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Tag Archives: scientists
July 23, 1998
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1998 U.S. scientists at the University of Hawaii turned out more than 50 “carbon-copy” mice with a cloning technique. The mice’s (meece’s) fur soon changed color from lab-rat white to almost banana yellow. To be able to differentiate between the little guys, the scientists named them Dave, Stuart, Jerry, … Continue reading
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Tagged Banananana, clones, mice, science, scientists
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March 8, 1618
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! on this date in 1618, Johann Kepler discovered his third Law of Planetary Motion, which state that the square of the orbital period of a planet is proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit. For those of us who are not astronomically inclined, this was some … Continue reading
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Tagged alcohol, astronomy, Kepler, scientists
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December 11, 1998
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1998 – The ‘Mars Climate Orbiter’ blasted off on a nine-month journey to the Red Planet. However, the probe disappeared in September of 1999, and was apparently destroyed because the scientists in charge of plotting it course had failed to convert English measures to metric values. This is one … Continue reading
November 27, 1701
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1701, Anders Celsius was born in Uppsala, Sweden. He turned out to be an inquisitive young man interested in scientific pursuits and built the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory in 1740, the oldest observatory in Sweden. His brilliant scientific mind enabled him to invent the Celsius thermometer. Anders’s lesser known and … Continue reading
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Tagged astronomy, inventions, lesser known brothers, scientists, Sweden
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November 14,
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1908 Albert Einstein presented his quantum theory of light in which he stated that light actually exists as tiny particles which he named photons. He also proposed the very shocking idea that the entire universe was built out of tiny, discrete chunks of energy and matter. William Reed, author … Continue reading
November 1, 2013
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2013 Australian scientists announced the discover of three new species of marsupial in Queensland; the Tweed Volcano Antechinus, the Buff-footed Antechinus and the Kroombit Anterchinus. Australian scientists were subsequently informed that they had lost the privilege to name new species since it was apparent that they didn’t take such … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, Australia, marsupials, New Zealand, scientists
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September 25, 1974
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1974 Scientists warn the general public for the first time about the dangers of aerosol spray to the ozone layer surrounding the earth. They stated that the continued use of aerosol sprays will cause ozone depletion and will lead to an increased risk of skin cancers and global weather … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, New Jersey, New York, ozone layer, scientists
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