Kathmandu, also spelled Katmandu or Kantipur, capital of Nepal. It lies in a hilly region near the confluence of the Baghmati and Vishnumati rivers, at an elevation of 4,344 feet (1,324 metres) above sea level. It was founded in 723 by Raja Gunakamadeva. According to custom, however, in the late…
oscilloscopes. Ferdinand Braun developed the first cathode-ray oscilloscope in 1897. The development and subsequent commercialization of the cathode ray tube (CRT) would lead to the first early oscilloscopes. The CRT oscilloscope began as an experimental instrument invented by German physicist, Karl Ferdinand Braun in the late 1800s, and provided insight…
Kathryn Sullivan, in full Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan, (born October 3, 1951, Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.U.S.The United States, officially United States of America, abbreviated U.S. or U.S.A., byname America, is a country in North America, a federal republic of 50 states.https://www.britannica.com › place › United-StatesUnited States | History, Map, Flag, &…
It is often reported that the designation OA was introduced in 1890 by Sir Archibald Edward Garrod in his famous A Treatise of Rheumatism and Rheumatoid Arthritis8. However, Garrod placed the name ’osteo-arthritis’ seventh on a list of eleven, and stated a preference for ’arthritis deformans’9 p 234-5. Arthritis History.…
Korea University was established on May 5, 1905, as Bosung College by Lee Yong-Ik, Treasurer of the Royal Household. The first College President was Hae-Uoung Shin. As an academic institution of nationalistic origin, it was regarded as a symbol of national pride during the colonial period (1910–1945). Korea University, founded…
2700 B.C. – The reputed first known performance of a conjuring effect (balls) was done by the magician Dedi in ancient Egypt. The history of magic in the Medieval and Renaissance periods stems from ancient times, originating primarily from the works of four prominent authors in Roman times: Seneca, Ptolemy,…
It was used as the primary input and output device for data and program storage. However, the history of magnetic tape predates computers. It began in 1928, when it was developed for audio storage and subsequently widely adapted in radio and the recording industry. Magnetic tape was invented for recording…
Marrickville became a municipality on 6 November 1861. In 1948, it merged with neighboring municipalities of St Peters and Petersham to form Marrickville Municipal Council. The first school opened in August 1864 and the post office opened in 1865. The railway line to Bankstown opened in 1895. The Marrickville Metro…
When Was MIDI Invented. In 1981, Dave Smith of Sequential Circuits, presented a paper on the “Universal Synthesizer Interface.” Just two years later, in 1983, at the winter NAMM Show*, a Sequential Circuits Prophet-600 was able to talk to a Roland Keyboard over a 5-pin cable. It was co-developed with…
In an effort to preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states, the Missouri CompromiseMissouri CompromiseThe Missouri Compromise (March 3, 1820) was a United States federal legislation that stopped northern attempts to forever prohibit slavery’s expansion by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as…