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[The Girl From Ipanema]

This guy graduated from my school and is known worldwide as one of the most famous neuroscientists of this century, but it's sad because he died a few years ago

Donald O. Hebb

Neuroscientists associate the name of Donald O. Hebb with the Hebbian synapse and the Hebbian learning rule, which underlie connectionist theories and synaptic plasticity, but Hebb's work has also influenced developmental psychology, neuropsychology, perception and the study of emotions, as well as learning and memory. Here, we review the work of Hebb and its lasting influence on neuroscience in honour of the 2004 centenary of his birth.

Donald O. Hebb is best known for his neurophysiological postulate on learning which appeared in his book The Organization of Behavior1, published in 1949. Stemming from the postulate, Hebb's name is increasingly used as an adjective, so that we have the Hebb synapse, Hebbian synaptic plasticity, Hebbian learning rules, Hebbian neural networks and even anti-Hebbian learning. The postulate forms part of Hebb's neural theory of perception, and much of our current understanding of functional neural connections is based on Hebbian concepts2, 3. His book also contributed to many aspects of human neuropsychology, developmental psychobiology and cognitive neuroscience4-7. In this article, we trace the path that led Hebb to develop the theory that he presented and explored in The Organization of Behavior, and elaborate on the influence it has had on psychology and neuroscience.

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[♥K'lee]

Originally Posted by The Girl From Ipanema

i'm thinking you like science chick

i don't know any scientist's (do you put a 's on the end of that word)

[Allen]

Rudolf Diesel.



Early life
Rudolf Diesel was born in Paris in 1858. His parents were Bavarian immigrants. Rudolf Diesel was educated at Munich Polytechnic. After graduation he was employed as a refrigerator engineer. However, his true love lay in engine design. Rudolf Diesel designed many heat engines, including a solar-powered air engine.

After graduation, he was employed for two years as a machinist and designer in Winterthur, Switzerland. After this, he returned to Paris, where he was employed as a refrigeration engineer at Linde Refrigeration Enterprises. His early research into fuel efficiency led him to build a "steam engine" using ammonia vapour. Under test, this exploded with almost fatal consequences. It resulted in many months in the hospital, and a great deal of ill health and eye sight problems in later life.

In Paris he became a connoisseur of the fine arts and an internationalist. He married in 1883, and had three children. He set up his first shop-laboratory in 1885 in Paris, and began full-time work on his engine. This continued when he moved to Berlin, working again for Linde Enterprises.

In 1898, Rudolf Diesel was granted US patent #608,845 for an "internal combustion engine," the Diesel engine, and the first US production of Diesel engines began. By that time, European contracts had already made him a millionaire. His engines were used to power pipelines, electric and water plants, automobiles and trucks, and marine craft, and soon after were used in mines, oil fields, factories, and transoceanic shipping.

The diesel engines of today are refined and improved versions of Rudolf Diesel's original concept. They are often used in submarines, ships, locomotives, and large trucks and in electric generating plants. Although uncommon (but growing in popularity) in the USA, diesel powered passenger cars are extremely popular throughout much of the rest of the world, surpassing 50% market penetration in Europe.

Though best known for his invention of the pressure-ignited heat engine that bears his name, Rudolf Diesel was also a well-respected thermal engineer and a social theorist. Rudolf Diesel's inventions have three points in common: They relate to heat transference by natural physical processes or laws; they involve markedly creative mechanical design; and they were initially motivated by the inventor's concept of sociological needs. Rudolf Diesel originally conceived the diesel engine to enable independent craftsmen and artisans to compete with large industry.

[The Girl From Ipanema]

Originally Posted by Allen

Rudolf Diesel.



Early life
Rudolf Diesel was born in Paris in 1858. His parents were Bavarian immigrants. Rudolf Diesel was educated at Munich Polytechnic. After graduation he was employed as a refrigerator engineer. However, his true love lay in engine design. Rudolf Diesel designed many heat engines, including a solar-powered air engine.

After graduation, he was employed for two years as a machinist and designer in Winterthur, Switzerland. After this, he returned to Paris, where he was employed as a refrigeration engineer at Linde Refrigeration Enterprises. His early research into fuel efficiency led him to build a "steam engine" using ammonia vapour. Under test, this exploded with almost fatal consequences. It resulted in many months in the hospital, and a great deal of ill health and eye sight problems in later life.

In Paris he became a connoisseur of the fine arts and an internationalist. He married in 1883, and had three children. He set up his first shop-laboratory in 1885 in Paris, and began full-time work on his engine. This continued when he moved to Berlin, working again for Linde Enterprises.

In 1898, Rudolf Diesel was granted US patent #608,845 for an "internal combustion engine," the Diesel engine, and the first US production of Diesel engines began. By that time, European contracts had already made him a millionaire. His engines were used to power pipelines, electric and water plants, automobiles and trucks, and marine craft, and soon after were used in mines, oil fields, factories, and transoceanic shipping.

The diesel engines of today are refined and improved versions of Rudolf Diesel's original concept. They are often used in submarines, ships, locomotives, and large trucks and in electric generating plants. Although uncommon (but growing in popularity) in the USA, diesel powered passenger cars are extremely popular throughout much of the rest of the world, surpassing 50% market penetration in Europe.

Though best known for his invention of the pressure-ignited heat engine that bears his name, Rudolf Diesel was also a well-respected thermal engineer and a social theorist. Rudolf Diesel's inventions have three points in common: They relate to heat transference by natural physical processes or laws; they involve markedly creative mechanical design; and they were initially motivated by the inventor's concept of sociological needs. Rudolf Diesel originally conceived the diesel engine to enable independent craftsmen and artisans to compete with large industry.

Wow...he sure contributed a lot to further this god forsaken world...thats pretty cool

[The Girl From Ipanema]

Originally Posted by Sweet K"Lee

i'm thinking you like science chick

i don't know any scientist's (do you put a 's on the end of that word)

that i do ....and its scientists...'s would make it possessive