Tag: Science and Technology
Hubble Space Telescope
Dennis Tito
Dennis Tito on Being the First Space Tourist
Discovery of the Double Helix Structure of DNA
James Watson on the Discovery of the Double Helix
J. Robert Oppenheimer
J. Robert Oppenheimer: ‘Now I am Become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds’
Deepwater Horizon Explosion
Dealing With Deepwater Horizon Injuries
National Security Agency
The Abuse of Power by the NSA
Edward Snowden, the source behind the Guardian's NSA files talks to reporter about his motives for the biggest intelligence leak in a generation. Continue reading
Apollo 13
Jim Lovell Explains What Happened on Apollo 13
Apollo 13
Astronaut Fred Haise on Surviving Apollo 13
Fred Haise talks about what it was like being on Apollo 13 with all the technical complications. Continue reading
Apollo 13
The Journey of Apollo 13
This video shows the troubling story of Apollo 13 and the crew that was in danger due to complications on board the space craft. Continue reading
Benjamin Franklin
[Text] Benjamin Franklin’s Kite Experiment In His Own Words
A letter from Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson describing his legendary experiment with electricity using a kite and a key: Philadelphia, Oct. 19. 1752. As frequent mention is made in the newspapers from Europe, of the success of the Philadelphia experiment for drawing the electric fire from clouds by means of pointed rods … Continue reading