Albert Einstein started his journey from Ulm, a city in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on March 14, 1879. He started showing signs of brilliance from a young age. During his entire scientific career, Einstein produced an astonishing number...
“Anything that can go wrong will go wrong” is a phrase you most likely have heard at least once, it’s also likely that you’re aware of its relevance to Murphy’s Law. But what exactly does it mean, and how it affects our...
Since the beginning of space exploration, we have achieved a great many things from successfully launching people on the moon to landing rovers on Mars and Titan, one of the natural satellites of Saturn. Today, we have human-made satellites all over...
Mirrors reflect certain wavelengths a little more than the rest. These wavelengths lie in the range of 495 – 570 nanometers, which the human eye perceives as green. So technically, most common mirrors are faintly green. You probably have...
Life on Earth has never been ‘invulnerable’. For the past few million years, our planet has been on the receiving end of many catastrophic events that eradicated a substantial portion of life forms from its surface. Scientists believe...
Lasers are intense beams of concentrated light. These beams are powerful enough to cut through lumps of metal and zoom miles into the sky. Although laser technology seems new, it has been with us for nearly six decades: the first practical laser was...
Although Alexander Graham Bell is generally credited for inventing the telephone, it was the culmination of research done by many individuals. Antonio Meucci, Johann Philipp Reis, Innocenzo Manzetti, and Elisha Gray made significant contributions...
Roller coasters are a staple for amusement parks and theme parks around the world. It won’t be wrong to say that an amusement park is incomplete without a roller coaster. They are a popular source of entertainment. But have you ever wondered...
As a fan of the Harry Potter movie, the best depiction of the Phoenix bird I can make in my mind is that of Dumbledore’s Fawkes. The majestic red and golden creature, among other things, can carry objects far heavier than its body weight, and...
The term ‘firewall’ was applied to the network technology in the 1980s, when the Internet was fairly new in terms of its connectivity and worldwide use. Before firewalls, ACLs (short for access control lists) were used for network...
