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The History of Aspirin
The Question: A chemical first prepared by Felix Hoffman in 1897 and patented in 1899 became one of the most globally popular drugs of all time. Name it…Gerd Karl Binnig
Gerd Karl BinnigBorn: 1947Birthplace: Frankfurt, Germany Scanning tunneling microscope—Binnig and Rohrer's microscope can trace details smaller than a single atom and has provided views of…Heinrich Rohrer
Heinrich Rohrer Born: 1933Birthplace: Bucs, Switzerland Scanning tunneling microscope—Binnig and Rohrer's microscope can trace details smaller than a single atom and has provided views of…Seventh-day Adventists
Seventh-day Adventists trace their beginnings to the preacher William Miller (1782–1849), who expounded the idea that the second coming of Christ would occur between March 21, 1843, and…The Devil's Dictionary: Lore
by Ambrose Bierce LORDLOSSLORE -n. Learning - particularly that sort which is not derived from a regular course of instruction but comes of the reading of occult books, or by nature. This…Sade
Lovers RockEpic With her cool and seductive sound, Sade took the pop world by quiet storm in the 1980s, yet Lovers Rock marks the singer's first new full studio set since 1992. That's almost…Sara Teasdale: Old Tunes
Old TunesAs the waves of perfume, heliotrope, rose, Float in the garden when no wind blows, Come to us, go from us, whence no one knows;So the old tunes float in my mind, And go from me…Anatomy and
Physiology: ECG: Measuring a Beat
ECG: Measuring a BeatAnatomy and
PhysiologyThe HeartAnatomy of the HeartThe Four ChambersThe Heart's Own BloodECG: Measuring a Beat
The electrical conductivity that is an inherent part of the…Cyberwar Timeline
The roots of this increasingly menacing challenge facing nations and businesses by Beth Rowen A cyberattack is the deliberate breaching of an entity's computer system with the intent of stealing…Sissela Bok Biography
Sissela Bok(Sissela Myrdal)writer, philosopher, educatorBorn: 12/2/1934Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden Bok's belief in the power of individuals to improve their own circumstances can be traced…Trending
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