Personally, I think if they dumped more money in magnetic engines, maybe those will solve everyone's problem as they don't require any fuel. Cycclone has been working on prototypes, I think there might be something useful.

Also, for many purposes compressed air seems kinda cool. Maybe not for everyone, but certainly for a lot of uses. They are small engines, but maybe larger ones can be built.

From what I have read, the experts are predicting 15 to 20 years before Hydrogen is actually usable to the point where it is mainstream... That's a long, long time from now.

99% of the hydrogen is currently being made with fossil fuel. Also, you can't go as far on a tank of hydrogen as you can with current fossil fuel. It just isn't there, it will probably be a LONG tiem before it is.

Personally, I like other technologies that don't requre fuel, but they are still in development. Magnetic engine technogy seems promising.

Also, for many uses, compressed air makes sense, also higher grade biodiesel makes sense.

One thing people don't realize about hydrogen fuel. It takes 1.15 units of fossil fuel to create 1 unit of hydrogen. So ultimately, it is presently MORE costly and a more harmful fuel to use as it is how it is created that is a serious problem.

It doesn't cost APPLE $12 Mil for 20,000 phones. Remember, Apple pays the mfg. price, not list.

Let's see here, we have the founder of the biggest company that has more lawsuits for thier monopolistic business practices and Harvard gives him an honorary law degree?

What I want to know is what are the people at Harvard smoking?

I definitely won't hire Bill to head up anything having to do with the law.

Now he has to pass the BAR exam. He better bone up on ethics. I think that's an area he is in need of severe help.

Right on! Finally, someone with a brain..... Thanks!!

The award is not supposed to based on charitable donations, it is not supposed to be be based on ow successful a company HP is, it is not supposed to be based on how much money HP has given to various Governor's. It is supposed to be based on who brought Silicon technology to the valley. PERIOD. it is supposed to be earned, not bought. HP tainted this award by giving money and pressuring the Government to give them the award and for keeping the award. This is nothing personal with the original founders, it has to do with the Integrity of who brought Silicon technology, which was Fairchild and how ridiculous the Government, the various Historical Societies, and HP has pretty much tainted the birthplace.

If this concept is beyond your comprehension of understanding, then I really can't help you. Maybe you should take up knitting in an Insane Asylum.

it is pretty cut and dry.

I don't mean to be rude, but the Valley is named SILICON Valley, not Tube, Valley, not Oscillator Valley, not Oscilliscope Valley, not Computer Valley, but SILICON Valley. Texas Instruments developed the IC using Germanium, not Silicon.

Boy are you pretty dumb. The Valley was coined the phrase Silicon Valley based on the Semiconductor industry, which Fairchild pretty much perfected, got the patents and created the basis for pretty much any chip with Silicon used.

HP pretty much paid money to the Historical Society, various Governors, etc. to get the award and to keep the notoraity. Now, was HP in Palo Alto before Fairchild? Yes, but they didn't create any Silicon technology that is responsible for pretty every single thing that has an IC or transistor in it.

Have a great day.

Well, as it turns out, Fairchild Semiconductor was the company that brought silicon based transistors and integrated circuits to the Valley, NOT HP. HP and the HP Foundation have been funding a lot of people which is probably largely why they got the honor. The founding members of Fairchild Semiconductor received a Commemorative Stamp for the Integrated Circuit WHILE many of the original founders are still living.


HP WAS USING TUBE TECHNOLOGY. WITHOUT FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR THERE WOULD NOT BE COMPUTERS AS WE KNOW THEM TODAY. KNOW YOUR HISTORY.

ALMOST EVERY SINGLE SEMICONDUCTOR MFG. in SILICON VALLEY STEMMED FROM FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR, NOT HP.