Leonardo Da Vinci has been credited with many inventions and paintings, one of the most influential figures in medieval times. But did you know that he was actually influenced by a man who lived around 300 years before his time but had ideas that surpassed Da Vinci’s? Ismail Al-Jazari was a Muslim polymath and inventor […]
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The human body can survive about three days without water. In such extreme conditions, it would be difficult to find water. When a French engineer was stranded in the desert just outside Morocco, he came up with an ingenious plan that people started calling him the real-life Tony Stark. Emile Leray, a French engineer, got
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As we know, a dam is a structure built across a stream or river to hold water back. They can be used to store water, control flooding, and even generate electricity. While they do offer several benefits, some dams can threaten the community they are located in. But did you know about the most dangerous
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Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak met in the middle of 1971 when Bill Fernandez introduced them to each other. They started their partnership later in the year, where they sold blue boxes. The success of their first venture together is the reason why Apple came to be. But what made Steve Jobs choose the name
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Peter Cooper, a fellow inventor, had predicted the invention of passenger elevators. During the Cooper Union Foundation Building’s construction, he requested his architect to include an accessible elevator shaft spanning from the first floor to the last, making the Cooper Building the first building to cater to an elevator. The Cooper Union’s founder, Peter Cooper,
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration was established in 1958. Since then, there have been thousands of projects by the department to study and understand the universe. These studies can come at a hefty price. But did you know that the most costly project they had was the International Space Station? The most expensive man-made
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The whole concept of time is man-made. But did you ever wonder how clocks evolved from hourglasses and reading shadows cast by the sun using a sundial? Thanks to a simple invention, we can tell time more efficiently. An atomic clock or a quantum logic clock is a type of time-telling device that is known
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Soldiers always march in unison. According to studies, synchronized movement give soldiers a certain amount of confidence. But did you know armies need to break their stride when they are about to cross a bridge? A suspension bridge collapsed in 1831 due to the unison marching of a group of soldiers. Since then the British
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Wouldn’t it be amazing to travel from one country to another in a matter of moments? That’s possible with one of the fastest commercial air carriers. Let’s find out more about the Concorde. The Concorde airplane flew so fast that if you left New York in the dark, you would be able to see the
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Building a world-class research facility in the Middle East isn’t as easy as you would think it to be. Scientists have been trying to convince the governments in the region to put their differences aside and come together to build a particle accelerator. Cyprus was supposed to hose the first particle accelerator in the Middle
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