Today marks the 60th Anniversary of the first test of the Ejector seat by pilot Bernard “Benny” Lynch for the Martin-Baker company.
Since that first test over 7,150 lives have been saved by Martin-Baker ejection seats.
ejection-history.org.uk Is an illustrated history of assisted aircrew escape systems and a chronicle of all known ejections worldwide. Interesting stuff.
Archive for July, 2006
I have just stumbled up on one of the greatest things I have seen for a while on the internet. I first heard of OpenDNS on Whalesalad.com and having read Michael’s incredibly optimistic review I didn’t hesitated to change my DNS settings and was surprised by just how much of a difference using the OpenDNS […]
Power Laws Of Innovation
Published in Daily, Design and Other People's News. 0 people have something to sayJohn Thackara strips it down to the bare essentials when it comes to innovation in the 21st century. #
Power Law 1: Don’t think “new product” - think social value.
Power Law 2: Think social value before “tech”.
Power Law 3: Enable human agency. Design people into situations, not out of them.
Power Law 4: Use, not own. Possession […]
I’ve just returned from a week down in London exhibiting my project ‘First Aide’ with IPD at New Designers 06, and I can say it was an amazing experience. It was inspiring to be part of something where everyone had so much passion and interest in their subjects. Some of the work was truly fantastic, […]
