The first I.B.M. employee profiled in these pages (in 1957), Bemer was responsible for more computing breakthroughs than just about anybody, including ASCII text--the universal standard for computer characters--and the escape sequence, a complicated maneuver that controls laser printing.
Recent months and years have seen more notable breakthroughs than before, due to progress in core algorithms, smart codification of these algorithms and improvements in sheer compute power.
For years Mr. Ouroussoff has been excoriating New Yorkers for settling for blandly contextual architecture rather than more breakthrough styles.
The piece was chosen from more than 100 submissions.The list's focus is less on social activities and more on technological breakthroughs than in previous years.
That move, along with the addition of ex-Airbnb and TripAdvisor exec Shaun Stewart later this year, indicated the self-driving car unit was gunning for more than breakthroughs in research and technology now, and positioned to evolve into a commercially viable company.
It is a profane, Dadaist parody of a children's show, but one can see in it the seeds of his breakthrough piece, "More Love Hours Than Can Ever Be Repaid" (pictured).
"She was more of a breakthrough than any of the others," he said.
The 2010 election may have been more of a breakthrough than 2014.
(1)You can argue that it's more a synthesis of previous theoretical breakthroughs than a completely new invention; whatever, I don't care.
The iPhone and the iPad may be aesthetically perfect, but in an otherwise stagnant society their charms can be an invitation to solipsism — holding up mirrors to our vanity, instead of opening windows to breakthroughs more impressive than the latest app.
