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Computing Bioengineering Robotics Propulsion Potpourri
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Topic 1: 30
In a traditional first program many people learn, this two word phrase
is output on a display device.
A “Hello World” program
Topic 1: 40
The name for this programming language literally means an
increment on its predecessor, which reflects it’s evolutionary
nature.C++
Topic 1: 50
This law, coined around 1970 by one of Intel’s founders, claims that the number of transistors on integrated circuits double
every two years.Moore’s Law
Topic 2: 10
When this sheep was born in 1996, she became the first successfully
cloned mammal.Dolly the Sheep
Topic 2: 20
This interdisciplinary field addresses biological problems using
computational techniques, and makes the rapid organization as well as
analysis of biological data possible.Bioinfomatics
Topic 2: 30
What method uses an electric field passed through a gel to separate DNA, RNA and proteins based on
their size and charge?
Gel electrophoresis
Topic 2: 40
This field uses the knowledge gained from reverse engineering evolved living systems to solve
difficult design problems in artificial systems.
Biomemetics
Topic 2: 50
Robert Jarvik invented this biomedical device that was first successfully used in 1982. Since
then, variations have been used as a bridge for organ transplantation.
Artificial Heart
Topic 3: 40
This type of actuator moves in and out and is used in industrial robotics when very large forces
are needed.Linear Actuator
Topic 4: 10
This propulsion system has no moving parts and operated at hypersonic
velocities. Scramjet
Topic 4: 20
Who constructed the first practical four-stroke internal combustion
engine?Nicolas Augustus Otto
Topic 4: 30
The fastest trains in the world use this type of propulsion.
Mag-lev (or Magnetic Levitation)
Topic 4: 40
In 1957, this German engineer invented a rotary engine that has been used in a variety of vehicles
such as automobiles, motorcycles, aircraft and jet skis.
Felix Wankel
Topic 5: 10
What two organizations joined to form AIAA in 1963?
American Rocket Society (ARS) and the Institute of the
Aeronautics Sciences (IAS)