by Taripar Doly, S.E., M.M. | Oct 30, 2017 | Nusahati
It was one of the most extraordinary birthday parties ever held. Not it wasn’t in a plush ballroom of a grand hotel. No there weren’t famous celebrities, nor anyone rich or powerful. It was held at 3am in a small seedy cafe in Honolulu, the guest of honour was a...
by Taripar Doly, S.E., M.M. | Oct 23, 2017 | Nusahati
An African tribal legend tells of a village where the cows stopped producing as much milk as normal. Puzzled by this a young man of the tribe volunteered to stay up all night to discover what was happening. He hid behind a bush and waited for many hours, til finally,...
by Taripar Doly, S.E., M.M. | Oct 17, 2017 | Nusahati
In February 2012 Cory Weissman led out the men’s basketball team of Gettysburg College for their last game of the season. Four years earlier he had suffered a stroke that left him paralysed on one side. Four years of rehab and he was able to walk with a limp, but was...
by Taripar Doly, S.E., M.M. | Oct 12, 2017 | Nusahati
Yuri Gagarin is famous as the first man to fly in space. After the end of the Cold War some of Russia’s cosmonauts revealed the pressures under which he operated. Gagarin’s rocketship was armed with an explosive charge which could be detonated by radio signal. The...
by Taripar Doly, S.E., M.M. | Oct 4, 2017 | Nusahati
“Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.” – Popular Mechanics, 1949 “I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.” – Thomas Watson, Chairman of IBM, 1943 “There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.” – Ken Olson,...
by Taripar Doly, S.E., M.M. | Sep 27, 2017 | Nusahati
The movie The Elephant Man tells the true story of John Merrick. Merrick was born in the slums of England in 1862, and almost from birth experienced massive rejection due to his grotesque appearance. Merrick suffered abnormalities that resulted in a large and severely...
