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Monthly Archives: February 2023
Old-Timey Calculators: Before Electronic Computers (and Even After)
Some time around 2004, as I was bouncing around the country doing data collections and research in support of the simulation and analysis of transportation and security systems, I happened to visit the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History … Continue reading
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Conceptual Modeling Work May Occur In Many Contexts
During a previously-referenced recent conversation I was asked why I refer to certain research, discovery, and data collection activities as “conceptual modeling.” I do so because it is a surprisingly general standard term of art that has its own Wikipedia … Continue reading