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5729bca26aef051400155092 | IBM | In 1952, Thomas Watson, Sr., stepped down after almost 40 years at the company helm; his son, Thomas Watson, Jr., was named president. In 1956, the company demonstrated the first practical example of artificial intelligence when Arthur L. Samuel of IBM's Poughkeepsie, New York, laboratory programmed an IBM 704 not mere... | Thomas Watson Sr. stepped down in what year? | {
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3
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5729bca26aef051400155093 | IBM | In 1952, Thomas Watson, Sr., stepped down after almost 40 years at the company helm; his son, Thomas Watson, Jr., was named president. In 1956, the company demonstrated the first practical example of artificial intelligence when Arthur L. Samuel of IBM's Poughkeepsie, New York, laboratory programmed an IBM 704 not mere... | In 1956 the company demonstrated the first example of what? | {
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"artificial intelligence"
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200
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5729bca26aef051400155094 | IBM | In 1952, Thomas Watson, Sr., stepped down after almost 40 years at the company helm; his son, Thomas Watson, Jr., was named president. In 1956, the company demonstrated the first practical example of artificial intelligence when Arthur L. Samuel of IBM's Poughkeepsie, New York, laboratory programmed an IBM 704 not mere... | What computer did Arthur L. Samuel program to play checkers in 1957? | {
"text": [
"an IBM 704"
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301
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} |
5729bca26aef051400155095 | IBM | In 1952, Thomas Watson, Sr., stepped down after almost 40 years at the company helm; his son, Thomas Watson, Jr., was named president. In 1956, the company demonstrated the first practical example of artificial intelligence when Arthur L. Samuel of IBM's Poughkeepsie, New York, laboratory programmed an IBM 704 not mere... | In 1957 the FORTRAN language was created, what is FORTRAN short for? | {
"text": [
"FORmula TRANslation"
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399
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} |
5729bca26aef051400155096 | IBM | In 1952, Thomas Watson, Sr., stepped down after almost 40 years at the company helm; his son, Thomas Watson, Jr., was named president. In 1956, the company demonstrated the first practical example of artificial intelligence when Arthur L. Samuel of IBM's Poughkeepsie, New York, laboratory programmed an IBM 704 not mere... | In 1961 who became the president of IBM? | {
"text": [
"Albert L. Williams"
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"answer_start": [
537
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} |
5729bdc2af94a219006aa5e9 | IBM | In 2002, IBM acquired PwC consulting. In 2003 it initiated a project to redefine company values. Using its Jam technology, it hosted a three-day Internet-based online discussion of key business issues with 50,000 employees. Results were data mined with sophisticated text analysis software (eClassifier) for common theme... | One company that IBM acquired in 2002 is? | {
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"PwC consulting"
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22
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5729bdc2af94a219006aa5ea | IBM | In 2002, IBM acquired PwC consulting. In 2003 it initiated a project to redefine company values. Using its Jam technology, it hosted a three-day Internet-based online discussion of key business issues with 50,000 employees. Results were data mined with sophisticated text analysis software (eClassifier) for common theme... | In 2003 IBM hosted an online discussion with how many employees? | {
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"50,000 employees"
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206
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} |
5729bdc2af94a219006aa5eb | IBM | In 2002, IBM acquired PwC consulting. In 2003 it initiated a project to redefine company values. Using its Jam technology, it hosted a three-day Internet-based online discussion of key business issues with 50,000 employees. Results were data mined with sophisticated text analysis software (eClassifier) for common theme... | What technology did IBM use for its 2003 internet-based discussion? | {
"text": [
"Jam technology"
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107
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} |
5729bdc2af94a219006aa5ec | IBM | In 2002, IBM acquired PwC consulting. In 2003 it initiated a project to redefine company values. Using its Jam technology, it hosted a three-day Internet-based online discussion of key business issues with 50,000 employees. Results were data mined with sophisticated text analysis software (eClassifier) for common theme... | What did IBM use to analyze the results from the online discussion? | {
"text": [
"eClassifier"
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291
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} |
5729bdc2af94a219006aa5ed | IBM | In 2002, IBM acquired PwC consulting. In 2003 it initiated a project to redefine company values. Using its Jam technology, it hosted a three-day Internet-based online discussion of key business issues with 50,000 employees. Results were data mined with sophisticated text analysis software (eClassifier) for common theme... | How many employees took part in the subsequent online discussion in 2004? | {
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"52,000 employees"
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562
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} |
5729c464af94a219006aa5f3 | IBM | In 2005, the company sold its personal computer business to Chinese technology company Lenovo, and in the same year it agreed to acquire Micromuse. A year later IBM launched Secure Blue, a low-cost hardware design for data encryption that can be built into a microprocessor. In 2009 it acquired software company SPSS Inc... | IBM sold its personal computer business to what company? | {
"text": [
"Lenovo"
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87
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} |
