Your checklist for viewing the 2020 Perseid meteor shower
…meteor a minute. Adjust your expectations if you live in a light-polluted area; that’s probably going to be most people reading this, especially in the Triangle. 4. Get comfy. Use…
…meteor a minute. Adjust your expectations if you live in a light-polluted area; that’s probably going to be most people reading this, especially in the Triangle. 4. Get comfy. Use…
…1962, while working at Bell Labs, West and Gerhard Sessler patented their invention, the electret microphone. The majority of electronic devices with microphones, like smartphones and hearing aids, use this…
…our life-sized exhibit that commemorates the historic mission, and highlights the impact of the race to space. Are you an educator? Ask about our Exhibit Challenge Guide to use during…
…1996, she co-founded Cary Academy, placing an emphasis on the use of technology in the classroom. As the secretary of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors, Goodnight uses…
Carolyn Beatrice Parker, Physicist During World War II, Parker was a scientist on the Dayton Project, which processed polonium for use in atomic bombs. She later died of leukemia, which…
…people of a certain age or the extremely wealthy. However, through careful planning, many people can use planned giving to make a significant gift to an organization, while still achieving…
…taught in Washington, D.C., public schools and worked to end practices that disadvantaged students because of race or income. Jane Hinton, Veterinarian & Inventor In 1941, Hinton and J. Howard…
…site that he and a fellow student made was published in the American Journal of Archaeology in 1891. Bettye Washington Greene, Industrial Research Chemist When Greene joined Dow Chemical Company…
…Chef One legendary use for potatoes is potato chips—so today’s #HiddenNoMore honor goes to George Crum—Legendary Chef. Some credit Crum with the creation of the potato chip, At the time…
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