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Lavarand, also known as the Wall of Entropy, is a hardware random number generator designed by Silicon Graphics that worked by taking pictures of the patterns made by the floating material in lava lamps, extracting random data from the pictures alledgedly using the result to seed a pseudorandom number generator.
Lava lamps An original Mathmos Astro lava lamp. A lava lamp is a decorative lamp that was invented in 1963 by British entrepreneur Edward Craven Walker, the founder of the lighting company Mathmos. It consists of a bolus of a special coloured wax mixture inside a glass vessel, the remainder of which contains clear or translucent liquid.
Edward Craven Walker (4 July 1918 – 15 August 2000) was a British inventor, [1] who invented the psychedelic Astro lamp, also known as the lava lamp. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] War record
We think it a mistake to move the Lava-lamp page as it is the name these lamps are popularly known as. The history of the trademark “Lava lamp” and who invented this type of lamp is a messy one. We would like to try and set the record straight. What is commonly known as the “Lava lamp” was invented by Edward Craven-Walker in 1963.
Centennial Bulb in fire station 6. Several reasons have been cited for the bulb's extensive lifespan. Its continuous operation has largely eliminated the stresses associated with turning a light bulb on and off, the act of which causes the temperature of the bulb to increase and decrease.
This is a list of sources of light, the visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum.Light sources produce photons from another energy source, such as heat, chemical reactions, or conversion of mass or a different frequency of electromagnetic energy, and include light bulbs and stars like the Sun. Reflectors (such as the moon, cat's eyes, and mirrors) do not actually produce the light that ...
The build light indicator originated from CruiseControl, [citation needed] a continuous integration tool created by employees of ThoughtWorks.Though it primarily functioned as a web page dashboard that could report more detailed information about a build, the software could also control external devices for simpler reporting.
From left to right: Lamp, Ellipsoidal Reflector, Shutter/Iris Assembly, Fixed Lens, Variable Lens. The opening is the gap in the housing from where the beam of light is intended to come. Many fixtures use a lens to help control the beam of light, though some, such as border or cyclorama lights, do not have any lenses or optics other than the ...