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Robert H. Goddard was born in Worcester, Massachusetts to Nahum Danford Goddard, a businessman, and Fannie Hoyt Goddard. Early in life, young Robert suffered from pulmonary tuberculosis which kept him out of school for long periods of time. After graduating from school, Robert Goddard applied and was accepted at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Unfortunately, in early 1913, Goddard became seriously ill with tuberculosis, and had to leave his position at Princeton. Goddard's thoughts on space flight started to emerge in 1915, when he theorized that a rocket would work in a vacuum, and didn't need to push against air in order to fly. Goddard turned his attention to the components of his rockets. Powder rockets were still problematic. Indeed, the flight of Goddard’s rocket on March 16, 1926, at Auburn, Mass., was as significant to history as that of the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk. References and Further Reading: For more interesting articles join the Yovisto Blog:

From Cinepak to H.265: a brief history of video compression When we asked our faithful readers what technological advances had made the biggest difference to their lives, Prospero424 stepped up to the plate to deliver a humdinger: video compression. To Prospero, MPEG-4 part 2 compression was "when the internet truly became a viable A/V platform/medium. This is when storing hours of video that looked good enough to watch and keep became viable to store online locally (i.e. on your hard disks, not on external discs, etc.) on personal computers. No other single aspect of the evolution of entertainment has done more to change how I consume it." Let's rewind the tape a little bit further than that, in order to see the breaking point arrive. Prospero is correct that video compression has indeed revolutionized entertainment over the past decade, but the technology has a longer history than you might think. Intel's Indeo codec was popular back in the day If you never saw a digital video back in the 1990s, you're not alone. But nothing lasts forever.

Stargate Studios Founded in 1989 by Sam Nicholson, ASC, a distinguished cinematographer and visual effects supervisor, Stargate Studios is an international production company providing concept development, advanced production services and state-of-the-art post production. Stargate has a well-established, award winning reputation for producing high concept production and visual effects in feature films, television, and commercials. Over the years, Stargate has developed and refined a diverse array of proprietary production tools, personnel and capabilities including live action film and HD production, the Virtual Backlot, VB Live (real time compositing), CGI, digital compositing, matte painting and on-line HD editing services. Stargate's clients are primarily from the feature, broadcast television, and commercial industries.