Tag: science & technology

A rhino's horn is composed entirely of keratin, the same structural protein that makes up human hair, fingernails, and animal hooves. The horn is not made of bone, teeth, or muscle tissue.

Louis Pasteur conducted groundbreaking experiments in the 1860s that proved microbes exist in air and can cause fermentation and spoilage. His swan-neck flask experiment disproved spontaneous generation and established germ theory.

Sunlight takes approximately 8 minutes and 20 seconds (about 500 seconds) to travel from the Sun to Earth, due to the average Earth-Sun distance of about 150 million kilometers and the speed of light.

Larry Ellison co-founded Oracle Corporation (originally called Software Development Laboratories) in 1977 along with Bob Miner and Ed Oates. Ellison served as CEO until 2014 and is known for his business acumen in the database software industry.

Sulphuric acid (H2SO4) is called the 'King of chemicals' because of its enormous industrial importance - it's used in fertilizer production, petroleum refining, chemical manufacturing, and more. It's the most-produced industrial chemical worldwide by volume.

Rhino horns are composed of keratin fibers, the same structural protein that makes up human hair and fingernails. They are not made of bone, teeth, or muscle tissue, which is why rhino horns can grow back if cut.

Louis Pasteur's famous swan-neck flask experiments in the 1860s demonstrated that microorganisms exist in air and can cause contamination. His work disproved spontaneous generation theory and established germ theory.

Ada Lovelace wrote the first algorithm intended for Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine in the 1840s, making her the first computer programmer in history. Babbage designed the hardware but Lovelace wrote the software.