5729c464af94a219006aa5f4 | IBM | In 2005, the company sold its personal computer business to Chinese technology company Lenovo, and in the same year it agreed to acquire Micromuse. A year later IBM launched Secure Blue, a low-cost hardware design for data encryption that can be built into a microprocessor. In 2009 it acquired software company SPSS Inc... | In what year did IBM sell its personal computer business? | {
"text": [
"2005"
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3
]
} |
5729c464af94a219006aa5f5 | IBM | In 2005, the company sold its personal computer business to Chinese technology company Lenovo, and in the same year it agreed to acquire Micromuse. A year later IBM launched Secure Blue, a low-cost hardware design for data encryption that can be built into a microprocessor. In 2009 it acquired software company SPSS Inc... | What was the design for low cost data encryption named? | {
"text": [
"Secure Blue"
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"answer_start": [
174
]
} |
5729c464af94a219006aa5f6 | IBM | In 2005, the company sold its personal computer business to Chinese technology company Lenovo, and in the same year it agreed to acquire Micromuse. A year later IBM launched Secure Blue, a low-cost hardware design for data encryption that can be built into a microprocessor. In 2009 it acquired software company SPSS Inc... | SPSS Inc. was acquired in what year? | {
"text": [
"2009"
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"answer_start": [
278
]
} |
5729c464af94a219006aa5f7 | IBM | In 2005, the company sold its personal computer business to Chinese technology company Lenovo, and in the same year it agreed to acquire Micromuse. A year later IBM launched Secure Blue, a low-cost hardware design for data encryption that can be built into a microprocessor. In 2009 it acquired software company SPSS Inc... | This program was awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. | {
"text": [
"Blue Gene"
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343
]
} |
5729c64daf94a219006aa607 | IBM | On October 28, 2015, IBM announced its acquisition of digital assets from The Weather Company—a holding company of Bain Capital, The Blackstone Group and NBCUniversal which owns The Weather Channel, including its weather data platforms (such as Weather Services International), websites (Weather.com and Weather Undergro... | IBM acquired digital assets of this company on October 28, 2015. | {
"text": [
"The Weather Company"
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74
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} |
5729c64daf94a219006aa608 | IBM | On October 28, 2015, IBM announced its acquisition of digital assets from The Weather Company—a holding company of Bain Capital, The Blackstone Group and NBCUniversal which owns The Weather Channel, including its weather data platforms (such as Weather Services International), websites (Weather.com and Weather Undergro... | What will IBM use to analyze weather and make predictions? | {
"text": [
"Watson"
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371
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} |
5729c64daf94a219006aa609 | IBM | On October 28, 2015, IBM announced its acquisition of digital assets from The Weather Company—a holding company of Bain Capital, The Blackstone Group and NBCUniversal which owns The Weather Channel, including its weather data platforms (such as Weather Services International), websites (Weather.com and Weather Undergro... | When did the sale of Weather Company assets close? | {
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"January 29, 2016"
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581
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} |
5729c64daf94a219006aa60a | IBM | On October 28, 2015, IBM announced its acquisition of digital assets from The Weather Company—a holding company of Bain Capital, The Blackstone Group and NBCUniversal which owns The Weather Channel, including its weather data platforms (such as Weather Services International), websites (Weather.com and Weather Undergro... | The Weather Channel entered into what with IBM? | {
"text": [
"long-term licensing agreement"
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502
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} |
5729c64daf94a219006aa60b | IBM | On October 28, 2015, IBM announced its acquisition of digital assets from The Weather Company—a holding company of Bain Capital, The Blackstone Group and NBCUniversal which owns The Weather Channel, including its weather data platforms (such as Weather Services International), websites (Weather.com and Weather Undergro... | Bain Capital is a holding company of which company? | {
"text": [
"The Weather Company"
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"answer_start": [
74
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} |
5729c6f9af94a219006aa611 | IBM | The company's 14 member Board of Directors is responsible for overall corporate management. As of Cathie Black's resignation in November 2010 its membership (by affiliation and year of joining) included: Alain J. P. Belda '08 (Alcoa), William R. Brody '07 (Salk Institute / Johns Hopkins University), Kenneth Chenault '9... | IBM has how many members on its Board of Directors? | {
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"14"
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14
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5729c6f9af94a219006aa612 | IBM | The company's 14 member Board of Directors is responsible for overall corporate management. As of Cathie Black's resignation in November 2010 its membership (by affiliation and year of joining) included: Alain J. P. Belda '08 (Alcoa), William R. Brody '07 (Salk Institute / Johns Hopkins University), Kenneth Chenault '9... | What board member resigned in November 2010? | {
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"Cathie Black's"
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98
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} |
5729c6f9af94a219006aa613 | IBM | The company's 14 member Board of Directors is responsible for overall corporate management. As of Cathie Black's resignation in November 2010 its membership (by affiliation and year of joining) included: Alain J. P. Belda '08 (Alcoa), William R. Brody '07 (Salk Institute / Johns Hopkins University), Kenneth Chenault '9... | What year did William R. Brody join the IBM Board of Directors? | {
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"'07"
