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- Geek Trivia: Energetic pursuits
- Watt's Going On?Re the Geek Trivia Quibble, I'd have to throw in my lot with reader Ward. NASA's ALRH is defined as a "15 watt heater," (http://tinyurl.com/aeqb5) and a watt is uncontroversially defined as a "unit of power," 34 grams of p-238 being utilized as the source of that...
- Tags: alrh, apollo, career, gfisher@..., Idaho National Engineering, la triviata, power, quibble, reactor, Shippingport Atomic Power Station, watt
- Discussion threads 2005-08-03
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- Geek Trivia: (Nu)clear to the moon
- How many nuclear power sources have operated on the moon? Editor's note: The Trivia Geek is once again lying about on vacation, but he phoned in this Classic Geek, which originally ran on July 20, 2005, to tide you over. More than 37 years ago, Apollo...
- Tags: Jay Garmon, moon, Apollo Lunar Radioisotopic Heater, passive seismic experiments package, Apollo 11, Apollo, Geek Trivia Newsletter, TechRepublic Inc., Nuclear Energy, Editor
- Technical articles 2006-08-29
- Geek Trivia: (Nu)clear to the moon
- Geek Trivia: Nuclear to the moonarticle rootWOW! Basic math error there!Looks like you goofed, Trivia Geek.1 ALRH+5 (Apollo 12, 14, 15, 16, 17) is SIX.I figured it up before looking at the answer and was astonished when you said five, looking to see if one of the later Apollo...
- Tags: moon
- Discussion threads 2005-07-20
- Geek Trivia: Energetic pursuits
- What single field of technical research is the impetus behind five new U.S. Department of Energy laboratories? This month marks the 28th anniversary of the establishment of the U.S. Department of Energy. On Aug. 4, 1977, President Jimmy Carter signed into law the Department of Energy Organization...
- Tags: DOE, Jay Garmon, Department of Energy, Geek Trivia Newsletter, TechRepublic Inc., Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department Of Energy, Impetus, Center For Nanophase Materials Science, Center For Integrated Nanotechnology, Center For Functional Nanomaterial, Center For Nanoscale Material, National Nanotechnology Initiative, Nanotechnology, Semiconductors, Emerging Technologies, Hardware
- Technical articles 2005-08-02
- Geek Trivia: Museum of natural mystery
- Which two high-ranking U.S. government positions involve serving on the Smithsonian's board of regents? A mere 159 years ago, the U.S. government laid the legal foundation for the world's largest museum complex. On Aug. 10, 1846, President James K. Polk signed into law a congressional act that...
- Tags: James Smithson, Jay Garmon, Geek Trivia Newsletter, U.S., Tradition, Board, Smithsonian Institution, Chancellor, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law
- Technical articles 2005-08-09
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