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King Konetos suspected that his daughter was
remarkable from the very hour of her birth. Even as
a babe Catherine’s eyes shone with intelligence, and
she transfi xed people with her clear and earnest gaze.
Superintending her studies, he was no disappointed in his expectations of
her; by ten years of age she was fl uent in both Greek and Hebrew, and by
twelve in Latin and Aramaic as well. At fi fteen she understood the epicyclic
rotations of the heavenly bodies according to Ptolemy, and had mastered
geometry and geography, literature and philosophy. In fourth-century
Alexandria, where women were routinely well educated, Catherine’s gifts
were acknowledged as exceptional. She was also very beautiful. Konetos
could not help but be proud as he watched her fl owering.
At eighteen Catherine converted to Christianity, after the Virgin
appeared to her in a dream, and for the fi rst time in her life gave her father
serious cause for concern. All her estimable powers of persuasion were
devoted to proselytizing, and although most of those who argued
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Sincerity
By Myrna Davis
the lily
King Konetos suspected that his daughter was remarkable from the very hour of her birth.Even as a babe Catherine’s eyes shone with intelligence, and she
transfi xed people with her clear and earnest gaze. Superintending
her studies, he was no disappointed in his expectations of her; by
ten years of age she was fl uent in both Greek and Hebrew, and by
twelve in Latin and Aramaic as well. At fi fteen she understood the
epicyclic rotations of the heavenly bodies according to Ptolemy, and
had mastered geometry and geography, literature and philosophy.
In fourth-century Alexandria, where women were routinely well
educated, Catherine’s gifts were acknowledged as exceptional. She
was also very beautiful. Konetos could not help but be proud as he
watched her fl owering.
The LilyAt eighteen Catherine converted to Christianity, after the Virgin
appeared to her in a dream, and for the fi rst time in her life gave
her father serious cause for concern. All her estimable powers of
persuasion were devoted to proselytizing, and although most of
those who argued ultimately accepted her views, tension grew
between father and daughter as Konetos resister her tireless efforts
to convert him. The governing Roman emperor, Maximinus, had
recently renewed the harsh persecution of Christians in Egypt, and
Konetos feared not only for the safety of Catherine and his subjects
but for his own position as well. He hoped for both their sakes the
By Myrna Davis
(Continued on next page)
SincerityThe LilyKing Konetos suspected that his daughter was remarkable from
the very hour of her birth. Even as a babe Catherine’s eyes
shone with intelligence, and she transfi xed people with
her clear and earnest gaze. Superintending her studies, he was
no disappointed in his expectations of her; by ten years of age
she was fl uent in both Greek and Hebrew, and by twelve in Latin
and Aramaic as well. At fi fteen she understood the epicyclic
rotations of the heavenly bodies according to Ptolemy, and had
mastered geometry and geography, literature and philosophy.
n fourth-century Alexandria, where women were routinely well
By Myrna Davis
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Technological Evolution:a timeline of computer technology
1st Century BC150-100 BC Antikythera mechanism(pronounced AN-ti-ki-THEER) is thought of as the first mechanical computer and believed it was designed to calculate astronomical positions.
4th Century BCAbacus, believed to have been invented in Babylonia is a counting aid.
900 - 1000Arabic numerals are introduced to the western world, adding numerical concepts of the zero, fixed place numbers (10, 100, 1000, etc.) and simplified mathematical calculations.
mechanical printing press.
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Guide to the timeline
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credited inventor of the
European to use movable type,
1440 Johannes Gutenberg first
discovers the western world
1492 Christopher Columbus
1525 – 1867 Trans-Atlantic S
lave Trade
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(8 movable dials on wheels used for calculating). It jams
1642 Blaise Pascal build an 8-digit mechanical calculator
as a prototype.
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logarithms made calculating by hand m
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of logarithms. The com
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used punch cards to create textile patterns with complex patterns.
1801 Jacquard Loom (automatic loom). The Jacquard Loom
polynom
ial functions, logarithms and
trigonometric functions.
steam-p
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automatic m
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1822 Charles B
abb
age introduced
the concept of the D
ifference Engine, a
use of punch cards was em
ployed to program the device.
described as the first mechanical general purpose com
puter, the
1837 Charles B
abbage introduced the concept of the Analytical Engine,
and memory addressing.