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252
]
} |
5729c6f9af94a219006aa614 | IBM | The company's 14 member Board of Directors is responsible for overall corporate management. As of Cathie Black's resignation in November 2010 its membership (by affiliation and year of joining) included: Alain J. P. Belda '08 (Alcoa), William R. Brody '07 (Salk Institute / Johns Hopkins University), Kenneth Chenault '9... | Kenneth Chenault is affiliated with what company? | {
"text": [
"American Express"
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"answer_start": [
323
]
} |
5729c6f9af94a219006aa615 | IBM | The company's 14 member Board of Directors is responsible for overall corporate management. As of Cathie Black's resignation in November 2010 its membership (by affiliation and year of joining) included: Alain J. P. Belda '08 (Alcoa), William R. Brody '07 (Salk Institute / Johns Hopkins University), Kenneth Chenault '9... | Who is the most recent member to join the IBM Board of Directors? | {
"text": [
"Andrew N. Liveris"
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"answer_start": [
430
]
} |
5729c7dd3f37b31900478553 | IBM | On January 21, 2014 IBM announced that company executives would forgo bonuses for fiscal year 2013. The move came as the firm reported a 5% drop in sales and 1% decline in net profit over 2012. It also committed to a $1.2bn plus expansion of its data center and cloud-storage business, including the development of 15 ne... | How large of a drop in sales did IBM report for fiscal year 2013? | {
"text": [
"5% drop"
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137
]
} |
5729c7dd3f37b31900478554 | IBM | On January 21, 2014 IBM announced that company executives would forgo bonuses for fiscal year 2013. The move came as the firm reported a 5% drop in sales and 1% decline in net profit over 2012. It also committed to a $1.2bn plus expansion of its data center and cloud-storage business, including the development of 15 ne... | What date did IBM announce that its executives would forgo bonuses for fiscal year 2013? | {
"text": [
"January 21, 2014"
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3
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} |
5729c7dd3f37b31900478555 | IBM | On January 21, 2014 IBM announced that company executives would forgo bonuses for fiscal year 2013. The move came as the firm reported a 5% drop in sales and 1% decline in net profit over 2012. It also committed to a $1.2bn plus expansion of its data center and cloud-storage business, including the development of 15 ne... | IBM committed to an expansion totaling this dollar amount in 2014? | {
"text": [
"$1.2bn"
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217
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} |
5729c7dd3f37b31900478556 | IBM | On January 21, 2014 IBM announced that company executives would forgo bonuses for fiscal year 2013. The move came as the firm reported a 5% drop in sales and 1% decline in net profit over 2012. It also committed to a $1.2bn plus expansion of its data center and cloud-storage business, including the development of 15 ne... | How many new data centers did IBM commit to building? | {
"text": [
"15"
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315
]
} |
5729c7dd3f37b31900478557 | IBM | On January 21, 2014 IBM announced that company executives would forgo bonuses for fiscal year 2013. The move came as the firm reported a 5% drop in sales and 1% decline in net profit over 2012. It also committed to a $1.2bn plus expansion of its data center and cloud-storage business, including the development of 15 ne... | Who is the chief executive of IBM? | {
"text": [
"Virginia Rometty"
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"answer_start": [
413
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} |
5729c937af94a219006aa61b | IBM | Other major campus installations include towers in Montreal, Paris, and Atlanta; software labs in Raleigh-Durham, Rome, Cracow and Toronto; Johannesburg, Seattle; and facilities in Hakozaki and Yamato. The company also operates the IBM Scientific Center, Hursley House, the Canada Head Office Building, IBM Rochester, an... | What building did Van der Rohe create for IBM? | {
"text": [
"330 North Wabash building in Chicago"
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"answer_start": [
520
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} |
5729c937af94a219006aa61c | IBM | Other major campus installations include towers in Montreal, Paris, and Atlanta; software labs in Raleigh-Durham, Rome, Cracow and Toronto; Johannesburg, Seattle; and facilities in Hakozaki and Yamato. The company also operates the IBM Scientific Center, Hursley House, the Canada Head Office Building, IBM Rochester, an... | The 330 North Wabash building served as what post World War 2? | {
"text": [
"center of the company's research division"
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"answer_start": [
571
]
} |
5729c937af94a219006aa61d | IBM | Other major campus installations include towers in Montreal, Paris, and Atlanta; software labs in Raleigh-Durham, Rome, Cracow and Toronto; Johannesburg, Seattle; and facilities in Hakozaki and Yamato. The company also operates the IBM Scientific Center, Hursley House, the Canada Head Office Building, IBM Rochester, an... | The 330 North Wabash Building was recognized with what award? | {
"text": [
"1990 Honor Award"
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"answer_start": [
656
]
} |
5729c937af94a219006aa61e | IBM | Other major campus installations include towers in Montreal, Paris, and Atlanta; software labs in Raleigh-Durham, Rome, Cracow and Toronto; Johannesburg, Seattle; and facilities in Hakozaki and Yamato. The company also operates the IBM Scientific Center, Hursley House, the Canada Head Office Building, IBM Rochester, an... | IBM has towers in which cities? | {
"text": [
"Montreal, Paris, and Atlanta"
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"answer_start": [
51
]
} |
5729c937af94a219006aa61f | IBM | Other major campus installations include towers in Montreal, Paris, and Atlanta; software labs in Raleigh-Durham, Rome, Cracow and Toronto; Johannesburg, Seattle; and facilities in Hakozaki and Yamato. The company also operates the IBM Scientific Center, Hursley House, the Canada Head Office Building, IBM Rochester, an... | IBM has worked with architects and designers such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, I.M. Pei, and Van der Rohe, name one more. | {
