Living in the light of God
Invented in 1937. The dark shades of the aviator sunglasses were at one time necessary for test pilots pushing the limits of the airplanes. at high altitudes, a pilot's eyes could either be severely damaged by the extremely bright light in the upper atmosphere, or they could freeze in the ...
The technology behind the microwave oven was developed during World War II, At the time, the U.S and British militaries engineered the magnetron, which was the result of research conducted on radio transmission and radar detection. The magnetron produced much smaller radio waves, known as ...
Invented in 1940. Though four-wheel-drive technology had been around since the turn of the 20th century, by the 1930's, the military needed a scout car that could combine speed and versatility with hauling power and all terrain capacity. The problem was that those features were mutual exclusive ...
Invented in 1942. In World War II, Johnson & Johnson's Revolt Permacell division developed the widely useful tape. The tape's ease of use, durability and water resistance made it ideal for sealing containers and fixing windows or equipment during the war. The basic composition of the product is ...
Alice Walton is the daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton and heiress to a portion of the Walton fortune. She recently opened an art museum with art being displayed from the Walton estate. She is actively involved in numerous charitable organizations.
Christy Walton is the widow of John Walton, son of Walmart founder Sam Walton. After John Walton died in a plane crash in 2006, Christy inherited his fortune including enough stock to make more than $220 million in dividends in just six months. With the recent price appreciation of Walmart's stock, ...
While black holes are most definitely real, they have theoretical opposites called white holes, which would endlessly spew matter into the universe. They were thought to be purely hypothetical, but an unusual gamma ray burst observed in 2006 is turning out to be a potential candidate for a ...
The gravitational pull of a black hole can greatly slow down time itself, according to relativity. If you could take a spaceship to a black hole, orbit around it for a while, and them fly black to Earth, you would have successfully traveled to the future.
