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King Konetos suspected that his daughter was

remarkable from the very hour of her birth. Even as

a babe Catherine’s eyes shone with intelligence, and

she transfi xed people with her clear and earnest gaze.

Superintending her studies, he was no disappointed in his expectations of

her; by ten years of age she was fl uent in both Greek and Hebrew, and by

twelve in Latin and Aramaic as well. At fi fteen she understood the epicyclic

rotations of the heavenly bodies according to Ptolemy, and had mastered

geometry and geography, literature and philosophy. In fourth-century

Alexandria, where women were routinely well educated, Catherine’s gifts

were acknowledged as exceptional. She was also very beautiful. Konetos

could not help but be proud as he watched her fl owering.

At eighteen Catherine converted to Christianity, after the Virgin

appeared to her in a dream, and for the fi rst time in her life gave her father

serious cause for concern. All her estimable powers of persuasion were

devoted to proselytizing, and although most of those who argued

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Sincerity

By Myrna Davis

the lily

King Konetos suspected that his daughter was remarkable from the very hour of her birth.Even as a babe Catherine’s eyes shone with intelligence, and she

transfi xed people with her clear and earnest gaze. Superintending

her studies, he was no disappointed in his expectations of her; by

ten years of age she was fl uent in both Greek and Hebrew, and by

twelve in Latin and Aramaic as well. At fi fteen she understood the

epicyclic rotations of the heavenly bodies according to Ptolemy, and

had mastered geometry and geography, literature and philosophy.

In fourth-century Alexandria, where women were routinely well

educated, Catherine’s gifts were acknowledged as exceptional. She

was also very beautiful. Konetos could not help but be proud as he

watched her fl owering.

The LilyAt eighteen Catherine converted to Christianity, after the Virgin

appeared to her in a dream, and for the fi rst time in her life gave

her father serious cause for concern. All her estimable powers of

persuasion were devoted to proselytizing, and although most of

those who argued ultimately accepted her views, tension grew

between father and daughter as Konetos resister her tireless efforts

to convert him. The governing Roman emperor, Maximinus, had

recently renewed the harsh persecution of Christians in Egypt, and

Konetos feared not only for the safety of Catherine and his subjects

but for his own position as well. He hoped for both their sakes the

By Myrna Davis

(Continued on next page)

SincerityThe LilyKing Konetos suspected that his daughter was remarkable from

the very hour of her birth. Even as a babe Catherine’s eyes

shone with intelligence, and she transfi xed people with

her clear and earnest gaze. Superintending her studies, he was

no disappointed in his expectations of her; by ten years of age

she was fl uent in both Greek and Hebrew, and by twelve in Latin

and Aramaic as well. At fi fteen she understood the epicyclic

rotations of the heavenly bodies according to Ptolemy, and had

mastered geometry and geography, literature and philosophy.

n fourth-century Alexandria, where women were routinely well

By Myrna Davis

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1st Century BC150-100 BC Antikythera mechanism(pronounced AN-ti-ki-THEER) is thought of as the first mechanical computer and believed it was designed to calculate astronomical positions.

4th Century BCAbacus, believed to have been invented in Babylonia is a counting aid.

900 - 1000Arabic numerals are introduced to the western world, adding numerical concepts of the zero, fixed place numbers (10, 100, 1000, etc.) and simplified mathematical calculations.

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and memory addressing.

describing the fundamentals of data analysis, looping

numbers. Her notes the first record of computer programming,

Engine. Her notes explained in detail a method of calculating Bernoulli

mathematician Luigi Menabrea's memoir of Charles Babbage's Analytical

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Colossus the first electronic computer used for code-breaking is developed by the British. Used

vacuum tubes (thermionic valves) to performcalculations

August 1945 United States detonated uranium gun-type device, code-named Little Boy. Nuclear

bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan and three day later a plutonium implosion-type, code-named

Fat Man. Nuclear bomb on the city of Nagasaki, Japan

1947 Bell Telephone Laboratories develops the transistor

and Robert Noyce of Fairchild Semiconductors co-invented the integrated circuit

1957 first dot matrix printer marketed by IBM | September 1958 Jack Kilby at Texas Instru

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of RAM. | 1955 FORTRAN (FORmula TRANslator), high-level proramming language by John Backus

computer to use magnetic tape. | 1953 Magnetic core memory, or ferrite

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military research, and use of computers for personal and

business productivity. Today technology is designed

to make life easier and business more profitable.

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War I, wtih the greatest accomplishments

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he thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult,

I vowed revenge. You, who so well know the nature of my soul, will not suppose, however, that I gave utterance to a threat. At length I would be avenged; this was a point defi nitively settled but the very defi nitive-ness with which it was resolved precluded the idea of risk. I must not only punish, but punish with impunity. A wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser. It is equally unredressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who has done the wrong.

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He accosted me with excessive warmth, he had been drinking much. The man wore motley.

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cold with which I perceive you are affl icted . The vaults are insufferably damp. They are encrusted with nitre.”

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Thus speaking, Fortunato possessed himself of my arm. Putting on a mask of black silk and drawing a roquelaire closely, I suffered him to hurry to my palazzo.

There were no attendants at home; they had absconded to make merry in honour of the time. I had told them that I should not return until the morning and had given them explicit orders not to stir from the house. These orders were suffi cient, I well knew, to insure their immediate disappearance , one and all, as soon as my back was turned.

I took from their sconces two fl ambeaux, and giving one to Fortunato bowed him through several suites of rooms to the archway that led into the vaults. I passed down a long and winding staircase, requesting him to be cautious as he followed. We came at length to the foot of the descent, and stood together on the damp ground of the Montresors.

The gait of my friend was unsteady, and the bells upon his cap jingled as he strode.

“It is farther on,” said I; “but observe the white webwork The vaults are insufferably damp.

THE CASK OFAMONTILLADO

by EDGAR ALLAN POE

AMERICAN SHORT STORIES

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For the most part their enthusiasm is adopted to suit the time and opportunity to practise imposture upon the British and Austrian millionaires. In painting and gemmary, Fortunato, like his countrymen, was a quack, but in the matter of old wines he was sincere. In this respect I did

not differ from him materially; I was skilful in the Italian vintages myself, and bought largely whenever I could.

It was about dusk, one evening during the supreme mad-ness of the carnival season, that I encountered my friend. He accosted me with excessive warmth, for he had been drinking much. The man wore motley. He had on a tight-fi tting parti-striped dress and his head was surmounted by the conical cap and bells. I was so pleased to see him, that

the conical cap and bells. I was so pleased to see him, that I thought I should never have done wringing his hand.

I said to him – “My dear Fortunato, you are luckily met. How remarkably well you are looking to-day! But I have received a pipe of what passes for Amontillado, and I have my doubts.”

“How?” said he, “Amontillado? A pipe? Impossible? And in the middle of the carnival?”

“I have my doubts,” I replied; “and I was silly enough to pay the full Amontillado price without consulting you in the matter. You were not to be found, and I was fearful of losing a bargain.”

“Amontillado!” “I have my doubts.” “Amontillado!” “As you are engaged, I am on my way to Luchesi. If any

one has a critical turn, it is he. He will tell me” — “And yet some fools will have it that his taste

is a match for your own.” “Come let us go.” “Whither?” “To your vaults.” “My friend, no; I will not impose upon your good

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