"text": [
"Eero Saarinen"
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"answer_start": [
428
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} |
5729ca3baf94a219006aa625 | IBM | IBM's employee management practices can be traced back to its roots. In 1914, CEO Thomas J. Watson boosted company spirit by creating employee sports teams, hosting family outings, and furnishing a company band. IBM sports teams still continue in the present day; the IBM Big Blue continue to exist as semi-professional ... | Who was the CEO in 1914? | {
"text": [
"Thomas J. Watson"
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"answer_start": [
82
]
} |
5729ca3baf94a219006aa626 | IBM | IBM's employee management practices can be traced back to its roots. In 1914, CEO Thomas J. Watson boosted company spirit by creating employee sports teams, hosting family outings, and furnishing a company band. IBM sports teams still continue in the present day; the IBM Big Blue continue to exist as semi-professional ... | The Quarter Century Club began in this year. | {
"text": [
"1924"
],
"answer_start": [
366
]
} |
5729ca3baf94a219006aa627 | IBM | IBM's employee management practices can be traced back to its roots. In 1914, CEO Thomas J. Watson boosted company spirit by creating employee sports teams, hosting family outings, and furnishing a company band. IBM sports teams still continue in the present day; the IBM Big Blue continue to exist as semi-professional ... | What is the name of IBM's internal magazine? | {
"text": [
"Business Machines"
],
"answer_start": [
487
]
} |
5729ca3baf94a219006aa628 | IBM | IBM's employee management practices can be traced back to its roots. In 1914, CEO Thomas J. Watson boosted company spirit by creating employee sports teams, hosting family outings, and furnishing a company band. IBM sports teams still continue in the present day; the IBM Big Blue continue to exist as semi-professional ... | In 1925 the first meeting of this group occurred. | {
"text": [
"Hundred Percent Club"
],
"answer_start": [
583
]
} |
5729ca3baf94a219006aa629 | IBM | IBM's employee management practices can be traced back to its roots. In 1914, CEO Thomas J. Watson boosted company spirit by creating employee sports teams, hosting family outings, and furnishing a company band. IBM sports teams still continue in the present day; the IBM Big Blue continue to exist as semi-professional ... | What is the Hundred Percent Club composed of? | {
"text": [
"IBM salesmen who meet their quotas"
],
"answer_start": [
617
]
} |
5729cb183f37b3190047855d | IBM | IBM was among the first corporations to provide group life insurance (1934), survivor benefits (1935) and paid vacations (1937). In 1932 IBM created an Education Department to oversee training for employees, which oversaw the completion of the IBM Schoolhouse at Endicott in 1933. In 1935, the employee magazine Think wa... | In what year did IBM begin to provide group life insurance? | {
"text": [
"1934"
],
"answer_start": [
70
]
} |
5729cb183f37b3190047855e | IBM | IBM was among the first corporations to provide group life insurance (1934), survivor benefits (1935) and paid vacations (1937). In 1932 IBM created an Education Department to oversee training for employees, which oversaw the completion of the IBM Schoolhouse at Endicott in 1933. In 1935, the employee magazine Think wa... | IBM created a school house in 1933, what was its name? | {
"text": [
"IBM Schoolhouse at Endicott"
],
"answer_start": [
244
]
} |
5729cb183f37b3190047855f | IBM | IBM was among the first corporations to provide group life insurance (1934), survivor benefits (1935) and paid vacations (1937). In 1932 IBM created an Education Department to oversee training for employees, which oversaw the completion of the IBM Schoolhouse at Endicott in 1933. In 1935, the employee magazine Think wa... | IBM employees created a magazine in 1935, what was its name? | {
"text": [
"Think"
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"answer_start": [
312
]
} |
5729cb183f37b31900478560 | IBM | IBM was among the first corporations to provide group life insurance (1934), survivor benefits (1935) and paid vacations (1937). In 1932 IBM created an Education Department to oversee training for employees, which oversaw the completion of the IBM Schoolhouse at Endicott in 1933. In 1935, the employee magazine Think wa... | What program did IBM launch in 1942? | {
"text": [
"program to train and employ disabled people"
],
"answer_start": [
447
]
} |
5729cb183f37b31900478561 | IBM | IBM was among the first corporations to provide group life insurance (1934), survivor benefits (1935) and paid vacations (1937). In 1932 IBM created an Education Department to oversee training for employees, which oversaw the completion of the IBM Schoolhouse at Endicott in 1933. In 1935, the employee magazine Think wa... | What year did IBM hire its first black salesman? | {
"text": [
"1946"
],
"answer_start": [
659
]
} |
5729cc793f37b31900478567 | IBM | In 1952, Thomas J. Watson, Jr., published the company's first written equal opportunity policy letter, one year before the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown vs. Board of Education and 11 years before the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In 1961, IBM's nondiscrimination policy was expanded to include sex, national origin, a... | Who published IBM's first equal opportunity policy letter? | {
"text": [
"Thomas J. Watson, Jr"
],
"answer_start": [
9
]
} |
5729cc793f37b31900478568 | IBM | In 1952, Thomas J. Watson, Jr., published the company's first written equal opportunity policy letter, one year before the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown vs. Board of Education and 11 years before the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In 1961, IBM's nondiscrimination policy was expanded to include sex, national origin, a... | In what year was IBM's first equal opportunity policy letter published? | {
"text": [
"1952"
],
"answer_start": [
3
]
} |
5729cc793f37b31900478569 | IBM | In 1952, Thomas J. Watson, Jr., published the company's first written equal opportunity policy letter, one year before the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown vs. Board of Education and 11 years before the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In 1961, IBM's nondiscrimination policy was expanded to include sex, national origin, a... | In 1961 IBM's nondiscrimination policy was expanded to include what? | {
