An American admiral, spotting a blip on the radar screen, ordered his radio operator, "Tell that ship to alter course fifteen degrees."
But the Difference Engine could only do rote calculations and was incapable of checking its results to alter course.
The researchers are sharing their real-time data on whale locations, transmitted from the buoys via satellite, with tanker captains, who can then slow down their ships or alter course to avoid whales.
Fantasia : yes. i will also alter course to avoid the storm. out.
