Nintendo console, groundbreaking eight-bit video game console created by Japanese designer Uemura Masayuki. The Nintendo console, or Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), was released as the Famicom in Japan on July 15, 1983. The history of the Nintendo Entertainment System ( NES) spans the 1982 development of the Family Computer, to…
Jörg Schlaich – This German bridge architect built many impressive pedestrian bridges all around the world. William Christopher Brown – Career of this famous structural engineer and bridge designer remains remembered today because of his numerous contributions in the field of suspension bridges. They came into use over 3,000 years…
Secure Socket Layer was originated by Netscape. SSL is designed to make use of TCP to provide reliable end-to-end secure service. This is a two-layered protocol. SSL, or Secure Sockets Layer, is an encryption-based Internet security protocol. It was first developed by Netscape in 1995 for the purpose of ensuring…
The Horcruxes were destroyed as follows. Tom Riddle’s Diary: destroyed by Harry in the chamber of secrets using the basilisk fang in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Marvolo Gaunt’s ring destroyed by Dumbledore using Gryffindor’s sword in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. It’s also unknown whether…
a test in which the participant responds to a stimulus word with the first word that comes to mind. The technique was invented by Francis GaltonFrancis GaltonAs the initiator of scientific meteorology, he devised the first weather map, proposed a theory of anticyclones, and was the first to establish a…
The Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations were destroyed by new arrivals from Macedonia and Epirus. This new group of Greeks, called the Dorians, settled in the war ravaged lands and developed their civilization. For decades, archaeologists were convinced that large earthquakes destroyed the great palaces of the Mycenaean civilization in the…
Coined by William Whewell, it was originally proposed in contrast to catastrophism by British naturalists in the late 18th century, starting with the work of the geologist James Hutton in his many books including Theory of the Earth. The term was later coined and developed by William Whewell, who in…
Congress is responsible for creating the federal government’s annual budget. Congress must create and pass numerous funding bills each fiscal year to keep the federal government open. This infographic explains the process. View a larger version of the infographic. Each year, Congress works on a federal budget for the next…
The Jin and Tatar armies defeated the Mongols in 1161. During the rise of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century, the usually cold, parched steppes of Central Asia enjoyed their mildest, wettest conditions in more than a millennium. Hardy. Mongolia offers you some of the harshest living conditions on…
The symbol originates from the Catholic tradition that when sentenced to death, Peter requested that his cross be upside down, as he felt unworthy of being crucified in the same manner as Jesus. Who in the Bible was crucified upside down? Peter requested to be crucified upside down, as he…