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Edmund Prentis. Edmund Astley Prentis, Jr. (1883 – March 12, 1967) was an American engineer and art collector. He was a former president of the American Standards Association.

Biography 
Prentis was born in New York City in 1883. His father, Edmund Astley Prentis, Sr. emigrated from England and worked as textile designer and importer. He graduated from Columbia School of Mines in 1906 as president of his class. After college, he worked in mines in Peru, Mexico, Arizona, and North Carolina before enlisting in the United States Navy during World War I. 

He co-founded the engineering firm Spencer, White & Prentis with his Columbia classmates Lazarus White and Charles B. Spencer. The company became one of the leading foundation and marine engineering and construction companies, and Prentis was involved in the construction of a new foundation for the White House, the New York City Subway, a water tunnel under the Hudson River, as well as several Naval drydocks.

Prentis was a former president of the American Standards Association and a member of Tau Beta Pi. He also sat on the board of the New-York Historical Society and was a trustee of Columbia University, which awarded him with an honorary doctorate of science in 1956. He was also a recipient of the Alexander Hamilton Medal and the Thomas Egleston Medal for his contributions to his alma mater and achievements in engineering, respectively.

Prentis was involved in the recreation of historic rooms for the New Hampshire Historical Society, the New-York Historical Society, the Shelburne Museum in Vermont, and Columbia University. He was an art collector and his collections were featured at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the New Hampshire Historical Society. He was also a noted collector of Columbiana, historical items related to Columbia University. His sister, Katherine Prentis Murphy, was also an art collector known for her collection of antiques. The Prentis House at the Shelburne Museum was named after the family. He was also the namesake of Columbia's Prentis Hall.

Personal life and family 
Prentis died on March 12, 1967, at age 83. He was survived by his wife, son, and four grandchildren.

His son, Edmund Astley Prentis III, was a principal in the family firm and a champion croquet player. His grandson, Edmund Astley Prentis IV, was also a croquet player and was the world's full-time croquet professional. Both of them were named to the Croquet Hall of Fame.

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1883 births
1967 deaths
Engineers from New York City
American art collectors
Columbia School of Mines alumni
American people of English descent
Li Huajun. Li Huajun (born 25 February 1962) is a Chinese engineer who is a professor and vice president of the Ocean University of China, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

Biography
Li was born in Guangrao County, Shandong, on 25 February 1962. In 1978, he enrolled at Shandong Institute of Technology (now Shandong University), where he majored in power machinery. After graduating in 1982, he became a technician at Guangrao Planter Factory. He did his postgraduate work at Dalian Institute of Technology (now Dalian University of Technology) between August 1983 and July 1986. He received his Doctor of Engineering degree from Kyoto University in 2001.

He joined the Chinese Communist Party in June 1986. In July 1986, he joined the faculty of PLA Navy Submarine Academy, he remained at the university until August 1992, then he moved to Qingdao University of Oceanology (now Ocean University of China), becoming dean of the College of Engineering in March 2001 and vice president in December 2009. He was honored as a Distinguished Young Scholar by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars in 2003. He was appointed as a "Chang Jiang Scholar" (or " Yangtze River Scholar") by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China in February 2006.

Honors and awards
 2006 6th Guanghua Engineering Technology Award
 2010 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class)
 2016 Science and Technology Innovation Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation 
 27 November 2017 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)
 2019 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class)

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1962 births
Living people
People from Guangrao County
Engineers from Shandong
Shandong University alumni
Dalian University of Technology alumni
Kyoto University alumni
Academic staff of Ocean University of China
Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
Xie Xianqi. Xie Xianqi (born 28 December 1960) is a Chinese blasting expert who is dean of Institute of Explosion and Engineering Blasting Technology at Jianghan University and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, formerly served as chairman of Wuhan Municipal Construction Group Co., Ltd., Wuhan Airport Development Group Co., Ltd. and Wuhan Blasting Company.

