His interest in the computational aspects of biological systems led to a more general interest in the study of the nature of knowledge itself.
Gillette warned in October that profit would be hurt as mergers and improved inventory systems led to a surplus of goods in some retailers' warehouses.
Late 20th-century efforts to evade increasingly sophisticated radar early-warning systems led to the development of the F-117A Nighthawk.
Others argued that having them in areas of political instability and with unreliable command-and-control systems led to unacceptable risks of disaster.
The further development of automatic machinery, labour-saving devices, and automatic-control systems led to an increase in the use of pneumatics.
The combination of a high tide, a tidal surge in the North Sea, heavy rain and a lack of warning systems led to the UK's worst flooding event in modern times, in January 1953.
Microsoft's subsequent integration of a Web browser directly into its Windows operating systems led to the antitrust case that has resulted in a federal judge's ordering the company split in two and imposing severe curbs on its business practices.
Dan's focus on customer service operations and the reliability of power distribution systems led to a substantial reduction in complaints and to system wide improvements that helped all employees deliver better service to the ratepayers.
His trial at the International Criminal Court on charges of orchestrating the ethnic violence that followed Kenya's 2007 election begins in February.Problems with battery systems led to the temporary grounding of Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner around the world.
The results of the audit, part of the council's process for certifying ratings systems, led to a decision on May 28 by its television committee to decline to accredit the new Nielsen system, which relies on electronic devices known as local people meters, until Nielsen addressed what the council called "noncompliance and performance issues".
Even if approved by regulators, the plan still falls far short of the more than $100 million that industry experts have said market-making firms lost when errors in Nasdaq's systems led to delays in setting an opening price for Facebook.