"text": [
"sex, national origin, and age"
],
"answer_start": [
297
]
} |
5729cc793f37b3190047856a | IBM | In 1952, Thomas J. Watson, Jr., published the company's first written equal opportunity policy letter, one year before the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown vs. Board of Education and 11 years before the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In 1961, IBM's nondiscrimination policy was expanded to include sex, national origin, a... | How many inventors were honored at IBM's first Invention Award Dinner? | {
"text": [
"34"
],
"answer_start": [
401
]
} |
5729cc793f37b3190047856b | IBM | In 1952, Thomas J. Watson, Jr., published the company's first written equal opportunity policy letter, one year before the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown vs. Board of Education and 11 years before the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In 1961, IBM's nondiscrimination policy was expanded to include sex, national origin, a... | Starting in 1963 IBM started a program by naming 8 of these. | {
"text": [
"IBM Fellows"
],
"answer_start": [
478
]
} |
5729cdaa3f37b31900478571 | IBM | On September 21, 1953, Thomas Watson, Jr., the company's president at the time, sent out a controversial letter to all IBM employees stating that IBM needed to hire the best people, regardless of their race, ethnic origin, or gender. He also publicized the policy so that in his negotiations to build new manufacturing p... | What date did Thomas Watson, Jr. send out a letter about IBM hiring the best people regardless of race, gender, or origin? | {
"text": [
"September 21, 1953"
],
"answer_start": [
3
]
} |
5729cdaa3f37b31900478572 | IBM | On September 21, 1953, Thomas Watson, Jr., the company's president at the time, sent out a controversial letter to all IBM employees stating that IBM needed to hire the best people, regardless of their race, ethnic origin, or gender. He also publicized the policy so that in his negotiations to build new manufacturing p... | IBM publicized its hiring policy to help negotiations in two states where in the U.S.? | {
"text": [
"the U.S. South"
],
"answer_start": [
362
]
} |
5729cdaa3f37b31900478573 | IBM | On September 21, 1953, Thomas Watson, Jr., the company's president at the time, sent out a controversial letter to all IBM employees stating that IBM needed to hire the best people, regardless of their race, ethnic origin, or gender. He also publicized the policy so that in his negotiations to build new manufacturing p... | What kind of workplaces did IBM commit to not building? | {
"text": [
"separate-but-equal"
],
"answer_start": [
422
]
} |
5729cdaa3f37b31900478574 | IBM | On September 21, 1953, Thomas Watson, Jr., the company's president at the time, sent out a controversial letter to all IBM employees stating that IBM needed to hire the best people, regardless of their race, ethnic origin, or gender. He also publicized the policy so that in his negotiations to build new manufacturing p... | IBM expanded their nondiscrimination policy in 1984 to include what? | {
"text": [
"sexual orientation"
],
"answer_start": [
473
]
} |
5729cdaa3f37b31900478575 | IBM | On September 21, 1953, Thomas Watson, Jr., the company's president at the time, sent out a controversial letter to all IBM employees stating that IBM needed to hire the best people, regardless of their race, ethnic origin, or gender. He also publicized the policy so that in his negotiations to build new manufacturing p... | In what year did IBM add sexual orientation to their nondiscrimination policy? | {
"text": [
"1984"
],
"answer_start": [
457
]
} |
5729d0391d046914007795fd | IBM | IBM has been a leading proponent of the Open Source Initiative, and began supporting Linux in 1998. The company invests billions of dollars in services and software based on Linux through the IBM Linux Technology Center, which includes over 300 Linux kernel developers. IBM has also released code under different open so... | IBM began supporting this in 1998. | {
"text": [
"Linux"
],
"answer_start": [
85
]
} |
5729d0391d046914007795fe | IBM | IBM has been a leading proponent of the Open Source Initiative, and began supporting Linux in 1998. The company invests billions of dollars in services and software based on Linux through the IBM Linux Technology Center, which includes over 300 Linux kernel developers. IBM has also released code under different open so... | 300 Linux kernel developers work here. | {
"text": [
"the IBM Linux Technology Center"
],
"answer_start": [
188
]
} |
5729d0391d046914007795ff | IBM | IBM has been a leading proponent of the Open Source Initiative, and began supporting Linux in 1998. The company invests billions of dollars in services and software based on Linux through the IBM Linux Technology Center, which includes over 300 Linux kernel developers. IBM has also released code under different open so... | IBM created the software framework known as? | {
"text": [
"Eclipse"
],
"answer_start": [
387
]
} |
5729d0391d04691400779600 | IBM | IBM has been a leading proponent of the Open Source Initiative, and began supporting Linux in 1998. The company invests billions of dollars in services and software based on Linux through the IBM Linux Technology Center, which includes over 300 Linux kernel developers. IBM has also released code under different open so... | What is a notable legal case involving open source and IBM? | {
"text": [
"SCO v. IBM"
],
"answer_start": [
680
]
} |
5729d0391d04691400779601 | IBM | IBM has been a leading proponent of the Open Source Initiative, and began supporting Linux in 1998. The company invests billions of dollars in services and software based on Linux through the IBM Linux Technology Center, which includes over 300 Linux kernel developers. IBM has also released code under different open so... | What does RDBMS refer to? | {
"text": [
"relational database management system"
],
"answer_start": [
550
]
} |
5729d2193f37b3190047857b | IBM | DeveloperWorks is a website run by IBM for software developers and IT professionals. It contains how-to articles and tutorials, as well as software downloads and code samples, discussion forums, podcasts, blogs, wikis, and other resources for developers and technical professionals. Subjects range from open, industry-st... | IBM runs what website for software developers? | {