Biography
Xie was born in Honghu, Hubei, on 28 December 1960. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army in November 1979, and was despatched to the National Defense Construction Office of the 69th Army in Beijing Military Region. In 1984, he was admitted to PLA Engineering Corps Command College, where he majored in mine blasting. He earned his bachelor's degree in computer management and application from PLA Naval University of Engineering in 1996 and master's degree in mining engineering from Wuhan University of Science and Technology in 2005, respectively.

In April 1988, he became deputy director of Blasting Laboratory of the Institute of Science and Technology, Wuhan Municipal Engineering Corporation.  In December 1992 he became deputy general manager of Wuhan Blasting Company, rising to general manager in November 2004. He rose to become chairman of Wuhan Municipal Construction Group Co., Ltd. and Wuhan Blasting Company in December 2004. In May 2015, he was appointed chairman of Wuhan Airport Development Group Co., Ltd., concurrently serving as chairman of Wuhan Blasting Company. In November 2018, he was hired by Jianghan University as dean of Institute of explosion and Engineering Blasting Technology.

Honours and awards
 27 November 2017 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)

References

1960 births
Living people
People from Honghu
Engineers from Hubei
PLA Naval University of Engineering alumni
Wuhan University of Science and Technology alumni
Academic staff of Jianghan University
Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
Yue Qingrui. Yue Ruiqing (; born 2 January 1962) is a Chinese structural engineer who is dean of Urbanization and Urban Safety School, Beijing University of Technology, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He was chairman of MCC Construction Research Institute Co., Ltd. and China Steel Construction Society.

Biography
Yue was born in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, on 2 January 1962. He attended Tsinghua University where he received his Bachelor of Engineering degree in 1985. After completing his Master of Engineering degree at General Institute of Architecture, Ministry of Metallurgical Industry, in 1988, he attended China Europe International Business School where he obtained his EMBA in 2011.

He was chairman of MCC Construction Research Institute Co., Ltd. and president of China Steel Construction Society.
On 26 November 2020, he was engaged by Beijing University of Technology as founding dean of Urbanization and Urban Safety School.

Honours and awards
 27 November 2017 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)

References

1962 births
Living people
People from Qiqihar
Engineers from Heilongjiang
Tsinghua University alumni
Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
1988 T&G Aviation DC-7 incident. The T&G Aviation DC-7 incident was a civil aviation disaster that occurred on Thursday 8 December 1988. Two DC-7 planes flying on a locust-control mission on  behalf of the United States Agency for International Development  were attacked en-route from Senegal to Morocco by POLISARIO troops who may have mistaken them for Moroccan military C-130 aircraft. 

Both planes were hit by 9K32 Strela-2 MANPADS missiles. One crashed, killing all 5 on board, the other managed to land despite losing an engine

Incident
In 1988, an American team was mobilized as part of a locust control mission in West Africa. On December 8 of the same year, two planes owned by T&G Aviation were commissioned by the United States Agency for International Development to spray the locusts. 
Taking off from Dakar-Yoff Airport  in Dakar, Senegal, their goal was to land at Agadir-Inezgane Airport in Agadir, Morocco, to support efforts against locust spread in the Souss region. 

Both Planes were following their flight plane on Airway Red 975 at an altitude of  and were flying  apart. The planes were attacked with 9K32 Strela-2 missiles by POLISARIO troops. The main aircraft (N284) lost an engine and a wing, and then crashed near the Moroccan Western Sahara Wall, killing all 5 crew members on board.  The other aircraft (N90804) lost an engine and a part of a wing but managed to land in Sidi Ifni. American sources stated that it is possible that the attackers mistook the planes for Moroccan military aircraft.

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Accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-7
Aviation accidents and incidents in 1988
Aviation accidents and incidents in Morocco 
1988 in Morocco
1988 disasters in Morocco
Organophosphinic acid. An organophosphinic acid is an organophosphorus compound with  the formula R2−nHnPO2H (R = alkyl, aryl). One or both P-H bonds in the parent hypophosphorous acid (aka phosphinic acid) are replaced by organic groups. The Cyanex family of dialkylphosphinic acids are used in hydrometallurgy to extract metals from ores.

Monoalkylphosphinic acids
Monoalkylphosphinic acids have the formula OP(OH)(H)R, with the simplest example being methylphosphinic acid.

