Touch screens are now everywhere
The Samsung Omnia smartphone uses a touch screenAs we see the use of touch screens everyday in our lives it is hard to believe that they were originally developed in the late 1960s. But it wasn’t until 1972 that we saw the first touch screen launched in a computer assisted learning terminal. Today... Read More →
Toshiba to start selling portable hard drives
Toshiba 200GB Portable HDD Toshiba is going to start selling portable hard drives in addition to laptops and DVD players. The USB 2.0 external hard disk will be available in capacities ranging from 100 GB to 200 GB – the largest capacity yet available in a portable, compact form factor. The device... Read More →
6 Inventions That Changed The World – And What You Can Learn From Them
Young inventor Thomas Edison lost in thought Throughout history, people have made inventions that changed the world. Some got lucky and stumbled on something, some actually set out to make something, and still others improved upon existing technology to create something revolutionary. We’re going to... Read More →
Einstein’s Riddle Solution Explained
Albert Einstein "So have you worked it out yet? Who owns ze fish, ja!" The answer: The German owns the fish. How is this answer derived? Logically, the problem can be broken down as such: There are 5 houses lined up – so the easiest way to represent this is as 5 boxes, each with 5 traits... Read More →
Albert Einstein’s Riddle – With Solution Explained
Albert Einstein has a riddle to share According to Einstein, roughly 98% of the world’s population cannot solve this riddle. It is one that uses pure logic – no fancy math is required. 1. In a street there are five houses, painted five different colours. 2. In each house lives a person of different... Read More →
Why Is Albert Einstein Famous?
Albert Einstein is not famous just for riding his bike Albert Einstein is famous for a number of reasons (two theories of relativity, nobel prize), but perhaps his most well known accomplishment is a very simple mathematical equation: e=mc^2. This is probably the most famous math equation ever written... Read More →
Mayan Civilization Math
Mayan numbers and math The Mayan civilization’s mathematics were one of the most advanced of the ancient Americas. Rather than using a base 10 system as we use (1, 10, 100, 1,000, etc.) they used a base 20 system (1, 20, 400, 8,000, etc.) One of the most fascinating facts about their mathematical system... Read More →
Will The World End In 2012? According To The Mayan Calendar, Yes
Amazon.com Widgets 2012 Doomsday, coming soon. There is a somewhat wideheld belief that the end of the Mayan Calendar – December 21, 2012 – will be the end of the world as well. Sure, it could be just another “doomsday” prophesy tossed out there, but there are quite a few interesting... Read More →
Mayan Inventions
Amazing architecture of a Mayan TempleThe Mayans were one of the major civilizations (along with the Aztecs) originating in Central America around 1500 BC. They were an isolated civilization in that they had no contact with the other early people in China or the Middle East. Mayan inventions include... Read More →