THOMAS ALVA EDISON (1847 – 1931)

  Thomas Alva Edison was born on Feb 11, 1847, Milan, Ohio, in the USA. His parents lovingly called him Edison. He was the youngest son of seven children of Samuel Edison. At the time of his birth, Edison was quite normal and healthy; but as time passed Edison developed some hearing problems. His parents took him to several doctors who made thorough medical checkup of the boy, but to no avail. As a result of his partial deafness, Edison took a great interest in reading books, but science was his favorite subject.

Women’s Day Pioneer

 



 In 1857 July 5, Clara Jetkin was born in a small village of Aksony province in Germany.  She completed her secondary level education at 15 years of age. In this time it was not easy to achieve higher education for females. No rights to vote also they were prohibited to participate in any political organization.

Clara was upset about these kinds of discrimination between male and female in their society. Every-time she thought how to give equal rights and opportunity to women. At the same time, outside Germany, voices were rising for woman rights. She was involved in numerous organizations to support female equality every-where. That time socialism was restricted by German government. This restriction was lifted in 1890 from Germany.

Sugar Plantations

AP EXPLAINS: Why Hawaii's Sugar Plantations Have Disappeared

The proprietors of Hawaii's last sugar estate say they're escaping the sugar-developing business. Miles of sugar stick fields once spread over the islands, giving work to a large number of foreigners and forming Hawaii life. Before long, they'll be no more.

Here's a clarification of why sugar developed to rule Hawaii and why it blurred.

HOW DID SUGAR GET TO BE A BIG BUSINESS IN HAWAII?

Human effect has pushed Earth into the anthropocene, researchers says

Human effect has pushed Earth into the anthropocene, researchers says


Anglers glide locally available a pontoon in the midst of for the most part plastic junk in Manila Bay, the Philippines. People have presented 300m metric huge amounts of plastic to the environment consistently. Photo: Erik de Castro/Reuters

There is presently convincing confirmation to demonstrate that humankind's effect on the Earth's air, seas and natural life has pushed the world into another topographical age, as indicated by a gathering of researchers.

Smartphone

Microsoft has allegedly retired an all-metal cell phone being produced for one year from now. Rather, Redmond may be taking a shot at the first Surface Phone to be discharged at some point in the second 50% of 2016.(Photo : Andrew Burton | Getty Images)

Microsoft could be taking a shot at a Surface Phone, however steadfast fans will need to hold up a drawn-out period of time before the idea emerges into a genuine gadget.

Why Do We Feed Wild Animals?

Why Do We Feed Wild Animals?

Photograph ''Sustenance 79,'' from an arrangement titled ""Sustenance,"" demonstrates a scene close to the picture taker's gallery in Framingham, Mass. Credit Neeta Madahar

White-­haired, with a faintly highborn style, Mrs. Leslie-­Smith lived alone in a wooden lodge brimming with books and reflexive houseplants a couple of entryways from my adolescence home. One warm harvest time evening over 30 years back, she welcomed my mom and me to watch her daily custom. She scattered broken treats outside her patio nursery entryways, where they sparkled dustily under the light of an outside light. We sat in the obscured room and held up.

The high-wire extensions of Nepal

Suspention Bridge
The high-wire extensions of Nepal

7 February 2015

From the segment Asia

The thought of creeping along wires high above wide gorges in the mountains of Nepal appears like the stuff of enterprise tourism. In any case, for Nepalese villagers, the experience has since a long time ago stopped to be a curiosity.

Numerous villagers need to persevere through a risky voyage along the high wires just to get their produce to market, see companions and relatives, or even basically to get the opportunity to class.