Marie Curie, Polish-French Chemist and Physicist (1867-1934) Marie Skłodowska Curie M. Curie Medallion, Uni. of Buffalo Soviet Postage Stamp Marie Curie, Polish-French Chemist and Physicist, famous for her pioneering work on Radioactivity. Marie Skłodowska Curie (7 November 1867 – 4 July 1934), was born in Warsaw, Poland. She was a chemist and physicist famous for her pioneering work on …Read the Rest
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Cars History
History of the Automobile at a Glance. On the road there are now more than half a billion cars worldwide, and perhaps, two or three ones are built every second. There is an enormous variety of motor transport to all kinds of vehicles that can be driven, and motorbikes that can reach great speeds. However, all need brakes, driven by …Read the Rest
George Westinghouse – Engineer and Inventor
George Westinghouse (1846-1914) American Engineer and Inventor George Westinghouse, Jr. (October 6, 1846 – March 12, 1914) was an American engineer and entrepreneur who invented the railway air brake and was a pioneer of the electrical industry. He was also one of Thomas Alva Edison‘s rivals in the early implementation of the American electricity system. Westinghouse’s system, which used alternating …Read the Rest
Rewind: American Stacy Allison on Top of Everest
Dateline: September 29, 1988. Mount Everest Successful Climb: On Top of the World Stacy Allison, the First American Woman to Reach Mount Everest. Stacy Allison is famous for becoming the first American woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain, on September 29, 1988. She has been involved in many climbing expeditions. She first began by …Read the Rest
