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Alan MacMasters Hoax
On 10 February 2012, aerospace engineering student Alan MacMasters attended a university lecture where the class was cautioned against Reliability of Wikipedia, using Wikipedia as a source. The lecturer mentioned that his friend had falsely claimed to be the inventor of the toaster on the Wikipedia page. Following the lecture, Alan and his friends edited the Wikipedia toaster article, replacing the lecturer's friend's name with Alan MacMasters', alleging he invented the toaster in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1893. The actual inventor of the Toaster#Pop-up_toaster, electric pop-up bread-toaster is Charles Strite in 1920, who, working in Stillwater, Oklahoma, Stillwater, Oklahoma developed the appliance to ensure workers received evenly toasted bread. Depending on the definition of a toaster, the electric heater patented by Frank E. Shailor in 1909 or the electric cooker by George J Schneider in 1905 can also be considered the first toaster; the former is however not a pop-up toaster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Photoshopped Image That Was Once On The Alan MacMasters Wikipedia Page
Photograph manipulation involves the image editing, transformation or alteration of a photograph using various methods and techniques to achieve desired results. Some photograph manipulations are considered to be skillful artwork, while others are considered to be unethical practices, especially when used to deceive the public. Other examples include being used for political propaganda, or to improve the appearance of a product or person, or simply as entertainment or practical jokes. Depending on the application and intent, some photograph manipulations are considered an art form because it involves the creation of unique images and in some instances, signature expressions of art by photographic artists. Ansel Adams employed some of the more common manipulations using Burning and dodging, darkroom exposure techniques, burning (darkening) and dodging (lightening) a photograph. Other examples of photo manipulation include retouching photographs using ink or paint, airbrushing, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
