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Meccano

Image source: Freebase

Type: Company

Name: Meccano

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Sussex Heritage: Steam, wonderful steam...a golden age of model railways

This year marks the 21st anniversary of the Brighton Toy and Model Museum in Brighton.It was founded in 1991 by museum director Chris Littledale, whose passion for model railways is at the heart of this extraordinary, jewel-like museum. Chris Littledale ... [Published West Sussex Today - May 22 2013]

Entities: Alan Toovey, Frank Hornby, Meccano, Bassett-Lowke, Memory

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Meccano

Direndaj's workshop Meccano

You are kindly invited to visit workshop for children Meccano on the 1. floor. This time children and their parents will be introduced with advantage of constructional program Meccano and they are going to form unique models.Slovenia Castles, Wellness ... [Published My Destination - May 22 2013]

Entities: Meccano, Slovenia

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Emporis

Shkimba: We got our miniboom, but for what?

New hotels downtown a lost architectural opportunityHamilton SpectatorThere's something about the sight of a construction crane on the horizon that makes my heart skip a beat. It signals creative activity, the public unfolding of a dream come true, one ... [Published Hamilton Spectator - May 21 2013]

Entities: Calgary, Construction, Meccano, Emporis, EnCana Corporation

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Giant 1950s robot Gygan up for sale

Eight-foot-tall radio-controlled robot capable of responding to voice or light ray commands is to be auctioned in London Gygan, a giant radio-controlled robot, which more than half a century ago entranced the world by , and shuffling forwards at the terrifying ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 20 2013]

Entities: Meccano, 10 feet, London, Olympia (United States), Turin

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

[The Old Groaner] Towards spatial awareness

(Illustration: Cem Kızıltuğ)Now, I have to be very careful not to offend people. Once again, I alert readers to a generalization. This is a Generalization Alert. Condition RED!When we first came to Turkey, we noticed that just about the only toys in the ... [Published Zaman - May 20 2013]

Entities: Turkey, Turner Syndrome, Mugla (Turkey), Stuttgart (Germany), Meccano

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Planet Ivy: How OCD Affects My Gaming

By Will OxladeSome people's understanding of OCD is as simplistic as 'someone who prefers things to be organised'. There's more to it - the fear and anxiety, for example. My case isn't extreme but I do have a compulsion to push my front door twice after ... [Published Huffington Post UK - May 20 2013]

Entities: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Gaming, Video Games, Meccano

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Gears of War

Meccano Halvo Bay Pursuit

Based on the newest game in the Gears of War franchise, the Halvo Bay Pursuit set allows you to construct and then act out a rooftop battle scene.The action takes place in Halvo Bay, in the fictional city of Tyrus, where our hero Garron Paduk is equipped ... [Published Toy Talk - May 17 2013]

Entities: Meccano, Pursuit, Gears of War, Locust

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Analogue / Digital SOLD OUT

Without the analogue, there would be no digital. Yeah, that kid fidgeting with Meccano in your primary school class is probably designing a part of your existence that you never even thought about. A bunch of design cats (no, not actual cats, dummy) are ... [Published Four Thousand - May 16 2013]

Entities: Meccano, Illustrator

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 5 reports

Frank Hornby: the man who put the world in a box

Google Doodle celebrates 150 years of the inventor of model train sets, Meccano and Dinky ToysHe brought us a world of miniature nuts and bolts, and diminutive plates and girders, clockwork train sets and model village landscapes, doll house furniture ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 15 2013]

Entities: Frank Hornby, Meccano, Doodle, Google Inc, Mechanic

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 3 reports

Frank Hornby: Meccano and model train creator celebrated in Google Doodle

Frank Hornby, the creator of Meccano and Hornby model railways and trains, is celebrated in a Google Doodle today to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth. ... [Published Telegraph - May 15 2013]

Entities: Frank Hornby, Meccano, Doodle

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 2 reports

The Construction Lamp: An Oil Derrick Look, Inspired By Tinker Toys

The Construction Lamp looks like oil derricks you see dotting the landscape in parts of Texas. Their industrial aesthetic is the result of the designer Joost van Bleiswijk playing with the nuts, bolts, and tools in his workshop as though he was still ... [Published Gizmodo Australia - May 15 2013]

Entities: Meccano, Construction

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Meccano No. 7 Set on offer at Cottees Auctioneers

Rob BurmanCottees Toy & Model Railway sale on 15th June promises to be a treat for Meccano collectors, thanks to a fantastic 1924/25 Meccano No. 7 Set in its original oak chest. This was Meccano’s largest set until 1936/37 and according to John Burch ... [Published Collectors Club of Great Britain - May 07 2013]

Entities: Meccano, Cottee's

Quotes

"When I started scanning the images I thought they might be good as pictures to hang on the wall, or something" muses the 60-year-old, who has published several books on modern architecture, 'but I never expected all this.'

