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ALEXANDER PARKES INVENTION
In 1856, an English chemist invented a unique material which set the foundation stone for huge global industry: How Alexander Parkes created Parkesine, the first man-made thermoplastic?In 1856, an English chemist invented a unique material which set the foundation stone for huge global industry. Alexander Parkes developed ...- On This Day in History, July 5: Amazon founded, Seinfeld premieres, Bikini debuts, Venezuela declares independence, Cape Verde gains freedomOn This Day in History, July 5 highlights pivotal moments that shaped politics, science, culture and global history. From Isaac Newton publ...
- On This Day in History, June 10: Troy falls, Italy enters WWII, Jurassic Park premieres, Thatcher wins for 3rd time, FIFA World Cup opens and other key eventsOn This Day in History, June 10 witnessed events that ranged from the legendary destruction of Troy and the birth of Gothic architecture to...
- 'My workplace introduced a new productivity metric that literally measures how long my mouse isn't moving': The remote worker's story that exposed a crisis hiding in millions of American officesRemote workers are facing intrusive surveillance, with software flagging legitimate work as 'idle' time. One employee was told to fake mous...
- Kim shows off new North Korean drones, ICBMs to Russia defence ministerNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un gave Russia's Defense Minister, Sergei Shoigu, a tour of North Korea's latest military equipment exhibition...
- Electric cars are passé: This flying battery is the dream of every green aviatorA battery-powered aircraft with no internal combustion has been a goal of engineers ever since the Wright brothers.
- The charmed life of a young tiger cub with a $4.6 billion fortuneHe rarely speaks at public events and is seldom photographed. But he has been known to let his old-money guard down and get crazy.
- For 21st century to be an Indian century, we need to overcome our culture of mediocrity and hatred of meritocracyPM Narendra Modi's muchanticipated speech at the Shark Tank in Silicon Valley contained one bold, standout claim, viz "the 21st century wil...
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