Chinese room — If you can carry on an intelligent conversation using pieces of paper slid under a door, does this imply that someone or something on the other side understands what you are saying? The Chinese room is a thought experiment by John Searle which… … Wikipedia
Operating room management — An operating theatre (gynecological hospital of Medical University of Silesia in Bytom) Operating room management is the science of how to run an Operating Room Suite. Operational operating room management focuses on maximizing operational… … Wikipedia
принцип "закрытого помещения" — — [Л.Г.Суменко. Англо русский словарь по информационным технологиям. М.: ГП ЦНИИС, 2003.] Тематики информационные технологии в целом EN closed room principle … Справочник технического переводчика
Glossary of contract bridge terms — These terms are used in Contract bridge[1][2] , or the earlier game Auction bridge, using duplicate or rubber scoring. Some of them are also used in Whist, Bid whist, and other trick taking games. This glossary supplements the Glossary of card… … Wikipedia
gas — gasless, adj. /gas/, n., pl. gases, v., gassed, gassing. n. 1. Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid. 2. any such fluid or mixture of fluids. 3. any… … Universalium
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Introduction to general relativity — General relativity (GR) is a theory of gravitation that was developed by Albert Einstein between 1907 and 1915. According to general relativity, the observed gravitational attraction between masses results from the warping of space and time by… … Wikipedia
Conclave — • The closed room or hall specially set aside and prepared for the cardinals when electing a pope; also the assembly of the cardinals for the canonical execution of this purpose Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Conclave Concl … Catholic encyclopedia
History of perpetual motion machines — The history of perpetual motion machines dates back to the Middle Ages. For millennia, it was not clear whether perpetual motion devices were possible or not, but the development of modern thermodynamics has indicated that they are impossible.… … Wikipedia
Michelson–Morley experiment — Box plots based on data from the Michelson–Morley experiment The Michelson–Morley experiment was performed in 1887 by Albert Michelson and Edward Morley at what is now Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Its results are generally… … Wikipedia
Terence Reese — (August 28 1913 – January 29, 1996) was a British bridge player and writer, regarded as one of the finest of all time in both fields. He was born in Epsom to middle class parents, and was educated at Bradfield College and New College, Oxford,… … Wikipedia