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O Prêmio Inventores Unicamp surgiu no ano de 2004 e é uma cerimônia realizada pela Reitoria da Unicamp e pela Agência de Inovação Inova Unicamp com o intuito de homenagear os pesquisadores da Unicamp (docentes e funcionários) envolvidos em atividades de proteção e transferência de tecnologia e, com isso, promover o estímulo à inovação junto à comunidade acadêmica.
Inventor Sandy Hawkins poses with his "Lung Flute" invention for Popular Science portrait in Tribeca Studio on September 18, 2009 in New York City,
Pepperoni or Veggie? Everyone has their own favorite pizza toppings. Frank's Perfect Pizza Pan invention allows every pizza slice to be customized to your liking.
* Frank is a former client, turned Davison employee.
Hans Beck, the German inventor of Playmobil, died on Friday. According to his obituary in The Guardian, the miniature toy line was created in 1974 in response to high plastic prices due to oil shortages. Until then, his company had been making big plastic toys like hula hoops. We’re happy that the economic crisis inspired him to create one of our favorite toys.
In cricket, a googly is a type of delivery bowled by a right-arm leg spin bowler. It is occasionally referred to as a Bosie (or Bosey) after its inventor Bernard Bosanquet; in Australia it is commonly referred to as a wrong'un (and in India as the wrong one, which led to the naming of the doosra, meaning "the other one").
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Explanation
While a normal leg break spins from the leg to the off side, away from a right-handed batsman, a googly spins the other way, from off to leg, into a right-handed batsman (and is distinct from an off break delivery). The bowler achieves this change of spin by bending the wrist sharply from the normal leg break delivery position. When the ball rolls out of the hand (from the side near the little finger, as in a normal leg break), it emerges with clockwise spin (from the bowler's point of view). A googly may also be achieved by bowling the ball as a conventional leg break, but spinning the ball further with the fingers just before it is released.
The change of wrist action can be seen by a skilled batsman and the change of spin allowed for when playing a shot at the ball. Less skilled batsmen, or ones who have lost their concentration, can be deceived completely, expecting the ball to move one direction off the pitch, only for it to move the other direction. If the batsman is expecting a leg break, he will play outside the line of the ball after it spins. This means the ball can either strike the pads for a potential LBW appeal, or may fly between the bat and the pads and hit the wicket.
The googly is a major weapon in the arsenal of a leg spin bowler, and can be one of the bowler's most effective wicket-taking balls. It is used infrequently, because its effectiveness comes mostly from its surprise value.
Left-arm unorthodox spinners, commonly known as "chinaman" bowlers, can bowl with the googly action using the left arm. This delivery is usually known as a chinaman googly and turns away from a right-handed batsman, like a leg break or left-arm orthodox spinner. The googly is similar in principle to the doosra, the ball from an off-spinner which turns the opposite way from his stock ball.
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Mechanics
To grip the ball for a leg-spinning delivery, the ball is placed into the palm with the seam parallel to the palm. The first two fingers then spread and grip the ball, and the third and fourth fingers close together and rest against the side of the ball. The first bend of the third finger should grasp the seam. The thumb resting against the side is up to the bowler, but should impart no pressure. When the ball is bowled, the third finger will apply most of the spin. The wrist is cocked as it comes down by the hip, and the wrist moves sharply from right to left as the ball is released, adding more spin. The ball is tossed up to provide flight. The batsman will see the back of the hand when the ball is released.
This image was used on the Front and back cover of the Sci Fi novel.
"Flight of the outcast" by Brad Strickland.
Christian Steenstrup, of General Electric Refrigerator Engineering Department, photographed with first commercial sample of GE refrigerator in his home in Schenectady, New York, 1937. Steenstrup developed the Monitor-top, the first hermetically sealed steel refrigerator. A Danish immigrant, Steenstrup, as a young toolmaker at GE, helped develop GE's employee suggestion system.
Used with permission from the GE Photographic Collection, at Schenectady Museum and Suits-Bueche Planetarium.
Five hundred years after the life of Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), this artist, inventor, & quintessential Renaissance man continues to fascinate & mystify us. This exquisite collection of notes, skatches, & drawing brings the reader even closer to the mind of the creator.
During the photo walk with Karin (aka dive-angel) and Martin in Koblenz on Mayday we discovered another amazing fountain.
Fountain by Gernot Rumpf which was errected in 1983 as a present by the Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Koblenz on the occasion of its 150th anniversary.
Gernot Rumpf (*1941) is a German sculptor. He became, first of all, famous for his fountains and sculptures with Palatine and biblical themes which can be also seen in Jerusalem and Tokyo apart from several German cities.
The fountain reminds of Noah's Ark, the name "inventor's fountain", however, points to another direction:
"The ship is thought to be a means of transportation on the heavily frequented Rhine. The turtoise on wheels stands for the car company Horch of Winningen, the bird for the aviation company Bücker of Ehrenbreitstein and the fish holding a power unit for the motor company Otto of Holzhausen im Taunus." (citation after "Heads of Koblenz" by Wolfgang Schütz)
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Erfinderbrunnen 3
Während des Fotospaziergangs mit Karin (aka dive-angel) und Martin am Maifeiertag in Koblenz entdeckten wir einen weiteren tollen Brunnen.
Brunnen von Gernot Rumpf in der Fischelpassage, aufgestellt 1983 als Geschenk der Industrie- und Handelskammer Koblenz an die Bürger der Stadt zum 150-jährigen Bestehen der IHK.
Gernot Rumpf (*1941) ist ein deutscher Bildhauer. Er wurde bekannt vor allem durch seine Brunnen und Plastiken mit pfälzischen und biblischen Motiven, die neben deutschen Städten auch in Jerusalem und Tokio zu sehen sind.
Der Brunnen erinnert an die Arche Noah, der Name "Erfinderbrunnen" deutet aber noch in eine andere Richtung:
"Das Schiff ist als Transportmittel auf dem vielbefahrenen Rhein gedacht. Die Schildkröte auf Rädern steht für den Autobauer Horch aus Winningen, der Vogel für den Flugzeugbauer Bücker aus Ehrenbreitstein und der mit Antrieb versehene Fisch für den Motorbauer Otto aus Holzhausen im Taunus." (zitiert nach "Koblenzer Köpfe" von Wolfgang Schütz)