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Approximation of quadratic irrationals and their pierce expansions
No full textIn this article two aims are pursued: on the one hand, to present a rapidly converging algorithm for the approximation of square roots; on the other hand and based on the previous algorithm, to find the Pierce expansions of a certain class of quadratic irrationals as an alternative way to the method presented in 1984 by J.O. Shallit; we extend the method to find also the Pierce expansions of quadratic irrationals of the form which are not covered in Shallit's work.Quadratic irrationals, Pierce series
Terri D. Pierce in a Junior Piano Recital
No full textThis is the program for the junior voice recital of Terri D. Pierce. The recital took place on October 30, 1981, in the Mabee Fine Arts Center Recital Hall
Jessica Pierce: The Last Walk: Caring for Our Animal Companions
No full textBioethicist and author Jessica Pierce will discuss end-of-life care, dying, and euthanasia in the lives of our companion animals.https://thekeep.eiu.edu/humanitiescenter_authenticity1314/1003/thumbnail.jp
Interview with John Robinson Pierce
No full textAn interview in three sessions in April 1979 with John R. Pierce, often referred to as the father of the communications satellite. A leading applied physicist, Pierce went to work for Bell Telephone Laboratories in 1936 after receiving his PhD in electrical engineering from Caltech. He spent the next thirty-five years there, where he made important contributions to the development of the traveling-wave tube and the reflex klystron, rising to become executive director of Bell's Research-Communications Principles Division. Pierce was also a pioneer in communications satellites, playing a key role in the development of two of the earliest, Echo and Telstar. In this interview he recalls his undergraduate education at Caltech in the late twenties and early thirties, the early years at Bell, radar work during the war, and the beginnings of America's satellite program.
Pierce was also a prolific author of science fiction, sometimes under the pen name J. J. Coupling. In the mid-1960s, he served on the President's Science Advisory Committee (PSAC). He retired from Bell Labs in 1971 and returned to Caltech as a professor in the Division of Engineering and Applied Science, and he comments on the changes (and the similarities) he found in undergraduate education at Caltech. While at Bell, Pierce developed a lifelong interest in computer-generated music and psychoacoustics, the science of consonance and dissonance; in the latter part of the interview, he discusses his work with Max Mathews on music synthesis. A year after this interview was conducted, he became professor emeritus at Caltech, and in 1983 he joined Stanford's Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) as a visiting professor. Pierce died on April 2, 2002, in Mountain View, California
Pierce, Tony, January 20, 2021 [Interview]
No full textTony Pierce was interviewed on January 20, 2021, by Devin McKinney about his childhood, his education at Gettysburg College, and his personal and professional paths since graduation.Sims, James; Bugbee, Bruce W.; Biser, Gareth V.; Donolli, Joseph D.; Dudak, Scott; Barr, Brian; Betterly, Tim; Rivera, Delma; Streeter, Barry; Schmidt, Emile O.; Reilly, Hayes; Guy, Jasmine; King, Jr., Martin Luther;Charles E. Glassick Years
James Pierce Home [old Somerford Post Office (Somerford)] on Sand Creek.
No full textPhotographer's annotation: 'Mr. Pierce still runs the Somerford Post Office in a fine new building. His children are all married and have fine homes of their own. We have the new building taken in 1904.' See additional information
The marriage record of Rogers, Joseph D. and Pierce, Flora
No full textMarriage license for Flora Pierce and Joseph D. Roger
Interview with Tony Pierce, January 20, 2021
No full textTony Pierce was interviewed on January 20, 2021, by Devin McKinney about his childhood, his education at Gettysburg College, and his personal and professional paths since graduation.
Collection Note: This oral history was selected from the Oral History Collection maintained by Special Collections & College Archives. Transcripts are available for browsing in the Special Collections Reading Room, 4th floor, Musselman Library. GettDigital contains the complete listing of oral histories done from 1978 to the present. To view this list and to access selected digital versions please visit https://gettysburg.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16274coll2/search
Personal Papers (MS 80-0002)
No full textLetter from I. H. Kempner to D. T. Pierce sharing the sad news of Herb’s peaceful passing following a rapid decline in health due to cancer. Herb passed away in his sleep, and the family held a private cremation. He reflects on Herb’s close friendship with Dan, despite not seeing each other often. The family is coping bravely and considering raising funds for a high-voltage X-ray therapy machine to help future cancer patients
[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Pierce I. Moten, February 20, 1947]
No full textLetter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to his brother, Pierce I. Moten, on February 20, 1947. He wishes his brother happy birthday, and discusses the possibility of visiting California again soon
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