Titanium History & Grades Titanium was discovered in 1791 by an English scientist and reverend named William Gregor. He was the first to recognize it as a new element. A few years later it was confirmed to be a new element by an Austrian Chemist named Martin Klaproth. Martin named the new element titanium, after [...]

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Stages of the Creative Process Preparation: Becomes obsessed with the problem, collects relevant data and attempts traditional approaches. Incubation: Does not actively attempt to solve the problem, but unconsciously continues to work on it. (Doing the dishes by hand is my most common incubation step. Programming bugs and unsolved dilemmas seem to reveal themselves to [...]

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Whatever your traditions this time of year, may they be filled with love, laughter, and family.  Peace and joy to you and yours.

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New York Times Article By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO Published: November 28, 2006 MILAN, Nov. 27 — When the American architect Richard Meier was asked to design a church in Rome to commemorate the 2,000th anniversary of Christianity, he offered an imposing white concrete structure dominated by three soaring “sails.” The project’s main technical sponsor got to [...]

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New York Times Article By JOYCE COHEN Published: November 13, 2007 Titanium, the multitalented metal used in everything from jet engines to eyeglass frames, has taken on yet another role as the crucial component of two toothbrushes that aim to shake up the staid world of dental hygiene. One of the brushes dispenses with toothpaste, [...]

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