Phosphinic acid adds to Michael acceptors, for example with acrylamide it gives H(HO)P(O)CH2CH2C(O)NH2.

Dialkylphosphinic acids

Dialkylphosphinic acids have the formula R2PO2H, where R is an alkyl or aryl group. The phosphorus(V) center has tetrahedral molecular geometry. Under the brand names Aerophine and Cyanex, dialkylphosphinic acids are used in extraction and separation of metals as one of the techniques of hydrometallurgy Characteristically the organic substituents are branched to confer solubility and preclude crystallization.

Formaldehyde and H3PO2 react to give (HOCH2)2PO2H.

Related compounds
The dithiodialkyphosphinic acids (R2PS2H) are related to the diorganodithiophosphates with the formula (RO)2PS2H, which are also used as complexing agents in the purification of metals. The phosphates are more prone to hydrolysis owing to the greater lability of the RO-P linkage vs the direct C-P bond.

See also
 Phosphinate, salts of H2PO2−

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Functional groups
Vickers Vigilant (1920). The Vickers Vigilant was a 1920 project to build a British 100-seat flying boat designed by Vickers for transatlantic and Australian flights.

Development and design
The flying boat was to be a biplane powered by eight Rolls-Royce Condor engines, each pair coupled to drive a shared tractor propeller. Its structure have been entirely duralumin. The project was cancelled and the flying boat was not built.

Specifications

References

Vigilant (1920)
Eight-engined four-prop tractor aircraft
Flying boats
Cancelled aircraft projects
Pucheng–Meizhou railway. The Pucheng–Meizhou railway () is a railway line in China. It has a maximum speed of .

History
Tracklaying between Jianning and Guanzhishan was completed in December 2020. The line had been expected to open in June 2021. The  section between Jianningxian and Guanzhishan opened on 30 September 2021.

References

Railway lines in China
Railway lines opened in 2021
Zhang Jianmin. Zhang Jianmin (born 16 March 1960) is a Chinese engineer who is a professor and dean of the School of Civil Engineering and Water Conservancy, Tsinghua University, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

Biography
Zhang was born in  Shangluo County, Shaanxi, on 16 March 1960. From 1976 to 1978, he worked as a sent-down youth in Danfeng County. He earned a bachelor's degree in 1982, a master's degree in 1984, and a doctor's degree in 1991, all from Xi'an University of Technology. In 1991, he became a visiting scholar at Fukui University, and worked as an engineer at Shimizu Construction Co., Ltd. between March 1993 and March 1998. In 1994, he attended Tokyo Institute of Technology where he received his doctor's degree in 1997. In April 1998, he joined the faculty of Tsinghua University. He was named deputy dean of the School of Civil Engineering and Water Conservancy in July 2003. He moved up the ranks to become party chief in August 2004 and dean in July 2015.

Honours and awards
 2009 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class)
 State Technological Invention Award (First Class)
 27 November 2017 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)
 2018 State Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class)

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1960 births
Living people
People from Shangluo
Engineers from Shaanxi
Xi'an University of Technology alumni
Academic staff of Xi'an University of Technology
Tokyo Institute of Technology alumni
Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
Standing Members of the CCP Beijing Municipal Committee
Deng Jianjun. Deng Jianjun (born 8 April 1964) is a Chinese engineer who is a researcher at the China Academy of Engineering Physics, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

Biography
Deng was born in Ji'an Special District, Jiangxi, on 8 April 1964.
He attended Beijing Institute of Technology where he received his bachelor's degree in 1985. After completing his master's degree from the Graduate School of China Academy of Engineering Physics in 1988, he attended Tsinghua University where he obtained his doctor's degree in 2003.
After university, he was engaged as a researcher at the China Academy of Engineering Physics.

Honours and awards
 1997 State Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class)
 2005 State Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class)
 2017 State Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class)
 27 November 2017 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)

References

1964 births
Living people
People from Ji'an
Engineers from Jiangxi
Beijing Institute of Technology alumni
Tsinghua University alumni
Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
Mao Jingwen. Mao Jingwen (; born 19 December 1956) is a Chinese engineer who is a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

Biography
Mao was born in Jinnan Special District (now Yuncheng), Shanxi, on 19 December 1956. After graduating from Hebei GEO University in 1978, he taught at Shanxi Mining Institute (now Taiyuan University of Technology) for a year, then he went on to receive his master's degree in 1982 and doctor's degreein 1988, all from the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences.

