It has been said that the modern day mobile phone has more power than the computer that coordinated the first Moon landing in 1969.Continue reading GPS – Global Positioning System
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8 Aug /13
A Saga of Ice, Fish, and Hydrocarbons
Other than having a completely misleading name, functioning as a supply hub for Allied shipping routes during World War 2, and harboring a substantial fishing industry, Greenland has spent the majority of the last century enjoying its isolation and anonymity.Continue reading A Saga of Ice, Fish, and Hydrocarbons
7 Aug /13
Baguette
The stereotypical image of a Frenchman riding a bicycle and carrying a baguette under his arm is not the most faithful representation of modern France, and the baguette itself first appeared almost a century ago.Continue reading Baguette
6 Aug /13
Ginseng
This word first appears in English in a 1654 translation of Bellum Tartaricum, an account of the Tartar invasion of China.Continue reading Ginseng