During the first half of the present century we had an Alexander von Humboldt, who was able to scan the scientific knowledge of his time in its details, and to bring it within one vast generalization. At the present juncture, it is obviously very doubtful whether this task could be ...
Of course he was out of there before the baby was born, so he never heard from customers who complained he got it wrong. ... But if you really want to know, then you go to amniocentesis, or to sonograms; and there your chance of being right is 99 out of 100. ... If you ...
"To help my parents, I would wash cars near Mukuvisi River and some people in my neighbourhood, notably Mdara Diva and the late Magofingo, were actually the ones who taught me everything in the trade," he said. "I would also do street vending and use the proceeds to buy my school ...
the New Management Procedure (NMP), was essentially a simple model of a population. Left alone, under pristine conditions, animals are born and die, and the total population depends on the ‘carrying capacity’ of the environment. Removing some animals will free resources for those remaining...
George Henry Lewes(born April 18, 1817,London, Eng.—died Nov. 28, 1878, London) was an English biographer, literary critic, dramatist, novelist, philosopher, actor, scientist, and editor, remembered chiefly for his decades-longliaisonwith the novelist Mary Ann Evans (better known by her pseu...
Hermann Oberth (born June 25, 1894, Nagyszeben, Austria-Hungary [now Sibiu, Rom.]—died Dec. 29, 1989, Nürnberg, W.Ger.) was a German scientist who is considered to be one of the founders of modern astronautics. The son of a prosperous physician, Oberth studied medicine in Munich, ...
[23], who served in the Royal Engineers, and then was seconded to the British Petroleum Company in Mesopotamia [24] (p.4). During Gardner’s time in South Africa, she notably participated in a field trip led by Ernest James Goddard that trekked through the Karoo and into the region ...
Out of the forums, a local food organization was born called Central Rivers Farmshed. Early on, Central Rivers Farmshed was run by passionate volunteers. As the market organization’s needs have grown, paid staff who now manage the organization’s operations lack the capacity to meet their ...
Who Was Nikola Tesla? Engineer and inventor Nikola Tesla designed the alternating-current (AC) electric system, which is the predominant electrical system used across the world today. He also created the “Tesla coil” that is still used in radio technology. Born in modern-day Croatia, Tesla ...
Hedy Lamarr, born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler, was a Hollywood movie star who acted in dozens of films, most notablyAlgiers, released in 1938 andSamson and Delilah, in 1949. Alongside her acting career, she was also an inventor, working on everything from the shape of aircraft wings to dissol...