The megadiverse countries are a group of nations that contains more than 70% of the earth’s bio-diversity, identified in 1998 by Conservation International (CI), to promote the awareness for biodiversity conservation among the world nations...
What’s comes into your mind when you hear the word ‘kraft paper’? For some people, it’s a thick brown paper used to pack lightweight things. For others, it’s just a fancy paper used in school projects. With increasing...
For many US citizens, the first moon landing (1969) remains the most memorable moment in the history of spaceflight. It was an era when the Soviet Union and the United States were rushing to prove their dominance. During this space race, a lesser...
The Spanish flag, or the flag of Spain, is made up of three horizontal stripes of the color: red (at the top and bottom) and yellow (in the middle). A popular alternative name of the flag, in Spanish speaking nations, is ‘la Rojigualda.’...
The first full-scale, self-propelled car was built by Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot in 1769: it was a steam-powered tricycle. A variety of steam cars were then built during the first half of the 19th century. In 1886, a German engineer invented the first...
The Manhattan Bridge is one of New York’s great bridges that runs between Canal Street in Chinatown Manhattan and Flatbush Avenue Extension in Downtown Brooklyn. It carries truck, automobile, bicycle, subway, and pedestrian traffic over the...
According to the conventional Egyptian chronology, the civilization of Ancient Egypt was established around 3100 BC following the unification of Egypt, possibly under King Narmer. The entire history of civilization is divided into three kingdoms;...
Every single thing that exists on the earth today has a history. Like humans, motor vehicles also carry a vast amount of history behind them. A history that ignited four centuries ago. None of the automobiles (as we know them today) was invented in...
Whenever we talk about superheroes, the first few things that pop into our minds are physical strength and supernatural abilities that make them so destructive and dominant. But the thing about physical strength is that it cannot be the only...
The 17th century, a hundred year period between 1601 and 1700, is regarded as the age of cultural and scientific revolution in Europe. This period saw the rise of colonialism and the emergence of the very first colonial trading mega-corporation. In...
Waves can be described as propagating dynamic disturbances of one or more quantities. The scientific study of waves dates back to the 17th century, although its concept was around for much longer. There are many shapes and forms of waves that one...
The hypervisor is a fairly old technology, but it is still super relevant for enabling virtualization. The first hypervisors to provide full virtualization were developed by IBM in 1967. They were developed as a test tool (named SIMMON) for...