#43 - "All in Synch. . ."

#44 was A/C - Air Conditioning - an easy one for Milt, Jim, Peyton, Elaine, Joani, and Mike. And, back from missing from the Blog, Pete!

"All in Synch"

Another location that helped to fill my folder of "industrial" images was the Charles River Museum. Although not as many items to shoot, it did provide a different variety of machinery.  

Here I zoomed in on the "teeth" of these circular drivers. The craftmanship required to keep these machines working was unbelievable. Not only did you have to have the gears interlock with each other but the designer had to carefully line up each of the drivers in order for the machine to work to its fullest capacity. 

Greatest Inventions of All Time!

Recently I came across an article about the greatest inventions as determined by a large group of scientists, philosophers, educators, and other professions. Their task was to create a list of "the Greatest Inventions of All Time." Conveniently, the final list numbered fifty! so, I'm starting with #50 and working my way down to Numero Uno in December.

Fear not as I will offer you some hints as to what the invention was.

#43

A simple, inexpensive, yet powerful tool for calculation! One of the first devices to augment human intelligence as early as 2400 BC - it is a Latin word that translates into table or tablet.

The period 2700–2300 BC saw the first appearance of one introduced by the Sumerians.

Around 600 BC the Persians first began to use it.

^{Earliest archaeological evidence for the use of the Greek one dates to the 5th century BC.}

^{Earliest known written documentation of the Chinese one dates to the 2nd century BC.}

Around the world, #43 has been used in pre-schools and elementary schools as an aid in teaching the numeral system and arithmetic.

Murphy's Laws

Paulg's Law. . .

In America, 

it's not how much an item costs, 

it's how much you save!

Leaving You with a Laugh, I Hope. . .

"Cheers!"

#44 - "Riveting. . ."

#45 was television. . . Michelle, Jim, Tony, Peyton, Elaine, Joani, and Mike all came through. And, welcome to Joyce who is a first-time respondee!

"Riveting"

The Boston Waterworks Museum was a photographer's dream location! No matter where I turned there was another shot to be taken. Here I came in tight on this set of rivets securing this pipe. I liked the leading line produced by the rivet heads. Time to move on to the next photo op here. . .   


Greatest Inventions of All Time!
Recently I came across an article about the greatest inventions as determined by a large group of scientists, philosophers, educators, and other professions. Their task was to create a list of "the Greatest Inventions of All Time." Conveniently, the final list numbered fifty! so, I'm starting with #50 and working my way down to Numero Uno in December.

Fear not as I will offer you some hints as to what the invention was.

#44

Since prehistoric times, mankind was trying to solve this dilemma. The basic concept behind it was said to have been applied in ancient Egypt, where reeds were hung in windows and were moistened with trickling water.

The 2nd-century Chinese mechanical engineer and inventor Ding Haun of the Han Dynasty invented a system powered by prisoners.

Another technique involved the business of harvesting ice during winter and storing for use in summer - this became popular towards the late 17th century. Eventually, this practice was replaced by mechanical machines. The Dutch inventor Cornelius Drebbel demonstrated "Turning Summer into Winter" as an early form of "Invention #44!'

Murphy's Laws

Sattlinger's Law. . .

It works better if - 

you plug it in!

Leaving You with a Laugh, I Hope. . .

"No Thai, Sorry!

#45 - "The Ammeter. . ."

#46 was anesthesia! A real knockout by Michelle, Mike, Elaine, Peyton, and Joani!

"The Weston Ammeter"

Still hanging around and reaping the photo ops of the Boston Waterworks Museum!

There were numerous gauges, meters, and other devices to measure affixed to walls, machinery, and other mechanical items. I liked the grunge look of this ammeter - which I found out was used to measure amps. It had to be preserved in color as the rust would have been lost in a B&W conversion.


Greatest Inventions of All Time!
Recently I came across an article about the greatest inventions as determined by a large group of scientists, philosophers, educators, and other professions. Their task was to create a list of "the Greatest Inventions of All Time." Conveniently, the final list numbered fifty! so, I'm starting with #50 and working my way down to Numero Uno in December.

Fear not as I will offer you some hints as to what the invention was.

#45

 became available in crude experimental forms in the late 1920s, but it would still be several years before the new technology was marketed to consumers. After World War II, an improved form of it became popular in the United States and Britain, and soon they became commonplace in homes, businesses, and institutions. During the 1950s, it was the primary medium for influencing public opinion.^] In the mid-1960s, color was introduced in the US and most other developed countries.

Murphy's Laws

Law of the OR. . .

Never say "oops" in the operating room!

Leaving You with a Laugh, I Hope. . .

"Let Me Out!!"

#46 - "Bug Sprayer. . ."

#47 was the nail - let's see who "nailed" it. . . Milt, Tony, Elaine, Joani, Mike, Jim, and Peyton. I had two refrigerators (Michelle was one of them) in the mix as well.

"Bug Sprayer"

Those of us who are old enough remember this time-tested dispenser of insect-killing chemicals - just had to remember to point it AWAY from people.

This device was resting comfortably on a shelf in an abandoned house in Carver. I was fortunate enough to have joined up with two other photo club members for this shoot. The contents of the dwelling were a testimony to "time standing still." Items from the late forties and early fifties were all over the place - from the products in the medicine cabinet to the hand pump on the kitchen sink to the newspapers still opened up around the parlor.

In one of the bedrooms, I found a sweater hanging under this shelf resident. Obviously, it was working as there was not one moth-eaten hole in that garment!


Greatest Inventions of All Time!

Recently I came across an article about the greatest inventions as determined by a large group of scientists, philosophers, educators, and other professions. Their task was to create a list of "the Greatest Inventions of All Time." Conveniently, the final list numbered fifty! so, I'm starting with #50 and working my way down to Numero Uno in December.

Fear not as I will offer you some hints as to what the invention was.

#46

#46 is a state of temporary induced loss of sensation or awareness which enables the painless performance of medical procedures that would otherwise cause severe or intolerable pain to a patient. 

Three broad categories exist - it may include analgesia (relief from or prevention of pain), paralysis (muscle relaxation), amnesia (loss of memory), or unconsciousness.

Murphy's Laws

Law of Television. . .

If you have only watched a TV series once, 

and you watch it again, 

it will most likely be a rerun of the same episode.

Leaving You with a Laugh, I Hope. . .

"Thin Mints?"