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The life devoted to science of the 'father' of the Nobel Prize
Swedish inventor and businessman Alfred Nobel never married, researched dynamite that killed his brother, and devoted all his fortune to the Nobel Prize.
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The world's first successful parachute jump
Louis-Sébastien Lenormand made the first successful parachute jump from a 26 m high tower in Montpellier, France, in 1783, paving the way for the development of parachut…
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Williamina Fleming - From maid to famous astronomer
From a maid, Williamina Fleming became a famous astronomer, inspiring generations of women in the field of science.
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The first Vietnamese person to be honored with the TechWomen 100 award
Dr. Nguyen Thuy Ba Linh was honored at the TechWomen 100 award for her contributions to research and development of advanced materials technology for biomedical applicat…
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The Heartbreaking Story of the Only 3 Astronauts Who Died in Space
In 1971, three Russian cosmonauts broke the record for the longest space flight at that time, but the mission ended tragically due to a malfunction on the way back.
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When the inventor of antibiotics was forgotten
Sixteen years before Alexander Fleming discovered an antibiotic that inhibits bacteria in mold, a French scientist described a similar discovery in his thesis.
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Legend of the Divine Warrior of Japan
Yamato Takeru is a name associated with courage and heroism in Japanese folklore.
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The tragedy of the death of the tallest man in human history
At 2.72 meters tall, Robert Wadlow was considered the tallest man in human history. But a small injury killed the 'Illinois giant'
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Who is the 'craziest' philosopher in human history?
Philosophy, from ancient times to the present, has always contained rich schools of thought, from stoicism to nihilism.
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The Life of Al-Khwarizmi - 'The Grandfather' of Algorithms
Algorithms have become an indispensable part of the current technological age.
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The famous bone war between two paleontologists
Both Othniel Marsh and Edward Cope discovered countless dinosaur fossils in the 19th century but were obsessed with the goal of taking each other down in the Bone Wars.
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Rita Levi-Montalcini - Someone who made many contributions to Italian science
Rita Levi-Montalcini (April 22, 1909 - December 30, 2012) was an Italian neurologist. She and her colleague Stanley Cohen discovered it
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The life of Robert Adler - the father of the TV remote control
Inventor Robert Adler owns a total of 180 electronic device patents, with applications ranging from specialized fields to everyday life.
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Siegfried Marcus - The forgotten car inventor
The first car using a gasoline engine was built by Austrian inventor Siegfried Marcus in 1875, but he is often not mentioned.
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Euclid and the birth of geometry
Euclid (330 - 275 BC) was born in Athens, the capital of Greece, one of the largest and most beautiful ancient cities in the world.