After graduating, he entered the Institute of Mineral Resources, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, where he worked successively as assistant researcher, associate researcher, and researcher.

Honours and awards
 2008 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class)
 2012 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class)
 2016 State Natural Science Award (Second Class) 
 27 November 2017 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)

References

1956 births
Living people
People from Yuncheng
Engineers from Shanxi
Hebei Geo University alumni
Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
Association of Polish Electrical Engineers. The Association of Polish Electrical Engineers (Stowarzyszenie Elektryków Polskich, SEP; also called Association of Polish Electricians) is a Polish non-governmental organisation integrating the community of electricians of Polish origin worldwide. The organisation brings together both engineers and technicians, as well as young students (pupils of technical and vocational schools) in electrical engineering in the broadest sense.

Activities 
SEP is mainly involved in education activities (training courses for the operation of electrical equipment). It is also involved in conformity assessment of low-voltage electrical products (since 1933), through its office of quality, an SEP agency with national accreditations and recognition from the most prestigious international and European organisations. It also carries out extensive international cooperation under the English name of "Association of Polish Electrical Engineers". It is a member of the National Federation of Scientific and Technical Associations of Poland and the European organisation EUREL.

History 
From 7 to 9 June 1919, a congress was held to establish the Association of Polish Electrical Engineers. Professor Mieczysław Pożaryski was elected its first president. In 1928 the organisation merged with the Association of Polish Radio Engineers, and in 1929 the name was changed to its present name by a decision of the board of directors. In 1939, the Association of Polish Telecommunication Engineers joined SEP.

Presidents 
 1919–1928 – Mieczysław Pożaryski (first president of the SEP)
 1928–1929 – Kazimierz Straszewski
 1929–1930 – Zygmunt Okoniewski
 1930–1931 – Kazimierz Straszewski
 1931–1932 – Felicjan Karśnicki
 1932–1933 – Tadeusz Czaplicki
 1933–1934 – Alfons Kühn
 1934–1935 – Jan Obrąpalski
 1935–1936 – Alfons Kühn
 1936–1937 – Janusz Groszkowski
 1937–1938 – Alfons Hoffmann
 1938–1939 – Kazimierz Szpotański
 1939 – Antoni Krzyczkowski
 1939–1946 – Kazimierz Szpotański
 1946–1947 – Kazimierz Straszewski
 1947–1949 – Włodzimierz Szumilin
 1949–1950 – Stanisław Ignatowicz
 1950–1951 – Tadeusz Żarnecki
 1951–1952 – Jerzy Lando
 1952–1959 – Kazimierz Kolbiński
 1959–1961 – Tadeusz Kahl
 1961–1981 – Tadeusz Dryzek
 1981–1987 – Jacek Szpotański
 1987–1990 – Bohdan Paszkowski
 1990–1994 – Jacek Szpotański
 1994–1998 – Cyprian Brudkowski
 1998–2002 – Stanisław Bolkowski
 2002–2006 – Stanisław Bolkowski
 2006–2014 – Jerzy Barglik
 2014–2022 – Piotr Szymczak
 from 2022 – Sławomir Cieślik

References

External links
Official Website

Professional associations based in Poland
Certification marks
Standards organisations in Poland
Product-testing organizations
1919 establishments in Poland
Organizations established in 1919
Organisations based in Warsaw
Volkswagen ID. Life. The Volkswagen ID. Life is an electric subcompact SUV concept revealed by German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen at the 2021 International Motor Show Germany. In 2022, it was reported that the ID. Life concept has fallen out of favour in Wolfsburg already, to be replaced by models probably named ID.2(X), and designed closer to existing VW models, like Volkswagen Polo or Volkswagen T-Cross.

