3 Women Who Built the Foundation of Modern Computing
Long before Silicon Valley, women wrote the first computer program, invented the compiler, and made GPS accurate. Their innovations shaped how we use technology every day.
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100 Years Since First Liquid Rocket Launch Changed History
A rocket that flew for 2.5 seconds and landed in a cabbage patch changed everything. On March 16, 1926, Dr. Robert H. Goddard launched humanity into the space age.
100 Years Ago, a 10-Pound Rocket Launched the Space Age
A college professor's 11-foot invention flew for just three seconds into a cabbage patch on a snowy Massachusetts farm. That brief flight 100 years ago made possible every rocket launch since, including NASA's upcoming return to the Moon.
Wallace Carothers Invented Nylon 91 Years Ago Today
On this day in 1934, a 32-year-old chemist at DuPont created a revolutionary material that would transform everything from clothing to medicine. Wallace Carothers' invention of nylon marked one of the greatest breakthroughs in synthetic materials.
Lost Photo of Astronomer Who Named Biggest Solar Storm Found
An archivist just discovered the only known photograph of Richard Carrington, the astronomer who witnessed the most powerful solar storm ever recorded in 1859. After 150 years of searching, the portrait turned up on eBay.
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Mexican Scientist May Have Photographed Near-Miss in 1883
In 1883, a brilliant Mexican astronomer captured photographs of mysterious objects passing between Earth and the sun—hundreds of them. More than a century later, scientists would realize José Árbol y Bonilla may have documented the closest call our planet ever had with a cosmic disaster.