{"id":9230,"date":"2015-08-08T19:30:05","date_gmt":"2015-08-09T01:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=9230"},"modified":"2015-08-08T19:17:17","modified_gmt":"2015-08-09T01:17:17","slug":"iow-a-concept-clearly-projected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=9230","title":{"rendered":"IOW: A concept clearly projected"},"content":{"rendered":"

Having entered August in Champaign-Urbana<\/strong>, dearest readers, we\u2019re pretty certain you will be out and about this Saturday evening as friends come back for the academic year and weekend events increase exponentially around our fair twin cities. However, the next time C-U Blogfidential<\/strong> happens to be front and center on your browser, scroll down a touch for an \u201cImage of the Week<\/strong>\u201d you will find quite interesting! Bill Hammack<\/strong>, a professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering<\/strong><\/a><\/span> at the University of Illinois<\/strong>, has been producing books, radio segments, and instructional videos<\/a><\/span> as \u201cThe Engineer Guy<\/strong>,\u201d a guise through which he explains the fascinating world of man-made technology in everyday language. The most recent episode posted on YouTube<\/strong><\/a><\/span> last month, \u201cThe Mechanics of the Film Projector<\/strong>,\u201d uses an engaging approach to detail how this machine throws a clean picture with synchronized sound; you will note upon viewing it below that crisp macro photography is combined with colorful graphics, animated overlays, and Hammack\u2019s folksy narration to illustrate the process. Prior entries that skirt the CUBlog<\/strong> realm include \u201cKodak: How George Eastman Revolutionized Photography<\/a><\/strong><\/span>,\u201d \u201cStores of Tech Failure: Betamax<\/a><\/strong><\/span>,\u201d and \u201cCCD: The Heart of a Digital Camera<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u201d while the truly inquisitive might also investigate \u201cLight Bulb Filament: How to Make Tungsten Ductile<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u201d and \u201cHow the First Transistor Worked<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u201d to better understand the origins of inventions vital to film production and distribution. Content in the videos is derived from Hammack\u2019s books such as Eight Amazing Engineering Stories<\/strong><\/span>, published by Articulate Noise Books<\/strong> in 2012, so brush up your knowledge pronto and be ready to impress the smartest people at the party!<\/p>\n

~ Jason Pankoke<\/p>\n


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