Actually, it begins with a precocious eleven year old girl arriving in a small country town via horse and buggy, driven by a soft spoken older uncle type who is charmed by her precociousness. (Yes, she is poor and has lively big bright eyes and braids. No they are not red, but black...
Marie Van Brittan Brown, commonly known as Marie Brown, was born in Queens, New York, U.S. on February 2, 1922 and died in Queens, New York on February 2, 1999 at the age of 76. The 1920s were the years of the Harlem Renaissance and witness to the turbulence in black and white...
(Image credit: Photo by SSPL/Getty Images) Not only have birth control pills, condoms and other forms of contraception sparked a sexual revolution in the developed world by allowing men and women to have sex for leisure rather than procreation, they have also drastically reduced the average ...
Elion worked at Burroughs-Wellcome (now called Glaxo Wellcome) for decades (beginning in 1944) with George Hitchings and Sir James Black, with whom she shared the Nobel Prize. She is named on 45 patents for drugs and her work has saved the lives of thousands of people. ENIAC ENIAC stands...
Aldermen were passing thru a street where I was at play with other boys. The oldest of these venerable gentlemen — a wealthy citizen — paused to give a silver piece to each of us. Coming to me, he suddenly stopped and commanded, “Look in my eyes.” I met his gaze, my hand ...
In today's post, we are celebrating the top 101 female inventions that changed the world. Back then, women weren't expected to contribute to more complex and male-controlled fields such as technology, science, and business. However, through the years, ma
Grapevines were carefully cultivated and supported by wooden pillars. The grapes were picked and put into baskets, where five or six men pressed them with a wooden implement designed to leave the juice behind. Finally, the wine was kept in big ovens made of clay and large pottery jars. In ...
Thomas Newcomen invented the atmospheric steam engine in 1712 - steam engine history and information on the men and women involved with steam engines. Steel Henry Bessemer invented the first process for mass-producing steel inexpensively. Stem Cell Research James Thomson was the first scientist...
Gentleman: by birth, education, gone through a college curriculum, conduct Lady: gentler sex, fair sex The idea that men and women are made differently, and therefore behave differently[2], shows in different expectations of men and women, including in good behaviour. ...
Thomas Newcomen invented the atmospheric steam engine in 1712 - steam engine history and information on the men and women involved with steam engines. Steel Henry Bessemer invented the first process for mass-producing steel inexpensively. Stem Cell Research James Thomson was the first scientist...