He was influential within the community of geologists supporting the Apollo program and, before starting his own preparations for an Apollo mission, had been one of the scientists training those Apollo astronauts chosen to visit the lunar surface. Schmitt resigned from NASA in August 1975 in order...
Their ranks include award-winning scientists, novelists and musicians. By Cole Claybourn | April 1, 2024, at 4:52 p.m. Save More 1/19 Credit The history and impact of the Fulbright program Since its founding in 1946, the prestigious Fulbright scholarship program has given more than 400,0...
The resilient Ferguson kept booking TV guest appearances, until he scored the lead role on "Eureka," as an average-minded sheriff living in a haven for scientists and their wacky inventions. Fans of the show loved the actor's onscreen both funny and authoritative persona, giving the veteran ...
When the Cold War ebbed late in the century, there was less incentive for either country to out-rocket the other. The current work being done by NASA, scientists, and astronomers around the world, however, shows that humans’ fascination with space and desire to explore the cosmos is as st...
everywhere you turn: a destroyer was named after her (USS Hopper, DDG-70), as was the Cray XE6 "Hopper" supercomputer. As founder of the COBOL programming language, a precursor to many of the software code approaches of today, her work is legendary among computer scientists and ...
The last great area of exploration was created in the second part of the 20th century with the development of space travel. Driven by the increased hostilities between the United States and the Soviet Union, thousands of scientists gave the way for the new breed of explorers to go outside of...
The mid-20th century saw the beginning of the space age with the launch of Sputnik 1 by the Soviet Union in 1957, followed by human spaceflight, moon landings, and robotic missions to other planets. Scientists have explored Earth’s oceans using submersibles and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs...
Written in simple and lucid language,these biographical sketches of great scientists have been put together for ready reference. History of the world is replete with such instances of such men and women who went against all the odds and achieved great heights and changed the shape of the world...
Science and religion don’t normally go together. We’ve seen scientists dissing people with religious beliefs and vice versa. While religion might not be
read more The first man in space, ingenious art, intelligent, educated people, the brilliant scientists. I know that Russia was born from the ashes in 2000 and Russia continue to develop. For 12 years, look what has become Russia, Russia is regaining the status of super power and will ...