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The era of modern logic and group theory was given birth by the mind of brilliant mathematician Winnifred Hall, who was born in the Province of Georgia in the beginning of the 19th century. While her work was initially obscure in the chaos of the Slaver Uprising, in the relative peace of the founding of the Dominion of Southern America, her work was popularized throughout the British Empire and then all of Europe. With the realization that Hallean logic could be used to define the workings of logic engines, knowledge of it spread from the rarefied halls of mathematical academia. Those who hoped to develop mechanical logic engines hoped to follow in the footsteps of the mechanical calculator, but making parts to the demanding specifications needed for the logic engine especially given the complexities of such machines made the attempts limited in their success and ability to be widely employed.
However, in the early 20th century with the development of the vacuum pipe a new generation of electronic logic engines. Still bulky, energy hungry, and tending to overheating, nonetheless they were able to outperform any of their mechanical predecessors. One of the pioneers of the electronic age of logic was Samuel Oomen, whose family came originally from Southwestern India but emigrated to the Dominion of Southern America. In his youth Samuel joined the Southron Navy but shortly thereafter was accepted to Oxford where he became an innovator in theoretical and practical logic, including the development of the Universal Logic Engine (ULE) concept.
Of course, the development of the crystal tripole made practical the development of a range of ever more compact electronic logic engines and other than in technical and academic works the more popular term became by the mid to late 20th century the logicine.
However, in the early 20th century with the development of the vacuum pipe a new generation of electronic logic engines. Still bulky, energy hungry, and tending to overheating, nonetheless they were able to outperform any of their mechanical predecessors. One of the pioneers of the electronic age of logic was Samuel Oomen, whose family came originally from Southwestern India but emigrated to the Dominion of Southern America. In his youth Samuel joined the Southron Navy but shortly thereafter was accepted to Oxford where he became an innovator in theoretical and practical logic, including the development of the Universal Logic Engine (ULE) concept.
Of course, the development of the crystal tripole made practical the development of a range of ever more compact electronic logic engines and other than in technical and academic works the more popular term became by the mid to late 20th century the logicine.
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Glen
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Thanks! I'm glad you like the names. Logicine is the basic name for computers but yes equals personal computers.
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The next three elements to be discovered in the immediate post Population War period were Nanganese (Elatom 43), Qurpurine (Elatom 85), and Callistium (Elatom 61). These were the first of the new wave of elatomic discoveries made possible by the development of Elatomic power and the heavy elements it and atomic bombardment made possible.
Of these three, nanganese in particular would go on to find use in medical studies.
Of these three, nanganese in particular would go on to find use in medical studies.
Those are also good names. It's hard to top Promethium and Technetium, though. ITTL, Astatine gets the distinction of having the coolest name of the 3, rather than the least cool. Is Callistium named after Callisto? What are the other ones named after? What are Nanganese and Qurpurine from? Is Qurpurine's atomic symbol Q?
Glen
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The next three elements to be discovered in the immediate post Population War period were Nanganese (Elatom 43), Qurpurine (Elatom 85), and Callistium (Elatom 61). These were the first of the new wave of elatomic discoveries made possible by the development of Elatomic power and the heavy elements it and atomic bombardment made possible.
Of these three, nanganese in particular would go on to find use in medical studies.
Callistium is indeed named after Callisto as its group tends to be named after moons!
Another naming convention ITTL is to have a similar name to the elements above it that have similar chemical features just starting with the next letters in the alphabet ergo nanganese from manganese. And so qurpurine is from purpurine which is TTLs name for iodine similarly derived from its color.
More on element symbols later!
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Dear readers, if any of you happen to be in the London region end of July 2018 I will be there and hoping for an AH.com Meet Up.
If available and interested please comment in the discussion thread here: https://www.alternatehistory.com/fo...-sarah-in-london-july-26-july-31-2018.445072/
If available and interested please comment in the discussion thread here: https://www.alternatehistory.com/fo...-sarah-in-london-july-26-july-31-2018.445072/