The First to Develop a Video Phone is Filipino Engineer Gregorio Zara
Video calling has become more and more convenient thanks to modern technology. One only needs… Read More »The First to Develop a Video Phone is Filipino Engineer Gregorio Zara
History
How the Romans Built Structures Which Last Thousands of Years
It is a wonder how ancient Roman buildings still stand upright today amid the wars and calamities they have gone through. One would think what kind of engineering was done with the Cloaca Maxima, the Colosseum, and the Pantheon, among others, having little to no maintenance structurally.
Alexander Graham Bell Isn’t the First to Invent the Telephone
Disclaimer: This is rehashed from an article I wrote in April 2017 for GineersNow. Some parts are… Read More »Alexander Graham Bell Isn’t the First to Invent the Telephone
The Only Engineer Who Became a Philippine President
His decision to become an engineer came a little late at 17 years old.
What Happens if A Child, Once One of the Smartest in the World, Chooses to Lead a ‘Normal’ Life?
“When I was in NASA, every day I just repeated daily equations and research. I had no friends, I was lonely and exhausted. I lost a sense of purpose along the way. And I discovered that there is really nothing special about being special,” Kim revealed.
Marie Curie: Nobel Laureate for 2 Sciences, Also a Homewrecker
People living in the midst of Marie might have remembered her as an adulteress, but she had redeemed herself and built her reputation again as a scientist when she crisscrossed France and delivered portable X-ray machines to doctors on the battlefield.
Agapito Flores Did Not Invent the Fluorescent Lamp
Filipino authors, or whoever made the association, may have gone too far with the Filipino pride – Agapito Flores is not the first person to create the fluorescent lamp.
Explained: The Eternal Leaning of that Tower in Pisa
It has always been a mystery how the Leaning Tower of Pisa maintained its slanting position, considering that it survived strong earthquakes in the last 500 years. But it appears that that is not the case anymore as the science behind it has been unlocked.
Getting Personal with Isaac Newton
One of his most notable achievements in the history of science is the Philosophae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, a book that Newton established to define many science concepts like the universal gravitation and the laws of motion. It’s one of the bibles of science.