"text": [
"DeveloperWorks"
],
"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
5729d2193f37b3190047857c | IBM | DeveloperWorks is a website run by IBM for software developers and IT professionals. It contains how-to articles and tutorials, as well as software downloads and code samples, discussion forums, podcasts, blogs, wikis, and other resources for developers and technical professionals. Subjects range from open, industry-st... | In 2007 what happened to developerWorks? | {
"text": [
"was inducted into the Jolt Hall of Fame"
],
"answer_start": [
523
]
} |
5729d2193f37b3190047857d | IBM | DeveloperWorks is a website run by IBM for software developers and IT professionals. It contains how-to articles and tutorials, as well as software downloads and code samples, discussion forums, podcasts, blogs, wikis, and other resources for developers and technical professionals. Subjects range from open, industry-st... | DeveloperWorks has content about open industry standard technologies like Java and SOA, what is one other industry standard technology it has resources for? | {
"text": [
"Linux"
],
"answer_start": [
351
]
} |
5729d2193f37b3190047857e | IBM | DeveloperWorks is a website run by IBM for software developers and IT professionals. It contains how-to articles and tutorials, as well as software downloads and code samples, discussion forums, podcasts, blogs, wikis, and other resources for developers and technical professionals. Subjects range from open, industry-st... | IBM products such as WebSphere and Rational are covered on DeveloperWorks, what other three IBM products are covered? | {
"text": [
"Lotus, Tivoli and Information Management"
],
"answer_start": [
456
]
} |
5729d2193f37b3190047857f | IBM | DeveloperWorks is a website run by IBM for software developers and IT professionals. It contains how-to articles and tutorials, as well as software downloads and code samples, discussion forums, podcasts, blogs, wikis, and other resources for developers and technical professionals. Subjects range from open, industry-st... | The Jolt Hall of Fame inducted DeveloperWorks in what year? | {
"text": [
"2007"
],
"answer_start": [
502
]
} |
5729d2f6af94a219006aa64d | IBM | Virtually all console gaming systems of the previous generation used microprocessors developed by IBM. The Xbox 360 contains a PowerPC tri-core processor, which was designed and produced by IBM in less than 24 months. Sony's PlayStation 3 features the Cell BE microprocessor designed jointly by IBM, Toshiba, and Sony. I... | What kind of processor was in the Xbox 360? | {
"text": [
"PowerPC tri-core processor"
],
"answer_start": [
127
]
} |
5729d2f6af94a219006aa64e | IBM | Virtually all console gaming systems of the previous generation used microprocessors developed by IBM. The Xbox 360 contains a PowerPC tri-core processor, which was designed and produced by IBM in less than 24 months. Sony's PlayStation 3 features the Cell BE microprocessor designed jointly by IBM, Toshiba, and Sony. I... | How quickly did IBM take to create the Xbox 360 processor? | {
"text": [
"less than 24 months"
],
"answer_start": [
197
]
} |
5729d2f6af94a219006aa64f | IBM | Virtually all console gaming systems of the previous generation used microprocessors developed by IBM. The Xbox 360 contains a PowerPC tri-core processor, which was designed and produced by IBM in less than 24 months. Sony's PlayStation 3 features the Cell BE microprocessor designed jointly by IBM, Toshiba, and Sony. I... | Playstation 3 featured which microprocessor? | {
"text": [
"Cell BE microprocessor"
],
"answer_start": [
252
]
} |
5729d2f6af94a219006aa650 | IBM | Virtually all console gaming systems of the previous generation used microprocessors developed by IBM. The Xbox 360 contains a PowerPC tri-core processor, which was designed and produced by IBM in less than 24 months. Sony's PlayStation 3 features the Cell BE microprocessor designed jointly by IBM, Toshiba, and Sony. I... | Who helped IBM develop the Playstation 3 microprocessor? | {
"text": [
"Toshiba, and Sony"
],
"answer_start": [
300
]
} |
5729d2f6af94a219006aa651 | IBM | Virtually all console gaming systems of the previous generation used microprocessors developed by IBM. The Xbox 360 contains a PowerPC tri-core processor, which was designed and produced by IBM in less than 24 months. Sony's PlayStation 3 features the Cell BE microprocessor designed jointly by IBM, Toshiba, and Sony. I... | What year did the Nintendo Wii U, partly developed by IBM, debut? | {
"text": [
"2012"
],
"answer_start": [
430
]
} |
5729d4063f37b31900478585 | IBM | IBM announced it will launch its new software, called "Open Client Offering" which is to run on Linux, Microsoft Windows and Apple's Mac OS X. The company states that its new product allows businesses to offer employees a choice of using the same software on Windows and its alternatives. This means that "Open Client Of... | What will Open Client Offering run on? | {
"text": [
"Linux, Microsoft Windows and Apple's Mac OS X"
],
"answer_start": [
96
]
} |
5729d4063f37b31900478586 | IBM | IBM announced it will launch its new software, called "Open Client Offering" which is to run on Linux, Microsoft Windows and Apple's Mac OS X. The company states that its new product allows businesses to offer employees a choice of using the same software on Windows and its alternatives. This means that "Open Client Of... | What is an alternative to the Office document format from Microsoft? | {
"text": [
"Open Document Format software"
],
"answer_start": [
650
]
} |
5729d4063f37b31900478587 | IBM | IBM announced it will launch its new software, called "Open Client Offering" which is to run on Linux, Microsoft Windows and Apple's Mac OS X. The company states that its new product allows businesses to offer employees a choice of using the same software on Windows and its alternatives. This means that "Open Client Of... | What percentage of its desktop PCs does IBM plan to install Open Client on to? | {
"text": [
"5%"
],
"answer_start": [
982
]
} |
5729d4063f37b31900478588 | IBM | IBM announced it will launch its new software, called "Open Client Offering" which is to run on Linux, Microsoft Windows and Apple's Mac OS X. The company states that its new product allows businesses to offer employees a choice of using the same software on Windows and its alternatives. This means that "Open Client Of... | Which platforms did IBM begin offering the IBM Client for Smart Work on? | {
