Konrad Zuse – Inventor of the First Freely Programmable Computer
Konrad Zuse
Born June 22, 1910, Berlin-Wilmersdorf; German inventor of pre-war electromechanical binary computer designated Z1 which was destroyed without trace by wartime bombing; developed two more machines before the end of the war but was [...]
Eastern quakes can trigger big shakes
These twisted trees in northwestern Tennessee were partially toppled during the New Madrid, Mo., quakes of 1811 and 1812. The trees resumed growing upright, as shown in this image taken about a century later. Credit: USGS
In the first week [...]
No shortage of dangerous DNA
The genome of a 115-year-old woman is mined for secrets to healthy aging
A Dutch woman who lived to 115 years old credited her longevity to pickled herring, refraining from smoking and limiting alcohol. But scientists are looking to the woman’s [...]
Can I go without a refrigerator?
When refrigerators hit the market in the late 1800s, it was a huge leap forward for civilized living. It offered a simple solution to the problem of bacteria-laden, disease-causing old food, not to mention the issue of losing money buying [...]
Trumpets of outrage over outback
An Australian biology prof is causing a rumble in the academic jungle by suggesting that his country should import elephants and other foreign species into its wild interior.Rhinos and even giant Komodo dragon lizards could be imported, David [...]
Clothes influence race perception
Researchers suited-up computer generated heads in high and low-brow outfitsWhat you wear can influence what race others perceive you to be, a new study finds.
Scientists dressed people in either smart business attire, or work overalls and asked [...]
How Geodesic Domes Work
You can find eco-friendly, sustainable and locally-made and grown products on shelves in almost every store these days. So perhaps it’s no surprise that some people want to make the buildings themselves more in tune with the environment, [...]
How Flavor Tripping Works
You’ve got an invitation to the trendiest party in New York City. Everyone around you is tripping. You pay the guy at the door and pop what he gives you in your mouth. Soon, you’re experiencing things in a way you never have before. [...]
TRAI-ing times for the youth
Take to pigeons and letter writing? TRAI will murder love lives, say youth.The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) 100 SMSes-per-day rule has been successfully activated, and even the traffic police now can’t send out [...]
NIT Students look to invent the World’s Cheapest Car
A group of National Institute of Technology (NIT) students are working on the innovative car using only scraps, to build a 2 stroke petrol car.
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In one of the most rarest achievement in the auto mobile history the [...]
