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emilybugh — 2024-11-05 14:30:01 UTC

The Egyptian pyramids are ancient masonry structures located in Egypt. They are made up of triangles and lines.

emilybugh — 2024-11-05 14:50:53 UTC

The Statue of Liberty National Monument is a United States National Monument. The statue has a hendecagram, which is a star polygon with 11 vertices.

emilybugh — 2024-11-06 14:13:37 UTC

The Eiffel Tower is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. The tower is made up of triangles and parallelograms

emilybugh — 2024-11-06 14:16:53 UTC

The Leaning Tower of Pisa, or simply the Tower of Pisa, is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of Pisa Cathedral. It is known for its nearly four-degree lean. It is made up of circles and rectangles.

emilybugh — 2024-11-06 14:20:24 UTC

The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. Architects had to band together to calculate the shapes needed to make the bridge stable

emilybugh — 2024-11-08 12:47:06 UTC

The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot-tall monument in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Clad in stainless steel and built in the form of a weighted catenary arch

emilybugh — 2024-11-08 12:56:21 UTC

The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican, or simply Saint Peter's Basilica, is a church of the Italian High Renaissance located in Vatican City, an independent microstate enclaved within the city of Rome, Italy. Geometry was a critical in the designing its massive dome.

emilybugh — 2024-11-08 13:04:16 UTC

In 1879, Thomas Edison made an incandescent bulb that burned long enough to be practical, long enough to light a home for many hours. This invention may not have involved complex geometry simple geometry was used to make the bulb shape and filament shape and coiling.

emilybugh — 2024-11-11 14:14:51 UTC

The theory of relativity usually encompasses two interrelated physics theories by Albert Einstein: special relativity and general relativity, proposed and published in 1905 and 1915. Riemannian geometry, enabled Einstein to develop general relativity by providing the key mathematical framework.

emilybugh — 2024-11-13 02:00:01 UTC

In 1784, surveyors David Rittenhouse and Andrew Ellicott and their crew completed the survey of the Mason-Dixon line to the southwest corner of Pennsylvania, five degrees from the Delaware River. Other surveyors continued west to the Ohio River. Geometry was used for accurate boundary mapping.

emilybugh — 2024-11-13 02:03:21 UTC

William Fetter was credited with coining the term computer graphics in 1961 to describe his work at Boeing. An early example of interactive 3-D computer graphics was explored in 1963. Geometric algorithms allowed for rendering shapes.

emilybugh — 2024-11-13 02:06:22 UTC

The launch of Google Maps was first announced on the Google Blog on February 8, 2005. Used geometry to map and model earth's surface.

emilybugh — 2024-11-13 02:15:35 UTC

In 2010, the Institute of Control Engineering of the Technische Universität Braunschweig demonstrated the first autonomous driving on public streets in Germany with the research vehicle Leonie. The cars rely on geometric algorithms to navigate and avoid obstacles

emilybugh — 2024-11-13 02:21:55 UTC

Curiosity is a car-sized Mars rover exploring Gale crater and Mount Sharp on Mars as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission. Used geometry to calculate entry, descent, and landing on mars

emilybugh — 2024-11-13 02:25:30 UTC

Scientists have obtained the first image of a black hole, using Event Horizon Telescope observations of the center of the galaxy M87. used geometry to interpret date across multiple observatories.

emilybugh — 2024-11-13 02:28:47 UTC

Moderna Therapeutics begin the first human trials of a vaccine to protect against COVID-19 at a research facility in Seattle, Washington. Used structural biology, which includes geometry.

emilybugh — 2024-11-13 02:35:23 UTC

The system generates a path between a start and a final point and controls the drone to follow this path based on its localization obtained through GPS. Uses geometry for location and avoiding obstacles.

emilybugh — 2024-11-13 02:48:29 UTC

A Robotic-assisted surgery benefits you directly—shorter recovery time—as well as indirectly—the surgeon has better visualization, leading to a more precise surgery. Geometry was an aid in precision and control for procedures.

emilybugh — 2024-11-13 02:49:54 UTC

On January 29, 2024, two significant breakthroughs were reported: one was "Telepathy" stemming from Neuralink. Uses geometry to map neural signals for device control.

emilybugh — 2024-11-13 02:53:44 UTC

Generative AI models like GANs enable artists and designers to explore new realms of creativity. Geometry helps generate realistic images from text prompts.

emilybugh — 2024-11-13 04:08:52 UTC

The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Geometry was used in the architecture for the building.

emilybugh — 2024-11-13 04:09:57 UTC

The original World Trade Center was a complex of seven buildings in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. Built primarily between 1966 and 1975. Geometry was used when designing the towers.

emilybugh — 2024-11-13 04:11:04 UTC

The Pentagon is the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense, in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. Geometry was used when designing the building.

emilybugh — 2024-11-13 04:13:32 UTC

The metaverse is a loosely defined term referring to virtual worlds. Geometry is used to create immersive 3D environments.

emilybugh — 2024-11-13 04:15:38 UTC

A climate model is a computer simulation of the Earth's climate system, including the atmosphere, ocean, land and ice. Uses geometry to simulate atmospheric patterned.

emilybugh — 2024-11-13 04:18:32 UTC

technologies that involve processing sensors, actuators, circuits, and other electronic devices on flexible and stretchable substrates. Uses Geometry to create devices that can bend.

emilybugh — 2024-11-13 04:20:47 UTC

One key area of improvement lies in the sensors, lenses, and focusing mechanisms used in smartphone cameras. Advancements on cameras rely heavily on geometry.

emilybugh — 2024-11-13 04:22:22 UTC

Contact tracing is one method of conducting surveillance and allows scientists to gather data about infections and how they may spread. Apps use geometric algorithims.