Sunday, February 6th, 2011 at
1:33 am
Philosophy in general, with the University of Chicago, usually around the orbit of free markets, rational actors and economic efficiency. These were usually in the cohort of Friedman and Stigler and the Chicago School of Economics, which reached the mid-80 remains a dominant force in the economy, politics, and right now.
An interesting spin-off of the classic Chicago school of thought here was led by the movement of Behavioral Finance in the GSB Thaler and Cass Sunstein, Richard, School Read more
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011 at
1:25 am
It is generally accepted that Japan is the epitome of a manufacturing economy. Country of energy and other natural resources are scarce, and that depends on its ability to sell products manufactured in the world. Japanese Industrial hear American Statistical Edward Deming and industrial engineering at the beginning of this century, when he preached new approaches to work organization. (Deming’s compatriots, in his final disgrace and economic harm, was ignored. ) The Japanese were quick Read more
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010 at
5:33 am
In 1952, A.S. Douglas wrote his PhD degree at the University of Cambridge on Human-Computer interraction. Douglas created the first graphical computer game – a version of Tic-Tac-Toe. The game was programmed on a EDSAC vaccuum-tube computer, which had a cathode ray tube display.
William Higinbotham created the first video game ever in 1958. His game, called “Tennis for Two,” was created and played on a Brookhaven National Laboratory oscilloscope. In 1962, Steve Read more