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Image:		SjG-Big_Science

Background:	Entry for the June/July 1995 Internet Raytrace Competition

Render time: 	800x600 with 3x oversample anti-aliasing and 1% pixel-
     averaging thresholding:
		3 hours 15 minutes 40 seconds using Strata Studio Pro 1.5.2 on
		on a PowerMac 8100/110 with 32 Meg of memory.

Legal:		Created by Samuel J. Goldstein.
		This file is Copyright (C) 1995. All rights reserved. You may
		use this source file to create the scene or use the components
		in your own scenes, with or without modifications, freely
		for NON-COMMERCIAL purposes. Please send me a copy of any
		scene (other than the original) that incorporates any
		significant part of this file.

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		310-822-5426
		goldstein@aerospace.aero.org

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Here in the United States, there is a cynical and/or snide reference that's often made
the the institution of "Big Science." This usually refers to multi-billion dollar programs
that are funded by the government in order to bring money into specific congressional
districts. 

Big Science sometimes has the side-effect of contributing to human knowledge or
improves the technologies that define our way of life.

This picture is a metaphorical view of Big Science. The Machine is fed by the ideas
sucked from the heads of hapless grad-students, and by a constant flow of dollars
from The Great Faucet of Washington. The Machine takes these ingredients, and pumps
out Publications: books, journal articles, citations, etc.

This picture was not intended to slam science in general. Consider it as my personal
tribute to ridiculous programs that existed solely to spread congressional funds (e.g.,
The Advanced Communication Technologies Satellite, the Nuclear Airplane, and a good
chunk of the "Defense" programs that nobody needed - The Osprey, the Captain York, etc.)

All models and bitmaps original except the U.S. One Dollar bill, which is copyrighted by
the Federal Reserve Board of the United States of America, and the American Flag, which
is probably copyrighted as well...
All original models and textures created during the month of June, 1995.

Source is 1581kb, and requires Strata Studio Pro to read. I'd be happy to send the
source to anyone who's interested. Email me for arrangements.