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This document discusses key events and innovations in science, technology, and culture that have occurred in and around San Antonio, Texas over the past century. It mentions the first personal computer, Wi-Fi, largest telecom company in the US, sequencing the human genome, LASIK eye surgery, and the first US astronaut to walk in space. It then provides more details on aviation pioneers, early aerospace research facilities, development of integrated circuits, and growth of technology companies in San Antonio through the 20th and into the 21st century.
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- 2. What do the first PC, the first VLSI Wi- Fi, the largest telecom in the US, the human genome, Lasik eye surgery and the first US astronaut to walk in space have in common?
- 3. 1972 PC Architecture 1977 LAN ARCNET Personal Computer Age 1968 Chris Fox
- 4. First VLSI implementation of the IEEE 802.11b wireless LAN protocol known as WiFi (Fischer) Very large-scale integration allowing over 100,000 transistors on a chip
- 6. Lt. Colonel Edward White Pilot for Gemini 4, which was a 66-revolution, 4-day mission June 3 - 7, 1965. 1965
- 15. First Aero Squadron, Old # 1 1910 • 1910 First military man to teach himself to fly • Only person to ever learn to fly by mail • First and only military test pilot flying Old No. 1 • First to invent seat belt and wheels • 1911 First to fly more than 100 miles non-stop • First on an operational reconnaissance flight • First to test use of radio in flight Benjamin D. Foulois
- 16. Star Film Ranch 1910 Gaston Méliès “Voyage a la lune”
- 17. Night skywriter Loop-the Loop Snap roll on top of the loop Flying school in world U.S. Airmail Japan and China Fly alone at night Only to enlist WWI Trained WWI fighter pilots Airport in San Antonio 1912
- 18. 1927 First Academy Award Film
- 19. Established in 1918 as the Air Service Medical Research Laboratory, the School of Aviation Medicine (SAM) [later the School of Aerospace Medicine (SAM)] has served as the military's primary aviation medical research center by studying the effects of flight upon the human body. School of Aviation Medicine Class of 1929
- 20. “Air City” Harold Clark - Largest construction project undertaken by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers since the Panama Canal. 1930
- 21. Tom Slick founded SwRI in 1947 on Cable Ranch, 1,200 acres, 2MM feet of labs and facilities, $435 million in contract research in 2005, 1,500 sponsored projects each year, and 2,761 employees. 1947 “Science City”
- 22. Jet Age Office of History San Antonio Air Logistics Center Kelly Air Force Base “Great White Way” B-47 B-58 Hustler B-52 1955 1960 1960
- 23. Technicians Technologists PhDs Rise of the Hispanic Middle Class ”Mayor” -- Nelson Wolfe
- 24. Hall of Fame 1961 - 2002 William A. Mallow, SwRI
- 25. 1963 “This Nation has tossed its cap over the wall of space, and we have no choice but to follow it.” --John F. Kennedy, Nov 21, 1963 Man-In-Space Program
- 26. Star Wars: Episode 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Lord of the Rings, The Passion of the Christ, Spider-Man 2, The Matrix, Pirates of the Caribbean, Black Hawk Down, Star Trek Nemesis, AI, Jimmy Neutron, Jurassic Park III, Spy Kids, Charlie’s Angels, The Gladiator, Red Planet, Titanic Tim Jenison 1985
- 27. 10 patents that have changed the world Cut the number who die from heart disease in half annually. Julio C. Palmaz, M.D. 1988 Palmaz Stent®
- 29. Richard V. Butler, Ph.D. Mary E. Stefl, Ph.D. Trinity University SFBR is home to the world's largest computer cluster devoted to statistical genetic analysis. 2004
- 30. 2005
- 31. SwRI, Training, Simulation and Performance Improvement AETC Holodeck Northrop Grumman 2005
- 32. Alamo – 1910 Wings - 1927 Sugarland Express - 1973 The Yellow Rose - 1983 Lost in America - 1984 Johnny Be Good - 1987 Nadine - 1986 Pee Wee's Big Adventure - 1985 Toy Soldiers - 1990 Fatherhood - 1992 8 Seconds - 1993 Lolita - 1995 Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls - 1995 The Newton Boys - 1997 Waking Life - 1999 All the Pretty Horses - 1999 Miss Congeniality - 2000 American Outlaws - 2000 1910 - 2006
- 33. “San Antonio is a city of the future.” Fujio Cho, President and CEO of Toyota Motor Corporation
- 35. Mechatronics The synergistic combination of mechanical engineering, electr onics, control systems and computers. Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering Departments at RPI All Contents Copyright(C) 2001 Mechatronics Lab at RPI
- 38. Adapted from Charles Ostman Senior Fellow Institute for Global Futures NEURO NANO BIOINFO
- 39. Adapted from Charles Ostman Senior Fellow Institute for Global Futures NEURO NANO BIOINFO S&T Convergence
- 40. Technical applications of biological molecules including protein-based materials, DNA-based materials, biomineralization, cellular systems and bioelectronics. http://www.nanobionics3.de/ NanoBionics
- 41. NanoBionic Actuators Tethered bacterium Swimming bacterium Swimming speed ~ 20-30 m Protons flux/motor ~ 1200 proton/rev Tethered bacterium Motor efficiency ~ 90-100 % Output power ~ 2.9 10-4 pW Stall torque ~ 4600 pN-nm Nano-motor (45 nm wide) Genetic Engineering Harmless E. coli Mohamed Al-Fandi, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor of NEMS & MEMS Dept. of Mechanical Engineering & Biomechanics University of Texas
- 46. Automotive
- 47. Energy-CHP
- 48. Mechatronics The synergistic combination of mechanical engineering, electr onics, control systems and computers. Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering Departments at RPI All Contents Copyright(C) 2001 Mechatronics Lab at RPI
- 49. “Robots at same stage as 1978 PCs.” --Baylor University, Carbonara and Korpi Machine Actors v v
- 50. MIT Tech Review, 2005 This is a ROBOT http://www.rieti.go.jp/en/events/bbl/03102801.pdf , page 16
- 52. (Harbor Research, 2003) 1994 - 2004
- 54. (Harbor Research, 2003) 2004 - 2014
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- 58. Artist - Carlos Lucio, University of the Incarnate; Art Director - Adam Watkins, University of the Incarnate Word; Concept – Jim Brazell Concept for Institute of Texas Science, Technology and Culture