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Inventions that changed the Course of History: Dynamite
(Inventions and Innovations)

Almost everyone knows the story behind the Nobel Prize. We know how Alfred Nobel’s invention of dynamite made him feel obliged to create an icon of peace that neutralizes the unintentional evil uses of his invention.

Inventions that changed the Course of History: The Engine
(Inventions and Innovations)

Ever since the dawn of history and until maybe the late 18th century, all sources of energy available for mankind were confined to human strength, animals, wind energy, and water energy. 

An Inconvenient Truth
(Science in Arts and Culture)

An Inconvenient Truth is a 2006 provocative documentary on global warming directed by Davis Guggenheim.

Esperanto: A Universal Language
(Education, Business, and Society)

Would it not be amazing if we all had a shared language? 

The Last of His Tribe
(Education, Business, and Society)

Cooking for one, hunting for one, taking care of your house by yourself, having no one to talk to because no one speaks your language; this is the life a man leads in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. He is the last of his tribe.

Can the Next Tsunami Strike Home?
(Earth Sciences)

On the morning of 21 July 365 CE, a powerful earthquake off the coast of Greece triggered a killer Mediterranean tsunami, more than 30 m high, that devastated our home city of Alexandria. 

Water Shaping Human Civilization
(Earth Sciences)

Water is the most powerful element on the planet. 

Easter Island: A Lesson for Humanity
(Earth Sciences)

Easter Island is a Polynesian island in the Southeast Pacific Ocean.

The Threat of Antibiotic Resistance
(Health and Diseases)

More than eight decades ago, the discovery of antibiotics caused a revolution in the treatment of infections, transforming once deadly diseases that killed thousands every year into manageable health problems, treatable by a simple course of antibiotics.

World War II
(Education, Business, and Society)

World War II was a long and bloody war that lasted for six years.

Steam Power and the Industrial Revolution (1760-1840)
(Inventions and Innovations)

The Industrial Revolution began in England, then spread throughout Europe and then North America during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Sound Navigation and Ranging (SONAR)
(Inventions and Innovations)

SONAR is an acronym for SOund Navigation And Ranging.

The Spinning Wheels of Technology
(Inventions and Innovations)

Can you imagine life without wheels?

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