Overview

The Volkswagen ID. Life concept was revealed at International Motor Show Germany on September 7, 2021, in Munich, Germany. It is a retro-styled 5-door electric subcompact SUV. The ID. Life was designed by Klaus Zyciora and Slovak automobile designer Jozef Kabaň, who says "Volkswagen's design language always has to move in a more timeless direction. It fits the brand. We want to be authentic and clear and use real materials; there's no fake of any kind or trying to look like something else. Fake exhaust outlets, fake wood, and so on. We want our cars to be well balanced.”

Specifications

Technical specs
The Volkswagen ID. Life concept is built on Volkswagen's MEB platform, designed for electric vehicles. It uses a 57 kWh battery pack and has a front wheel motor, giving a range of  (under the WLTP cycle) and a total output of . Volkswagen claims the car can accelerate from 0 to  in 6.9 seconds. This would be the first application of MEB to a front-drive vehicle.

Exterior
The ID. Life is finished in a white paint with a black matte retractable roof constructed of textile and plastic material, which is also used on the hood. The front grille and rear tailgate feature Volkswagen's illuminated logo, used on EVs and concept vehicles, as well as squarish-shaped headlights and taillights.

Interior

The interior of the ID. Life concept is made from recycle materials and natural wood and seats four. With the second row seats folded down, the ID. Life has a cargo space of 40.3 cubic feet.

Production model
The Volkswagen ID. Life concept previews a production model that will be released by 2025 as a €20,000 (US$24,000) electric subcompact SUV, likely to be called the Volkswagen ID.2 or the ID.1, positioned under the ID.3 hatchback. It will be based on the same MEB platform used by the concept and all other Volkswagen ID. series EVs.

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Electric concept cars
ID. Life
Retro-style automobiles
Front-wheel-drive vehicles
Spherical (video game). Spherical is a 1989 video game published by Rainbow Arts. It was released for the Amiga,  Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum. It is similar in terms of gameplay to Tecmo's Solomon's Key.

Gameplay
Spherical is a platform game in which the players have to move a glowing Starball around the obstacles filling room to get it through the exit. To do so they are able to create and destroy blocks in order to change the path of the sphere and eventually defend themselves from enemies.

Reception

Allen L. Greenberg reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "For an arcade game, Spherical contains an unusual degree of strategy. This alone sets the game apart from others. For an interesting challenge of both thought and reflexes, get Spherical!"

Tom Malcom for .info rated the game 5 stars and said "First rate in every way, the game even has a cooperative two-player mode with a different set of screens. Don't miss it."

Reviews
Compute's Amiga Resource - Jun, 1990
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) - Apr, 1989
The Games Machine - Aug, 1989
Sinclair User - Dec, 1989

References

External links

Spherical at Spectrum Computing
Spherical at Lemon64

1989 video games
Amiga games
Amstrad CPC games
Atari ST games
Commodore 64 games
Electronic Zoo games
Fantasy video games
Puzzle-platformers
Rainbow Arts games
Video games developed in Germany
ZX Spectrum games
Malone M. Harmon. Malone M. Harmon is an American engineer. He is noted for his work as a former Electronic and Computer Systems Engineer in the US Air Force who served in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm.

His wife, LaVerne Harmon, the President of Wilmington University, is well-known as the first African-American woman to lead a Delaware college or university.

Education
Harmon is a graduate of Virginia Union University with a BS in Mathematics. He also holds a Masters Degrees in Human Resources, Business Administration, Information Systems and Information Assurance.

Career
Harmon served in the US Air Force as an Electronic and Computer Systems Engineer, where he supervised a team of 20 people and maintained computer operations during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. He has worked in more than 70 countries for such companies as Computer Sciences Corporation, JP Morgan Chase, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, ALICO Life Insurance, MetLife, DuPont, and others.

He is the Founder and CEO of StratiTech, an IT consulting company, and the non-profit organization ReEntry Delaware (or Re-Entry Delaware), a charitable non-profit organization.

Personal life
He is married to LaVerne Harmon, President of Wilmington University and the first female African-American University President in the history of Delaware.

References

African-American engineers
Engineers from Delaware
United States Air Force personnel of the Gulf War
Virginia Union University alumni
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)