describing the fundamentals of data analysis, looping
numbers. Her notes the first record of computer programming,
Engine. Her notes explained in detail a method of calculating Bernoulli
mathematician Luigi Menabrea's memoir of Charles Babbage's Analytical
1842/1843 Augusta Ada Byron, the Countess of Lovelace translates Italian
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1936 Kalm
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1936 Germ
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1941 Konrad Zuse (German) developed the first general purpose, programmable calculator. December 1943
Colossus the first electronic computer used for code-breaking is developed by the British. Used
vacuum tubes (thermionic valves) to performcalculations
August 1945 United States detonated uranium gun-type device, code-named Little Boy. Nuclear
bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan and three day later a plutonium implosion-type, code-named
Fat Man. Nuclear bomb on the city of Nagasaki, Japan
1947 Bell Telephone Laboratories develops the transistor
and Robert Noyce of Fairchild Semiconductors co-invented the integrated circuit
1957 first dot matrix printer marketed by IBM | September 1958 Jack Kilby at Texas Instru
ments
of RAM. | 1955 FORTRAN (FORmula TRANslator), high-level proramming language by John Backus
computer to use magnetic tape. | 1953 Magnetic core memory, or ferrite
-core memory, is an early
form
random access mercury-delay lines | 1952 EDVAC (Electronic Discrete Variable Computer) is fir
st
1951 Texas Instruments founded | 1951 UNIVAC (Universal Automatic Computer) stores 12,000 digits in
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1939 – 1945 World W
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The development of computer technology began as a search
for mechanisms to perform large calculations faster. In the
modern age technological development is driven by
military research, and use of computers for personal and
business productivity. Today technology is designed
to make life easier and business more profitable.
Most advances in technology occurred after World
War I, wtih the greatest accomplishments
occurring after World War II.
Augusta Ada Byron, the Countess of Lovelace, the Mother of modern programming.
Charles Babbage, Analytical Engine
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Jacquard Loom (automatic loom)
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❖ EDGAR ALLAN POE ❖
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he thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult,
I vowed revenge. You, who so well know the nature of my soul, will not suppose, however, that I gave utterance to a threat. At length I would be avenged; this was a point defi nitively settled but the very defi nitive-ness with which it was resolved precluded the idea of risk. I must not only punish, but punish with impunity. A wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser. It is equally unredressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who has done the wrong.
It must be understood that neither by word nor deed had I given Fortunato cause to doubt my good will. I continued as was my wont, to smile in his face, and he did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of his immolation.
He had a weak point – this Fortunato – although in other regards that he was a man to be respected and even feared. He, Fortunado, prided himself on his connoisseurship in wine. Few Italians have the true virtuoso wine spirit.
He accosted me with excessive warmth, he had been drinking much. The man wore motley.
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cold with which I perceive you are affl icted . The vaults are insufferably damp. They are encrusted with nitre.”
“Let us go, nevertheless. The cold is merely nothing. Amontillado! You have been imposed upon; and as for Luchesi, he cannot distinguish Sherry from Amontillado.”
Thus speaking, Fortunato possessed himself of my arm. Putting on a mask of black silk and drawing a roquelaire closely, I suffered him to hurry to my palazzo.
There were no attendants at home; they had absconded to make merry in honour of the time. I had told them that I should not return until the morning and had given them explicit orders not to stir from the house. These orders were suffi cient, I well knew, to insure their immediate disappearance , one and all, as soon as my back was turned.
I took from their sconces two fl ambeaux, and giving one to Fortunato bowed him through several suites of rooms to the archway that led into the vaults. I passed down a long and winding staircase, requesting him to be cautious as he followed. We came at length to the foot of the descent, and stood together on the damp ground of the Montresors.
The gait of my friend was unsteady, and the bells upon his cap jingled as he strode.
“It is farther on,” said I; “but observe the white webwork The vaults are insufferably damp.
THE CASK OFAMONTILLADO
by EDGAR ALLAN POE
AMERICAN SHORT STORIES
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For the most part their enthusiasm is adopted to suit the time and opportunity to practise imposture upon the British and Austrian millionaires. In painting and gemmary, Fortunato, like his countrymen, was a quack, but in the matter of old wines he was sincere. In this respect I did
not differ from him materially; I was skilful in the Italian vintages myself, and bought largely whenever I could.
It was about dusk, one evening during the supreme mad-ness of the carnival season, that I encountered my friend. He accosted me with excessive warmth, for he had been drinking much. The man wore motley. He had on a tight-fi tting parti-striped dress and his head was surmounted by the conical cap and bells. I was so pleased to see him, that
the conical cap and bells. I was so pleased to see him, that I thought I should never have done wringing his hand.
I said to him – “My dear Fortunato, you are luckily met. How remarkably well you are looking to-day! But I have received a pipe of what passes for Amontillado, and I have my doubts.”
“How?” said he, “Amontillado? A pipe? Impossible? And in the middle of the carnival?”
“I have my doubts,” I replied; “and I was silly enough to pay the full Amontillado price without consulting you in the matter. You were not to be found, and I was fearful of losing a bargain.”
“Amontillado!” “I have my doubts.” “Amontillado!” “As you are engaged, I am on my way to Luchesi. If any
one has a critical turn, it is he. He will tell me” — “And yet some fools will have it that his taste
is a match for your own.” “Come let us go.” “Whither?” “To your vaults.” “My friend, no; I will not impose upon your good
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