Tag: science & technology

A motherboard is also called a system board because it's the main printed circuit board that connects all components in a computer. CPU is a component mounted on the motherboard, not another name for it. Fatherboard is not a real term.

Apple's first logo in 1976 depicted Sir Isaac Newton sitting under an apple tree, designed by co-founder Ronald Wayne. The rainbow apple with a bite came later in 1977. The original logo referenced Newton's discovery of gravity through a falling apple.

Adobe Systems was founded by John Warnock and Charles Geschke in 1982. Warnock was the key co-founder who helped develop PostScript and PDF technologies that became Adobe's foundation. The other names are not associated with Adobe's founding.

Apple Computer was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in 1976. Steve Jobs became the most famous co-founder and visionary behind Apple's success. The other names are incorrect or misspellings.

Mitch Kapor founded Lotus Development Corporation in 1982 and created Lotus 1-2-3, the spreadsheet software that made the company famous. The other names are incorrect or misspelled.

Motorola was founded by Paul Galvin and his brother Joseph Galvin in 1928. Paul Galvin coined the name 'Motorola' by combining 'motor' (for motorcar) and 'ola' (from sound, implying radio). The other names are incorrect or misspellings.

Red Hat was founded by Marc Ewing and Bob Young in 1993. Ewing created the original Red Hat Linux distribution while a student at Carnegie Mellon. The company was named after the red cornell cap he wore in college.

Hyperion, a Coast Redwood in California, is the world's tallest living tree at 115.92 meters (380.3 feet). It was discovered in 2006 in Redwood National Park. The Stratosphere Giant and Doerner Fir are also redwoods but shorter. Giant Sequoias are massive in volume but not the tallest.

Burj Khalifa in Dubai stands at 828 meters (2,717 feet) and has been the world's tallest building since its completion in 2010. It surpasses all other options significantly - the Petronas Towers are 452m, Sears Tower (Willis Tower) is 442m, and Shun Hing Square is 384m.

The Spring Temple Buddha in China stands 153 meters tall (including the pedestal) and was the world's tallest statue from 2002 until 2018. The Ushiku Daibutsu (120m) and Nanshan Haishang Guanyin (108m) are shorter. The Emperors Yan and Huang Statue is 106m.