BOOK OF THE WEEK
- 13 Jan - 19 Jan, 2024
The German engineer's so-called “grandfather clock engine” was lighter than previous four-stroke engines and is considered a milestone for the invention of the automobile.
The machine kept patient Haskell Karp alive for 65 hours. He died before a human heart could become available.
The Akashi Kaiky? Bridge in Japan features the world's longest central span, measuring 1991 meters (6532 feet).
Peary's claim has never been verified and is widely contested. The first undisputed journey to the North Pole was the 1948 Soviet Sever-2 expedition.
The Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) awarded a contract to build a precursor of today's World Wide Web to BBN Technologies. The date is widely considered as the internet's symbolic birthday.
The Common Business-Oriented Language or COBOL was primarily designed by a woman, Grace Hopper. Also known as Amazing Grace, she is regarded as one of the pioneers in the field.
French inventor Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville used his phonautograph, the earliest known sound recording device, to capture himself singing the French folk song Au clair de la lune.
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