Meet Elizabeth William, the Mathematician Whose Calculations Helped Discover Pluto

From blog.adafruit.com 2 years ago in Platforms Stores

We’re always so glad to add missing names and contributions to our history books! From Harvard’s Astrophysics Data System via Space.com:He soon hired a young mathematician, Elizabeth Williams, to lead his team of “computers”. Williams graduated from MIT in 1903, one of the top mathematics students in her class. Read...

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New Products 5/18/2022 Feat. Adafruit NAU7802 24-Bit ADC – STEMMA QT / Qwiic!

From blog.adafruit.com 7 hours ago in Platforms Stores

We’ve got the New nEw NEW for you right here:NEW PRODUCTS THIS WEEKArduboy FX – Open Source Card-Sized Gaming BoyWhat do you get when you cross Arduino with a Game Boy? Arduboy FX – Open Source Card-Sized Gaming Boy !...

Comparing Diorama Builds That Took 1, 10, and 100 Hours

From blog.adafruit.com 8 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Martina of NerdForge wanted to know just how radically different the results might be in building a fantasy house diorama that took 1 hr, 10 hrs, and 100 hrs. As you might imagine, the 100-hour diorama is amazing and the...

Building the Eiffel Tower Out of Craft Sticks

From blog.adafruit.com 9 hours ago in Platforms Stores

In this DiResta video, Jimmy builds a model of the Eiffel Tower out of wooden craft sticks. The vid is basically an ad for Titebond Quick & Thick no-run glue, but it’s a cool build that is satisfying to watch...

CircuitPython 7.3.0 Release Candidate 2 Released! @circuitpython

From blog.adafruit.com 12 hours ago in Platforms Stores

From the GitHub release page:This is CircuitPython 7.3.0-rc.2, the third release candidate for CircuitPython 7.3.0. It is considered stable, and is available as a release candidate for testing before the final release of 7.3.0.Notable changes to 7.3.0 since 7.2.5 Experimental...

Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra Pop-Up

From blog.adafruit.com 15 hours ago in Platforms Stores

The Brooklyn Museum will be hosting a pop-up performance by the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra tomorrow, Sunday, May 22nd.The Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra‘s artistic director, Nick Armstrong, and guest pianist Huizi Zhang perform music by Mozart, C. P. E. Bach, and Astor...

God of War Ragnarök accessibility features revealed

From blog.adafruit.com 17 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Recent Sony titles have done a fairly good job of building in a suite of accessibility options. For the upcoming Ragnarök it looks like they’ll continue that trend. Via PlayStation:The prophecy of Ragnarök brings changes to all the Realms, and...

A Librarian’s Guide to Makerspaces #NationOfMakers #WeekofMaking@NationOfMakers

From blog.adafruit.com 19 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Libraries all over the world are creating makerspaces for their communities. Here’s more from the Open Education Database:What is a makerspace? You’ve no doubt been hearing that word more than a few times over the past several years. Makerspaces, also...

How Does a Gugusse Roller Work?

From blog.adafruit.com 19 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Denis-Carl Robidoux takes viewers through rewinding and loading film and so much more in this video on YouTube, via no film school:The Gugusse Roller is a DIY machine made to digitalize film. It can transfer film of any format between...

17 Modes to Discovery: Webb’s Final Commissioning Activities

From blog.adafruit.com 21 hours ago in Platforms Stores

In this NASA blog post Thaddeus Cesari explains the 17 different instruments modes that need to be approved before NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope can begin scientific operations. Cesari wants readers to keep in mind that can follow along as...

The History of Domesticating Horses

From blog.adafruit.com 23 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Smithsonian explains how horses and their domestication helped change history.Horses gave us a way to transport people and goods — literal horsepower. They changed warfare: drawing chariots, carrying the cavalry. They’ve inspired artists from Stone Age cave painters to the...