Current Events by John R. Patrick – 05/03/2024
New sections may appear every week or just when I have something new to share. Current and upcoming JRP talks My next talk will be at The Heritage Center in Redding, CT. Another talk is scheduled in June. Neither event is open to the public but I will publish videos if they agree. Two new […]
The Rise of Biomedical Engineering
The Rise of Biomedical Engineering In 1963, when I began studying electrical engineering, there were two tracks of courses a student could choose from: electronics or power. Electronics was about solid-state devices such as transistors. The Intel microprocessor was not to come until 1971. The power track was mostly about electric motors and power generation. […]
Current Events by John R. Patrick – 04/26/2024
New sections may appear every week or just when I have something new to share. Current and upcoming JRP talks Two new videos are now on my YouTube channel. The Hammock Dunes Tech Talk 13 video is here. The Economic Round Table – San Francisco Zoom is here. In case you missed it from a […]
AI for Our Emotions
AI for Our Emotions Video cameras and face recognition have been around for a very long time. The 1920s witnessed the birth of the first mechanical video cameras, using spinning disks with light-sensitive elements to capture and project moving images. The 1930s ushered in the era of electronic video cameras with Vladimir Zworykin’s invention of […]
Current Events by John R. Patrick – 04/19/2024
New sections may appear every week or just when I have something new to share. Current and upcoming JRP talks In case you missed it from a prior post, my podcast with Ron Cey is here. The most recent talk was on “The Rise of AI and Bitcoin”for the Newtown, CT Men’s Club last night. […]
