroxide particles represented by the following formula (X-I) or (Y-I).
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| 20080292676 | Bioactive acid agrichemical compositions and use thereof Bioactive agrichemical concentrates and compositions having improved bioactivity comprising metal-acid solutions.... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080213329 | Method of Delivering a Biologically Active Agent A method of delivering a biologically active agent to a target site comprising exposing a surface of a non-target carrier organism to a carrier comprising at least one biologically active agent, wherein the non-target carrier organism delivers the biologically active ag... | 09/04/2008 |