"text": [
"Ubuntu and Red Hat Enterprise Linux"
],
"answer_start": [
1096
]
} |
5729d4063f37b31900478589 | IBM | IBM announced it will launch its new software, called "Open Client Offering" which is to run on Linux, Microsoft Windows and Apple's Mac OS X. The company states that its new product allows businesses to offer employees a choice of using the same software on Windows and its alternatives. This means that "Open Client Of... | What web browser does the Open Document Format have compatibility with? | {
"text": [
"Mozilla Firefox"
],
"answer_start": [
917
]
} |
5729d6d76aef0514001550b0 | IBM | In 2006, IBM launched Secure Blue, encryption hardware that can be built into microprocessors. A year later, IBM unveiled Project Big Green, a re-direction of $1 billion per year across its businesses to increase energy efficiency. On November 2008, IBM’s CEO, Sam Palmisano, during a speech at the Council on Foreign Re... | What is the name of the IBM project that redirected $1 billion each year to increase energy efficiency? | {
"text": [
"Project Big Green"
],
"answer_start": [
122
]
} |
5729d6d76aef0514001550b1 | IBM | In 2006, IBM launched Secure Blue, encryption hardware that can be built into microprocessors. A year later, IBM unveiled Project Big Green, a re-direction of $1 billion per year across its businesses to increase energy efficiency. On November 2008, IBM’s CEO, Sam Palmisano, during a speech at the Council on Foreign Re... | Secure Blue was launched in what year? | {
"text": [
"2006"
],
"answer_start": [
3
]
} |
5729d6d76aef0514001550b2 | IBM | In 2006, IBM launched Secure Blue, encryption hardware that can be built into microprocessors. A year later, IBM unveiled Project Big Green, a re-direction of $1 billion per year across its businesses to increase energy efficiency. On November 2008, IBM’s CEO, Sam Palmisano, during a speech at the Council on Foreign Re... | What type of hardware is Secure Blue? | {
"text": [
"encryption hardware"
],
"answer_start": [
35
]
} |
5729d6d76aef0514001550b3 | IBM | In 2006, IBM launched Secure Blue, encryption hardware that can be built into microprocessors. A year later, IBM unveiled Project Big Green, a re-direction of $1 billion per year across its businesses to increase energy efficiency. On November 2008, IBM’s CEO, Sam Palmisano, during a speech at the Council on Foreign Re... | Who was the IBM ceo in November 2008? | {
"text": [
"Sam Palmisano"
],
"answer_start": [
261
]
} |
5729d6d76aef0514001550b4 | IBM | In 2006, IBM launched Secure Blue, encryption hardware that can be built into microprocessors. A year later, IBM unveiled Project Big Green, a re-direction of $1 billion per year across its businesses to increase energy efficiency. On November 2008, IBM’s CEO, Sam Palmisano, during a speech at the Council on Foreign Re... | What framework did IBM announce on March 1, 2011? | {
"text": [
"Smarter Computing framework"
],
"answer_start": [
418
]
} |
5729d8061d04691400779625 | IBM | IBM also holds the SmartCamp program globally. The program searches for fresh start-up companies that IBM can partner with to solve world problems. IBM holds 17 SmartCamp events around the world. Since July 2011, IBM has partnered with Pennies, the electronic charity box, and produced a software solution for IBM retail... | What is the name of the program that IBM uses to search for new start-up companies to solve world problems? | {
"text": [
"SmartCamp"
],
"answer_start": [
19
]
} |
5729d8061d04691400779626 | IBM | IBM also holds the SmartCamp program globally. The program searches for fresh start-up companies that IBM can partner with to solve world problems. IBM holds 17 SmartCamp events around the world. Since July 2011, IBM has partnered with Pennies, the electronic charity box, and produced a software solution for IBM retail... | How many SmartCamp events does IBM hold worldwide? | {
"text": [
"17"
],
"answer_start": [
158
]
} |
5729d8061d04691400779627 | IBM | IBM also holds the SmartCamp program globally. The program searches for fresh start-up companies that IBM can partner with to solve world problems. IBM holds 17 SmartCamp events around the world. Since July 2011, IBM has partnered with Pennies, the electronic charity box, and produced a software solution for IBM retail... | Who has IBM partnered with to allow retail shoppers to easily donate money? | {
"text": [
"Pennies"
],
"answer_start": [
236
]
} |
5729d8061d04691400779628 | IBM | IBM also holds the SmartCamp program globally. The program searches for fresh start-up companies that IBM can partner with to solve world problems. IBM holds 17 SmartCamp events around the world. Since July 2011, IBM has partnered with Pennies, the electronic charity box, and produced a software solution for IBM retail... | Charities of which nation benefit from the IBM partnership with Pennies? | {
"text": [
"UK"
],
"answer_start": [
496
]
} |
5729d8061d04691400779629 | IBM | IBM also holds the SmartCamp program globally. The program searches for fresh start-up companies that IBM can partner with to solve world problems. IBM holds 17 SmartCamp events around the world. Since July 2011, IBM has partnered with Pennies, the electronic charity box, and produced a software solution for IBM retail... | What company is known for the electronic charity box? | {
"text": [
"Pennies"
],
"answer_start": [
236
]
} |
5729d8b71d0469140077962f | IBM | The birthplace of IBM, Endicott, suffered pollution for decades, however. IBM used liquid cleaning agents in circuit board assembly operation for more than two decades, and six spills and leaks were recorded, including one leak in 1979 of 4,100 gallons from an underground tank. These left behind volatile organic compou... | What location is the birthplace of IBM? | {
"text": [
"Endicott"
],
"answer_start": [
23
]
} |
5729d8b71d04691400779630 | IBM | The birthplace of IBM, Endicott, suffered pollution for decades, however. IBM used liquid cleaning agents in circuit board assembly operation for more than two decades, and six spills and leaks were recorded, including one leak in 1979 of 4,100 gallons from an underground tank. These left behind volatile organic compou... | How many gallons of liquid cleaning agent leaked from an IBM facility in 1979? | {
"text": [
"4,100 gallons"
],
"answer_start": [
239
]
} |
