The First Digital Programmable Computer Do you know who invented the first computer? Who wrote the first computer program? Here you will find the answers to these questions. Charles Babbage is considered to be "father of the computer". Level A2/B1 The First Computer Sir Charles Babbage (26 December 1791 – 18 October 1871) was an
Eugene Paton, a scientist whom we take pride in One can name many outstanding scientists in Ukraine, but I'd like to tell about the man, whose name is known all over the world. This is Eugene Paton, an outstanding scientist in the field of bridge construction and welding, the founder of the Institute of Electric
Galileo Galilei, the Father of Modern Science Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642 is an Italian natural philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who made fundamental contributions to the sciences of motion, astronomy and to the development of the scientific method. Galileo was born in Pisa, Italy where he grew up with his brothers and sisters during the Italian
Read about Albert Einstein A Gentle Genius Hi, my name is Diana and I'd like to suggest reading the text Albert Einstein A Gentle Genius. An "Einstein" If someone calls you an 'Einstein' ['ainstain], consider it a compliment. It means that you are compared to one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century. Actually, many people
Prominent Ukrainian Scientist Yevhen Paton Yevhen Paton, a prominent Ukrainian scientist in the field of building bridges and welding, was born in a French town if Nice (ni:s) in 1870. He graduated from Polytechnical Institute in Dresden, and later - from the Institute of Engineers of Means of Communication in St. Petersburg. From 1904 till
Marie Curie, an Outstanding Woman Do you know who was Marie Curie? Hi! Diana's here and today I'd like to share with you who Marie Curie was. Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person — man or woman — to win the award twice. With her husband
Read about Serhiy Pavlovych Korolyov, a rocket engineer and spacecraft designer Academician Serhiy Pavlovych Korolyov, the famous scientist and designer of space-rocket systems, was born on the 12th of January 1907 in the city of Zhytomyr in the family of a teacher. In 1916 Serhiy's parents divorced and a year later his mother remarried. In 1917
Read about Dmitri Mendeleev Dmitri Mendeleev was a Russian chemist and inventor. He is best remembered for formulating the Periodic Law and creating a farsighted version of the periodic table of elements. He used the Periodic Law not only to correct the then-accepted properties of some known elements, such as the valence and atomic weight of uranium,
Outstanding Scientist Ivan Pavlov Ivan Petrovich Pavlov was an eminent Russian physiologist and psychologist who devised the concept of the conditioned reflex. He conducted a legendary experiment in which he trained a hungry dog to drool at the sound of a bell, which had previously been related to the presentation of food to the animal.
Speak about Albert Einstein Albert Einstein is known all over the world as a brilliant physicist and the founder of the theory of relativity. He is perhaps the greatest scientist of the 20th century. Some of his ideas made possible the A-bombs, as well as TV and other inventions. The name of this scientist is
