Tech Directions - January 2008 - (Page 32) more than fun Tech Inventors { 1. Bower 2. Braille 3. Bunsen 4. Ferris 5. Foucault 6. Fresnel 7. Klieg 8. Morse 9. Petri 10. Wheatstone j B C D E Many well-known inventions carry the name of their inventors. See if you can match the names (1-10) with their inventions (A-J).—Robert Balin, Cypress, CA. A F G H I J Satellite TV Unscrambled Back in the 1980s, household satellite dishes began dotting the nation’s landscape—especially in rural areas. And with the advent of the small digital dish, satellite television systems began popping up everywhere. See how many satellite dish related terms you can find below.—D. William Bangert, Okanogan, WA. D A C T U R A C T U A T O R E O A A N N E T N A S O E E C F W O O L Y F I E I T P D O O F N C I E O L K R D A O L C L A K E S C O E Y E R C E A U T D N R L V O C N A E R L X H E M I N L I N T B D O D O E C A O L A I X A O C A R F W O C I U P L A N L R N D E O N D N A A U S O I L T C D W P O L A R I T Y C I N E O H T D I W M A E B N M N D R E B L N S S N N I E C A Y N E N T E N E A T T N A ACTUATOR ANTENNA BEAMWIDTH COAXIAL cable DECODER DOWNCONVERTER FEEDHORN FOCAL point IN LINE amplifier LOW NOISE amplifier PARABOLIC POLARITY REFLECTOR UPLINK See answers on page 4. We will pay $25 for brainteasers, one-period challenges, and puzzles; $20 for cartoons; and $5 for jokes and humorous anecdotes used on this page. Preferable theme for all submissions is applied science, technology, and technical education. Send contributions to “More Than Fun,” PO Box 8623, Ann Arbor, MI 48107-8623. 32 techdirections ◆ JANUARY 2008
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