Darya Kawa Mirza created a 708 GB digital image of the Moon

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That asteroid was technically the highest ratio of killing birds to one stone in Earth's history

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Five men from the 1930s at the University of Dhaka: J.C. Ghosh, C.V. Raman, G.H. Langley, S.N. Bose, and K.S. Krishnan

University of Dhaka 1930s group

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Max Born and David Hilbert quotes

Partial differential equations and rigid body rotation both got major advances from Sofya Kovalevskaya, whose Ph.D. in Mathematics made her the first woman in modern Europe to reach that level. Her solutions opened doors… Mostrar más

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Curious how much time Arnold Rubik needed for that cube

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Darya Kawa Mirza created a 708 GB digital image of the Moon

Moon image by Darya Kawa Mirza

A Soviet scientist named Léon Theremin invented this instrument in the 1920s, and it still holds a unique record: no other musical instrument is played without being touched at all. You shape the notes and tones purely… Mostrar más

Theremin instrument invented by Léon Theremin

That asteroid was technically the highest ratio of killing birds to one stone in Earth's history

Asteroid dinosaur bird ratio

Marie Sklodowska Curie is widely described as one of the greatest scientists ever, a status backed by her being the first person to win two Nobel Prizes. Only four individuals in history have achieved this double honor,… Mostrar más

Marie Curie and daughters portrait

Curtis T. McMullen breaks down how Maryam Mirzakhani fused algebraic geometry, symplectic geometry, low-dimensional topology, and random processes with serious originality. That integration didn't just sit there; it… Mostrar más

Maryam Mirzakhani Fields Medal portrait

Five men from the 1930s at the University of Dhaka: J.C. Ghosh, C.V. Raman, G.H. Langley, S.N. Bose, and K.S. Krishnan

University of Dhaka 1930s group

These two aren't exactly straightforward for me either

Max Born and David Hilbert quotes

Partial differential equations and rigid body rotation both got major advances from Sofya Kovalevskaya, whose Ph.D. in Mathematics made her the first woman in modern Europe to reach that level. Her solutions opened doors… Mostrar más

Sofya Kovalevskaya mathematician achievements

Curious how much time Arnold Rubik needed for that cube

Arnold Rubik Rubik's Cube solve time

Hedy Lamarr was a trailblazing Austrian-American actress and inventor who achieved parallel legacies as a stunning Hollywood film icon and a pioneer of wireless technology. Hedy Lamarr’s groundbreaking invention was… Mostrar más

Hedy Lamarr Secret Communication System patent