Did You Know...
...that two musicians were responsible for the invention of color print film? Fascinated by photography, Leopold Godowsky and Leopold Mannes worked together to produce an easy-to-use, practical color film. They worked full time as music teachers and gave concerts while experimenting during their off hours in Mannes' kitchen. Their success earned them full-time, well-paying jobs at Kodak and their efforts resulted in Kodachrome film, which was introduced in 1935.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5444589 | Rotary actuator disk drive with identical dual-element read/write transducers A rotary actuator disk drive uses substantially identical dual-element inductive write/magnetoresistive read transducers for both the top and bottom disk surfaces. There is no requirement that the read elements be mechanically offset from the write elemen... | 08/22/1995 |
| 4777544 | Method and apparatus for in-situ measurement of head/recording medium clearance A method and apparatus for measuring the flying height of a slider supporting a magnetic transducer in-situ in a direct manner in an operational magnetic disk storage system. The method and apparatus produce relative motion between the magnetic transducer... | 10/11/1988 |
