“When it came time to find employment, I set my sights on becoming an engineer at a home electronics manufacturer, a field that was closely related to my major at university.” HomeFieldsBecomingMajorsSightUniversityEmploymentRelatedEngineersElectronics Author:Koichi Tanaka
“All I wanted to do was put together one of the best home maths systems in the world, and that's what we've done. I've loved numbers since I was two or three, and I get really excited about them. Now, I'm allowing myself to get excited about things. If you're doing it for a TV network or any major corporation, you have to put a lid on it a little.” IfsWorldLittlesTwoDoneHomeWantedTogetherThreeNumbersTvsMajorsExcitedMathCorporationsAllowingGet Real Author:Carol Vorderman
“Major power and telephone grids have long been controlled by computer networks, but now similar systems are embedded in such mundane objects as electric meters, alarm clocks, home refrigerators and thermostats, video cameras, bathroom scales, and Christmas-tree lights - all of which are, or soon will be, accessible remotely.” LongHomeLightTreeObjectsComputerMajorsCamerasScalesVideoClockControlledElectricTelephonesBathroomMundaneAlarmsEmbeddedMeterRefrigeratorsGridsChristmas TreeAlarm ClocksVideo Cameras Author:Charles C. Mann
“The greatest Electrical Pioneer of them all was Thomas Edison Edison's first major invention, in 1877, was the phonograph, which could soon be found in thousands of American homes, where it basically sat until 1923, when the record was invented.” FirstsHomeFoundRecordsMajorsMajorityInventionSatPioneersElectricalPhonograph Author:Dave Barry
“Each of the major sciences has contributed an essential ingredient in our long retreat from an initial belief in our own cosmic importance. Astronomy defined our home as a small planet tucked away in one corner of an average galaxy among millions; biology took away our status as paragons created in the image of God; geology gave us the immensity of time and taught us how little of it our own species has occupied.” LittlesLongHomeBeliefMillionsTaughtPlanetsEssentialsMajorsImportanceSpeciesAverageCornersAstronomyDefinedBiologyIngredientsCosmicRetreatGalaxyInitialsTaught UsGeologyGod ImageImmensity Book:Ever Since Darwin: Reflections in Natural History Source: Ever Since Darwin: Reflections in Natural History
“Why should how I act in my workplace be any different from how I interact with my family at home? It's making sure the company runs on feminine principles where the major ethic is care.” ShouldDifferentHomeCareRunningBusinessCompanyPrinciplesMajorsEthicsMy FamilyFeminineWorkplace Author:Anita Roddick
“Climate change is not a major issue because it will cause sea level rises or temperature increases, since we know how to live at higher elevations and regulate the temperature within our homes. It is a major issue because ecosystems are finding it difficult to adapt to the rapidity of the climate and environmental changes and are dying off, thereby accelerating the species extinction that is already underway due to our consumption habits.” KnowsHomeCausesDifficultNatureLevelsKnow HowIssuesSeaDyingHabitHigherFindingsMajorsIncreaseClimateSpeciesEnvironmentalClimate ChangeDuesConsumptionExtinctionTemperatureEcosystemsElevationEnvironmental ChangeSea Level RiseSpecies Extinction Author:Shailesh Rao