magic lantern

Examples of magic lantern in the following topics:

• Slideshows

  • Before the advent of motion pictures, slides originally were projected onto a theater screen by magic lanterns.

• Magic and Supernaturalism

  • Supernaturalism refers to any belief system with supernatural forces, such as magic, and, in general, is prevalent in all societies.
  • In many cases, it becomes difficult or impossible to draw any meaningful line between beliefs and practices that are magical versus those that are religious.
  • Religion and magic became conceptually separated with the development of western monotheism, where the distinction arose between supernatural events sanctioned by mainstream religious doctrine ("miracles") and mere magic rooted in folk belief or occult speculation.
  • In pre-monotheistic religious traditions, there is no fundamental distinction between religious practice and magic; tutelary deities concerned with magic are sometimes called "hermetic deities" or "spirit guides. "
  • Give examples which help distinguish between the very similar concepts of religion and magic

• A Study of Process

  • This company manufactures a top-quality adhesive tape called "Magic Tape. " Magic Tape is used for everyday taping applications, but it offers attractive features that most other tapes do not, including smooth removal from the tape roll, an adhesive that is sticky enough to hold items in place (but not too sticky that it can not be removed and readjusted, if necessary!
  • For several decades, 3M has enjoyed a substantial profit margin on its Magic Tape product, because 3M engineers make the manufacturing equipment and design the manufacturing processes that produce Magic Tape.
  • 3M manufactures a top-quality adhesive tape called "Magic Tape".
  • Magic Tape is used for everyday taping applications, but it offers attractive features that most other tapes do not, including:
  • For several decades, 3M has enjoyed a substantial profit margin on its Magic Tape product because 3M engineers make the manufacturing equipment and design the manufacturing processes that produce Magic Tape.

• Nuclear Stability

  • These are called "magic numbers," and include 2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82 and 126.
  • Higher magic numbers have been calculated but were later dismissed, as it was found they were based on a spherical model of nuclei that does not apply to higher nuclei counts.
  • The term "double magic" is used to describe nuclei in which the numbers of protons and neutrons are both magic numbers.
  • An example is nickel-48, which has 28 protons and 20 neutrons, both of which are magic numbers.

• The input/output transformation model

  • The 3M Company is a good example of the strategic importance of transforming inputs into outputs that provide competitive advantage in the marketplace. 3M manufactures a top-quality adhesive tape called "Magic Tape".
  • For several decades, 3M has enjoyed a substantial profit margin on its Magic Tape product because 3M engineers make the manufacturing equipment and design the manufacturing processes that produce Magic Tape.
  • In other words, 3M enjoys a commanding competitive advantage by controlling the transformation processes that turn raw material inputs into the high value-added Magic Tape product.
  • Controlling the transformation process makes it extremely difficult for competitors to produce tape of the same quality as Magic Tape, allowing 3M to reap significant profits from this superior product.
  • The two 3M examples of Magic Tape and VHS tape show how important the transformation process and operations management can be to providing and protecting an organization's competitive advantage.

• Florence in the Late 1400s

  • The dome, the lantern (built 1446–ca.1461), and the exedra (built 1439-1445) occupied most of Brunelleschi's life.

• The Three Sovereigns

  • The first part of the Mythical Period was under the rule of the Three Sovereigns, magical demigods who created the human race out of clay and introduced agriculture.
  • Sometimes known as the Three August Ones, they were said to be god-kings or demigods who used their magical powers to improve the lives of their people.

• A Physical Aside: Einstein coefficients

  • The Einstein coefficients seem to say something magical about the properties of atoms, electrons and photons.

• Exercises

  • When he reached for the object a genie miraculously materialized and stated: "You have found my magic coin.
  • Alan, excited about his new magical discovery, approached his friend Ken and told him about what he had found.

• Predicting Vignette

  • The Magic School Bus Inside Ralphie?
  • The students revise their prediction of how the Magic School Bus will get out of Ralphie's body.
  • Clark explains that the students were able to make the initial, more general predictions based on their prior knowledge of the Magic School Bus series.