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The first device which used a scintillator was built in 1903 by Sir William Crookes and used a ZnS screen. [2] [3] The scintillations produced by the screen were visible to the naked eye if viewed by a microscope in a darkened room; the device was known as a spinthariscope. The technique led to a number of important discoveries but was ...
Lighting at the Panama–Pacific International Exposition, 1915, designed by Ryan, including the Scintillator searchlight display. Walter D'Arcy Ryan (Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada, April 17, 1870 – Schenectady, New York, US, March 14, 1934) was an influential early lighting engineer who worked for General Electric as director of its Illuminating Engineering Laboratory.
The First is an American-British science fiction drama television series, about a team of astronauts who prepare to become the first humans to visit Mars.It was created by Beau Willimon and stars an ensemble cast including Sean Penn, Natascha McElhone, LisaGay Hamilton, Hannah Ware, Keiko Agena, Rey Lucas, James Ransone, Anna Jacoby-Heron, Brian Lee Franklin, Oded Fehr, Norbert Leo Butz, Annie ...
First Wave: Subject 117 is a novel by Chris Brancato and Karen Holmes aimed at younger readers, and published in June 2000. A series of comic books were published by Andromeda Entertainment. Six issues were published between 2000 and 2001, encompassing four storylines and each issue was released with two alternate covers: a painted one by Matt ...
U2 3D was the first live-action film to be shot, posted, and exhibited entirely in 3D, [124] the first live-action digital 3D film, [125] and the first 3D concert film. [126] Regarding its production, it was the first 3D film shot using a zoom lens , [ 127 ] an aerial camera , [ 128 ] and a multiple-camera setup . [ 125 ]
First Man is a 2018 American biographical drama film directed by Damien Chazelle from a screenplay by Josh Singer, based on the 2005 book by James R. Hansen.The film stars Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong, alongside Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll, Christopher Abbott, and Ciarán Hinds, and follows the years leading up to the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon in 1969.
The second film, The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) is based on the first book's sequel (2006). [2] It was directed by Chris Weitz. The third film, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, directed by David Slade, was released on June 30, 2010. [3] and is based on the third installment in the series (2007).
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera EastEnders in 1985, by order of first appearance. They were all introduced by executive producer Julia Smith . The first episode of EastEnders was broadcast on 19 February 1985, and twenty-three main characters were already created for their first appearance.