Rachel Cole

Feb 26, 2024 | sites.northwestern.edu | Rachel Cole

A new acquisition by the Transportation Library documents the first successful balloon flight in England. The 1784 broadside features an illustration of Vincent Lunardi’s flight on September 15 of that year, before a crowd estimated here at 300,000 spectators. Lunardi was accompanied in flight by a  cat, two caged pigeons, and a favorite lap dog, all of whom are depicted in the balloon’s basket alongside the Italian aeronaut.

Sep 25, 2023 | britannica.com | Rachel Cole

Ed Sheeran, in full Edward Christopher Sheeran, (born February 17, 1991, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England), British singer-songwriter known for his genre-crossing style infused with elements of folk, rock, rhythm and blues (R&B), pop, and hip-hop. As a child, Sheeran was surrounded by art and music, with parents who worked in the arts and a brother who would go on to become a music composer.

May 31, 2023 | jnnp.bmj.com | Arun Singh |Rachel Cole |Arturo I. Espinoza |Jan R. Wessel

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4273-542XArun Singh1, Rachel C Cole2, Arturo I Espinoza2, Jan R Wessel2, James F Cavanagh3, http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0427-0003Nandakumar S Narayanan2 1Division of Basic Biomedical Sciences, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota, USA 2Department of Neurology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA 3Psychology Department, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA Correspondence to Dr Arun Singh, Division of Basic Biomedical Sciences,...

Apr 4, 2023 | britannica.com | Rachel Cole

Technology Autonomous vehicles operate by using remote-sensing technology including radar, GPS, cameras, and lidar to monitor and create a 3-D map of their environment. This environment typically includes street infrastructure, other vehicles, pedestrians, traffic lights, and road signs.

Mar 10, 2023 | sites.northwestern.edu | Rachel Cole

Printed timetables were, by definition, ephemeral. Airline and railroad schedules were regularly updated, and with the release of a new timetable, the previous edition was rendered obsolete. The primary purpose of a timetable was to provide passengers with schedules, route maps, and other information for planning their travels. Once they were no longer useful, most timetables were discarded. However, timetables were also promotional materials.