Armageddon And Deep Impact Create Explosion Of Interest In Comet and Asteroid Impacts.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.,--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 13, 1998--All Around Us Interactive, an emerging CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). developer, focusing on science/educational titles, has released its first product, Impact: Ground Zero. This fully interactive CD-ROM explores the real story of cataclysmic cat·a·clysm n. 1. A violent upheaval that causes great destruction or brings about a fundamental change. 2. A violent and sudden change in the earth's crust. 3. A devastating flood. comet and asteroid impacts. It starts with the massive impact that wiped out the dinosaurs and explores how we can avert a similar threat to mankind. Meet the real actors in the story; the scientists who are watching the skies tracking potentially dangerous asteroids This is a list of numbered minor planets, nearly all of them asteroids, in sequential order. As of late September 2007 there are 164,612 numbered minor planets, and many more not yet numbered. Most asteroids are ordinary and not particularly noteworthy. and comets. Impact: Ground Zero offers extensive video and audio interviews with renowned scientists from NASA/Ames Research Center, Lawrence Berkeley Labs, Los Alamos Los Alamos (lôs ăl`əmōs', lŏs), uninc. town (1990 pop. 11,455), seat of Los Alamos co., N central N.Mex. It is on a long mesa extending from the Jemez Mts. The U.S. Laboratory, Johnson Space Center. The CD-ROM includes 3-D animation of cosmic impacts and a historical timeline. It has an interactive quiz, allowing you to try your hand at saving the world from disaster. A full research library is an added bonus. Narrated by the well-known voice talent of Richard Gebhart, the CD-ROM contains a dramatic reading from Dr. Walter Alvarez's book, "T-Rex and the Crater of Doom." "This is a topic of great interest to the scientific community, as it should be to humankind," noted Jim Scotti, senior research specialist who tracks Near Earth Objects-(NEO) for the University of Arizona's Lunar LUNAR. That which belongs to the moon; relating to the moon as a lunar month. See Month. and Planetary Laboratory, and is a member of Arizona's Space Watch Program. He went on to say, "Man now has the technology and know-how to keep watch on the skies at all times, and thwart the kind of disaster that wiped out an entire species -- the dinosaurs. I'm glad to see a title like Impact: Ground Zero made available to the public, with so much detail, factual information and great visuals on this topic." Scotti discovered the 1997XF11 Near Earth Asteroid, featured in an article in Time Magazine, March 1998. He has published numerous articles on the subject including a recent article in Sky and Telescope on his discovery of 1997XF11. All Around Us Interactive plans to focus its initial offerings on topics involving scientific phenomena. "Since I was a kid, I've always been fascinated by science," revealed Gene Mascoli, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , for All Around Us Interactive. "I want to be able to excite more young people about science, by using a medium that they can relate to, and which incorporates fun with learning," he added. "The company is already collaborating with education to develop a teachers guide to allow our products to be used in schools." Mascoli, previously a musician and composer and high tech attorney, plans to utilize the new DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. technology for future titles, allowing for even more information to be available to users. All Around Us Interactive, based in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. develops scientific educational CD and DVD titles for home, business and schools. For new product previews visit their web address, CDandDVD.com. Impact: Ground Zero is distributed by Bamboole, Inc. For more information or a product demo call All Around Us Interactive at 408/723-2635.
CONTACT: All Around Us Interactive
Kay Mascoli, 408/723-2635
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