During the first decade of the 21st Century the drive to achieve human immortality has picked up steam. Some see the achievement of immortality by 2050 at the latest. A number of ideas now exist concerning bridging the gap between…
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One possible way for extraterrestrials to assume control of the earth would be for human beings to leave or evacuate the earth – and then return to pick up where they had left off. While this might sound like a…
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Charles Darwin had a nickname for his seminal work, “On the Origin of Species” (1859) – “The Origin” (1980), which is why biographical novelist Irving Stone chose that as the title of his novel about Darwin. Although the novel is…
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Steve Jobs is best known for being the co-founder of the giant technology company; Apple Inc. Jobs was born on February 24th, 1955, and is the current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Apple. Steve Jobs got started in the 1970s,…
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The telegraph is a piece of equipment used to transmit information in a form different than the traditional written form of the time. The very first telegraphs were optical in nature, and involved the use of smoke signals to send…
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Long Distance – To The Universe All one has to do is look up at a night sky, filled with a billion stars to realize that there must be someone else out there. Put aside all the alleged UFO sightings,…
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Cut lines and drilling holes in animal bones may have been the first type of timers ever seen. 20.000 years ago European Ice Age hunters cut marks in the bones from slaughtered animals and it is likely they did so…
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Science is a subject which incorporates many intriguing areas of study. Whether interested in zoology, biology, chemistry, or environmental science there are museums showcasing many marvelous wonders. Museums are spectacular places to see the human body, roller coasters in motion,…
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To the casual observer, looking at a gas turbine engine and seeing very little evidence of moving parts let alone the visible means of drive, one could be excused of the thought ‘How does it work?’ In order to understand…
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I really don’t have a clue about the history of clocks .Who really cares anyway? Actually I shouldn’t be writing this article about clocks because you won’t learn much from me. Now time measurement and history interest me so I…
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