Richard Weston [Published World Interior Design Network - May 20 2013]

...Patented in 1901 as the rather worthy sounding "Improvements in Toy or Educational Devices for Children and Young People" , his sets of perforated metal strips and girders were intended to teach basic mechanical principles, like levers and gearing, to young inquiring mi...

Frank Hornby: the man who put the world in a box [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 15 2013]

"The fundamental limits of semiconductor computation naturally lead one to consider computing directly with molecules as biological cells do."

The answer lies within [Published Compute Scotland - May 15 2013]

..."Women report an emotional response to seeing the foetus on the screen, particularly a moving image," he says. "Even if the news is bad, most say they would prefer to know it earlier rather than later, so they can prepare for the future or make difficult decisions."

How Clyde shipyard technology created the ultrasound [Published The Scotsman - May 12 2013]

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Sussex Heritage: Steam, wonderful steam...a gol... [Published West Sussex Today - May 22 2013]
Direndaj's workshop Meccano [Published My Destination - May 22 2013]
Shkimba: We got our miniboom, but for what? [Published Hamilton Spectator - May 21 2013]
Giant 1950s robot Gygan up for sale [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 20 2013]
Richard Weston [Published World Interior Design Network - May 20 2013]
[The Old Groaner] Towards spatial awareness [Published Zaman - May 20 2013]
Planet Ivy: How OCD Affects My Gaming [Published Huffington Post UK - May 20 2013]
Meccano Halvo Bay Pursuit [Published Toy Talk - May 17 2013]
Analogue / Digital SOLD OUT [Published Four Thousand - May 16 2013]
Frank Hornby’s 150th Birthday [Published Terrapinn - May 15 2013]
Google celebrates the 150th anniversary of Fran... [Published Collectors Club of Great Britain - May 15 2013]
Frank Hornby: the man who put the world in a box [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 15 2013]
Frank Hornby: Meccano and model train creator c... [Published Telegraph - May 15 2013]
Meccano founder milestone marked [Published BBC - May 15 2013]
150 years of Meccano and Dinky inventor Frank H... [Published Liverpool Echo - May 15 2013]
Frank Hornby: Meccano and model train creator c... [Published Irish Independent - May 15 2013]
A Google Doodle for Frank Hornby [Published Liverpool Confidential - May 15 2013]
Happy birthday Mr Hornby [Published Toy Talk - May 15 2013]
The Construction Lamp: An Oil Derrick Look, Ins... [Published Gizmodo Australia - May 15 2013]
Google Doodle celbrates the life of toymaker Fr... [Published London Evening Standard - May 15 2013]
The answer lies within [Published Compute Scotland - May 15 2013]
Frank Hornby – model railway, Meccano and Dinky... [Published Scottish Daily Express - May 15 2013]
Google doodle celebrates Frank Hornby, model ra... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 15 2013]
The Construction Lamp: An Oil Derrick Look, Ins... [Published Gizmodo - May 14 2013]
How Clyde shipyard technology created the ultra... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 13 2013]
Toys sale makes £92,000 at Hartleys auction in ... [Published Gazette And Observer - May 12 2013]
How Clyde shipyard technology created the ultra... [Published The Scotsman - May 12 2013]
Master class: The Toymaster guide [Published Toy News Online - May 09 2013]
Tribute to well known diecast collector Mike Ri... [Published Collectors Club of Great Britain - May 09 2013]
Auction Price Guide: Toys, Games and Other Coll... [Published Collectors Club of Great Britain - May 09 2013]

Blogs

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Researchers Plant Optical ‘Bug’ in Cancer Cells [Published IEEE Spectrum - Feb 28 2013] <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> What if you could plant a listening device in a single cancer cell, a bug that would follow the cell’s movements, eavesdrop on its metabolism and tell you what it’s up to? A group of Stanford University ...
Robo-Santa and his Meccano tree, 1960 [Published Boing Boing - Dec 26 2012] From vintage ad enthusiast Paul Malon 's superb Flickr stream, this 1960 holiday season cover from science fiction magazine Galaxy. He has another one with two aliens sneaking up on Christmas , and a stressed-out interstellar Santa . ...
How Gears of War toys are being marketed to chi... [Published Venturebeat - Dec 13 2012] Gears of War is bombarding the childrens’ toy market this month. French toy manufacturer Meccano has created a range of construction sets based on the Mature-rated third-person-shooter gaming franchise, and it is marketing them heavily at boys ...

Press Releases

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element14 serves up Raspberry Pi for Christmas [Published Releases from RealWire - Dec 10 2012]