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6 African-Americans that Revolutionized the Tech Industry Not many are aware that some of the world’s greatest inventions actually came from black inventors. Here’s a list of some of the notable black inventors that have made an impact in the world through technology. 1. Mark Dean – Dean is a Tennessee engineer who designed the ISA or Industry Standard Architecture system bus that allows specific machines to link with a computer such as modems and printers. He also created a team to build the…

In the aftermath of the 2nd World War, the United States and the Soviet Union became embroiled in a competitive arms race that saw significant military gains on both sides, eventually culminating in the development of rockets capable of striking every territory across the world ("The Real Story of Apollo 17... And Why We Never Went Back To The Moon."). The Soviet Union succeeded in putting Yuri Gagarin into space in 1961, just a couple years after launching the first satellite into orbit ("The…

What Was Neil Armstrong's Life Like Growing Up? Neil Armstrong was born on Aug. 5, 1930. He was born in Ohio. He had a brother and a sister. He was in the Boy Scouts of America. Armstrong flew in an airplane when he was 6. That flight made him love airplanes. He attended Blume High School in Ohio. Armstrong went to college at Purdue University. While he was in college, he left to serve in the U.S. Navy. He flew planes during the Korean War. Then he came back to college and finished the degree…

Rise of the Rocket Girls is an interesting read about the female computers at the Jet Propulsion Lab. The book detailed about the achievements and failures of the Army’s and NASA’s computing group for many space exploration missions. The book exemplifies the importance of trial and error in developing scientific discoveries. Throughout the stories of the many female figures at JPL, the theme of success and failure echoed in their legacy. Failure can be considered as a principal part of the…

Have you ever wondered how weird it would be to find weird objects in your yard, something that you don’t know what it is but doesn’t like it’s from Earth. In the summer of 1947, a rancher with the name of Mac Brazel had discovered unidentifiable objects in his pasture in Roswell, New Mexico. It was some sort of metallic stick that were held together with some sort of tape, there were chunks of plastic and reflectors, and very heavy glossy paper like material. Glenn Dennis stated “ there were…

A unmanned spacecraft launched in 1997 called Cassini arrived at Saturn in 2004. After, its last flyby of one of Saturn's moons on April 21st Cassini, was prepared for what mission planners called mission planners are called its "Grand Finale." On April 22, 2017, a final flyby of Cassini was sent through the gap between Saturn and the inner ring. The spacecraft came within the cloud on jupiter and 200 miles of the most visible edge of its ring. As it has never been done before mission managers…

Although the NASA moon landing video was fraught with poor informational execution, it very effectively employed the Gish Gallup technique which caused more sway towards their side of the argument. The video used multiple pieces of questionable information and even presented itself poorly in the beginning. The beginning of the video made it seem as though the narrator was there to disprove the conspiracy theories, when later on he made it more apparent that he supported them and attempted to…

Someone might ask, who or what is a father. Google defines “Father” as a man in a relation to his natural child or children. But sometimes, Google doesn’t have everything. Sometimes, the internet can not truly define the meaning behind certain words. Sometimes, the internet can not truly show the feelings behind certain words. You see, many people in this era depends on the internet to define difficult words such as obnoxious, vex, zephyr, exasperate. But sometimes, people looks up for the…

Ever since 624 B.C., humans have always dreamed of space and all of its wonders. Thales was a Greek philosopher that theorized that the Earth was just disk floating in a dark ocean. Today humans are calling this dark ocean the universe. Ever since this discovery there are now astronomers, astrophysicist, and astronauts working towards mankind’s greatest achievement: The International Space Station (ISS). IT began as just an idea in the Industrial Revolution later being grown to a huge project.…

Orion Space Probe 3” telescope for sale … Perfect for checking out the 95 year old neighbor lady next door if you are that kind of a degenerate sicko. For the rest of us, this telescope gives a clear view of the moon and other celestial bodies. This telescope comes with the following additional goodies: The full size aluminum stand folds up to be not only lightweight but compact. I have found this to be a life saver when I have had to grab the whole thing and run for it because the farmers…