5729d8b71d04691400779631 | IBM | The birthplace of IBM, Endicott, suffered pollution for decades, however. IBM used liquid cleaning agents in circuit board assembly operation for more than two decades, and six spills and leaks were recorded, including one leak in 1979 of 4,100 gallons from an underground tank. These left behind volatile organic compou... | How long did IBM use liquid cleaning agents for circuit board manufacturing? | {
"text": [
"more than two decades"
],
"answer_start": [
146
]
} |
5729d8b71d04691400779632 | IBM | The birthplace of IBM, Endicott, suffered pollution for decades, however. IBM used liquid cleaning agents in circuit board assembly operation for more than two decades, and six spills and leaks were recorded, including one leak in 1979 of 4,100 gallons from an underground tank. These left behind volatile organic compou... | Starting in 1980 how many gallons of chemicals did IBM pump into the air? | {
"text": [
"78,000 gallons"
],
"answer_start": [
525
]
} |
5729d8b71d04691400779633 | IBM | The birthplace of IBM, Endicott, suffered pollution for decades, however. IBM used liquid cleaning agents in circuit board assembly operation for more than two decades, and six spills and leaks were recorded, including one leak in 1979 of 4,100 gallons from an underground tank. These left behind volatile organic compou... | IBM was identified by what department as a major source of pollution? | {
"text": [
"Department of Environmental Conservation"
],
"answer_start": [
732
]
} |
5729e2ea6aef0514001550d8 | Energy | In physics, energy is a property of objects which can be transferred to other objects or converted into different forms. The "ability of a system to perform work" is a common description, but it is difficult to give one single comprehensive definition of energy because of its many forms. For instance, in SI units, ener... | What is a property of objects which can be transferred to other objects or converted into different forms? | {
"text": [
"energy"
],
"answer_start": [
12
]
} |
5729e2ea6aef0514001550d9 | Energy | In physics, energy is a property of objects which can be transferred to other objects or converted into different forms. The "ability of a system to perform work" is a common description, but it is difficult to give one single comprehensive definition of energy because of its many forms. For instance, in SI units, ener... | In SI units, energy is measured in what measurement? | {
"text": [
"joules"
],
"answer_start": [
338
]
} |
5729e3631d0469140077964b | Energy | Common energy forms include the kinetic energy of a moving object, the potential energy stored by an object's position in a force field (gravitational, electric or magnetic), the elastic energy stored by stretching solid objects, the chemical energy released when a fuel burns, the radiant energy carried by light, and t... | Common energy forms include what? | {
"text": [
"kinetic energy of a moving object"
],
"answer_start": [
32
]
} |
5729e3631d0469140077964c | Energy | Common energy forms include the kinetic energy of a moving object, the potential energy stored by an object's position in a force field (gravitational, electric or magnetic), the elastic energy stored by stretching solid objects, the chemical energy released when a fuel burns, the radiant energy carried by light, and t... | In Newtonian physics, there is a universal law that says energy can be neither created nor what? | {
"text": [
"destroyed"
],
"answer_start": [
570
]
} |
5729e3631d0469140077964d | Energy | Common energy forms include the kinetic energy of a moving object, the potential energy stored by an object's position in a force field (gravitational, electric or magnetic), the elastic energy stored by stretching solid objects, the chemical energy released when a fuel burns, the radiant energy carried by light, and t... | What law states, in part, that energy can change from one form to another? | {
"text": [
"Newtonian physics"
],
"answer_start": [
447
]
} |
5729e3feaf94a219006aa6a7 | Energy | For "closed systems" with no external source or sink of energy, the first law of thermodynamics states that a system's energy is constant unless energy is transferred in or out by mechanical work or heat, and that no energy is lost in transfer. This means that it is impossible to create or destroy energy. While heat ca... | How can the total energy of a system be calculated? | {
"text": [
"by adding up all forms of energy in the system"
],
"answer_start": [
875
]
} |
5729e3feaf94a219006aa6a8 | Energy | For "closed systems" with no external source or sink of energy, the first law of thermodynamics states that a system's energy is constant unless energy is transferred in or out by mechanical work or heat, and that no energy is lost in transfer. This means that it is impossible to create or destroy energy. While heat ca... | The limit to the amount of heat energy that can do work in a cyclic process is known as what? | {
"text": [
"available energy"
],
"answer_start": [
685
]
} |
5729e3feaf94a219006aa6a9 | Energy | For "closed systems" with no external source or sink of energy, the first law of thermodynamics states that a system's energy is constant unless energy is transferred in or out by mechanical work or heat, and that no energy is lost in transfer. This means that it is impossible to create or destroy energy. While heat ca... | What can be fully converted into work in a reversible isothermal expansion of an ideal gas? | {
"text": [
"heat"
],
"answer_start": [
313
]
} |
5729e3feaf94a219006aa6aa | Energy | For "closed systems" with no external source or sink of energy, the first law of thermodynamics states that a system's energy is constant unless energy is transferred in or out by mechanical work or heat, and that no energy is lost in transfer. This means that it is impossible to create or destroy energy. While heat ca... | What states that the system doing work always loses some energy as waste heat? | {
"text": [
"second law of thermodynamics"
],
"answer_start": [
475
]
} |
5729e46baf94a219006aa6af | Energy | Examples of energy transformation include generating electric energy from heat energy via a steam turbine, or lifting an object against gravity using electrical energy driving a crane motor. Lifting against gravity performs mechanical work on the object and stores gravitational potential energy in the object. If the ob... | Give one example of energy transformation. | {
"text": [
"generating electric energy from heat energy via a steam turbine"
],
"answer_start": [
42
]
} |
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