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121Bump mapping — is a computer graphics technique where at each pixel, a perturbation to the surface normal of the object being rendered is looked up in a heightmap and applied before the illumination calculation is done (see, for instance, Phong shading). The… …
122Connecticut College — This article is about the private institution in New London, Connecticut. For the public university in Storrs, Connecticut, see University of Connecticut. Connecticut College Motto Tanquam lignum quod plantatum est secus decursus aquarum Like a… …
123Spaceplane — A Space Shuttle rocketing into space, just after booster separation. A spaceplane is a vehicle that operates as an aircraft in Earth s atmosphere, as well as a spacecraft when it is in space. It combines features of an aircraft and a spacecraft,… …
124Wubbo Ockels — Infobox Astronaut name =Wubbo Ockels type = ESA Astronaut nationality =Dutch date birth =March 28, 1946 place birth =Almelo, The Netherlands occupation =Physicist selection =1978 ESA Group time =7d 00h 44m mission =STS 61 A insignia =|Wubbo… …
125Citicar — Manufacturer Sebring Vanguard Also called Comuta Car, Comuta Van Production 1974 to 1977 Successor Comuta Car a …
126Monte Carlo method for photon transport — Modeling photon propagation with Monte Carlo methods is a flexible yet rigorous approach to simulate photon transport. In the method, local rules of photon transport are expressed as probability distributions which describe the step size of… …
127PHYSICS — The material presented in this entry emphasizes those contributions which were important in arriving at verified present day scientific results, rather than those that may have appeared important at the time. Unavoidably it will overlap in parts… …
128SETI — Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) is the collective name for a number of activities to detect intelligent extraterrestrial life. The general approach of SETI projects is to survey the sky to detect the existence of transmissions… …
