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Mug machine; software tries to find something in a face

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Rockefeller University researcher Joseph J. Atick has developed a software that uses a local feature analysis to represent topographical features of the face. FaceIt, as what the system is called, is designed to detect the nose-to-eye configuration of the face, regardless of its alterations.

Author: Stix, Gary
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1997
Research, Usage, Innovations, Software, Computer scientists, Facial expression, Rockefeller Center, Atick, Joseph J.

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THE PATENT CLERK'S LEGACY: In 1905 the musings of a functionary in the Swiss patent office changed the world forever. His intellectual bequest remains for a new generation of physicists vying to concoct a theory of everything

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The influence of Albert Einstein on scientific research and methods are examined, specifically with regard to physics. Extensive information is included regarding his published works, and his contributions are placed within both a historical and contemporary context.

Author: Stix, Gary
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2004
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Physicists, Methods, History, Appreciation, Influence, Comparative analysis, Science, Works, Scientific method, Einstein, Albert, Physics research

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