Polygraph (duplicating device) lift of the principal pen grasped by the user from the paper to be transferred to the copying pen. Original polygraphs may be viewed at a number of locations around the world. Some United States locations: The original American patent document for the polygraph, issued to John J. Hawkins on May 17, 1803, was lost in a Patent Office fire in 1836. The "Griffin Discovery Room" at Monticello contains a simplified and durable version, intended for use by children. An image of this version in use may be seen here. Polygraph (duplicating device) A Polygraph is a device that produces
My Name Is Red the specific manuscripts described (most prominently the "Shahnama given by Shah Tahmasp", more commonly known in the west as the Houghton shahnama) are real and survive in whole or part. "My Name Is Red" received favourable reviews when published in English. A reviewer for "Publishers Weekly" admires the novel's "...jeweled prose and alluring digressions, nesting stories within stories" and concludes that Pamuk will gain many new readers with this "...accessible, charming and intellectually satisfying, narrative." A "Kirkus Reviews" critic describes the novel as "...a whimsical but provocative exploration of the nature of art in an Islamic society. . . .