On this day in 1975 the company Microsoft was founded, under its original name Micro-Soft (short for Microcomputer-Software). The hyphen was left out six years later. The...
The record of 574.8 km/h was achieved near the village of Le Chemin in the area of Champagne (during the 191st km). Interestingly, the French train had 26,300-horsepower...
On this day, in modest conditions, the company Apple was created. It was the result of the incredible entrepreneurial spirit of Steve Jobs, and his persistence. Namely, i...
Interestingly, the majority of American universities could not afford to purchase UNIVAC. In total, only 46 of these computers were delivered to various institutions. Th...
The famous scientist Sir Isaac Newton died on this day. His work was so important for the development of physics and mathematics that he can certainly be considered one o...
On this day in Hitler’s Germany a pilot Hans Dieterle set an absolute world speed record for aircraft. He was able to reach a speed of 746,606 km/h in a Heinkel He-100 fi...
Italian physician Carlo Urbani died on this day in 2003. He was the first to identify SARS as a new and dangerous infectious disease. SARS is an abbreviation for Severe a...
Pallas was discovered at the time when Napoleon was at the peak of his power. The asteroid Pallas, one of the largest in the Solar System, was discovered on this date in...