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Friday Linkapalooza - 5/23/2014...
Happy Friday! Start your weekend off right with fun articles and videos collected by your friends at Bask in this week's Friday Linkapalooza. Enjoy!
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We’re a bunch of geeks at heart and that means that we love to be creative. Browse some fun factoids, find out what we’re working on next and what’s happening in the world of whole home support by reading our blogs below.
The Wright Brothers: Aviation P...
The Orville brothers were embroiled for years over the ownership of their patent, but we have come to associate them with the invention of the airplane.
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Happy Birthday, Mr. Zuckerberg
Yesterday, May 14, marked the birth of one of the dominant influences in social media and technology today: Mark Zuckerberg. Zuckerberg is one of the original founders of Facebook.com, where he still serves as chairman and chief executive.
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The Transcontinental Railroad
One of the most significant technological achievements of the 19th century, the first Transcontinental Railroad—spanning the width of the United States—was completed May 10, 1869. The railroads were incredibly important to the country’s burgeoning economy and population. Settlers could, for the price of roughly $65, leave the crowded, bustling East Coast for the wide open […]
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Happy Friday! Start your weekend off right with fun articles and videos collected by your friends at Bask in this week's Friday Linkapalooza. Enjoy!
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24 Years with the Hubble Space ...
In late April 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was successfully launched as part of the mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery. Despite not the first telescope built exclusively for use in space, the Hubble is one of the biggest and has proved its usefulness to researchers again and again.
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It's Not Just About Light Bulbs...
In 1889, American inventor Thomas Alva Edison had several companies relating to his work in the field of electricity: His Edison Electric Light Company, the main organization, through which he held all his patents and performed his experiments; the Edison Machine Works, which built electric motors and dynamos; Bergmann & Company, which assembled electric lighting instruments; and the Edison Lamp Company, which made, well, lamps.
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The Feat - and Failure - of the...
Now and again the greatest achievements in technology are marred by tragedy. One of the foremost examples of this is the great luxury liner RMS Titanic, which sank in the early morning hours of April 15, 1912, barely five days after setting sail on her maiden voyage. 102 years later, her sinking is still one […]
Read More >Friday Linkapalooza for April 1...
Happy Friday! Start your weekend off right with fun articles and videos collected by your friends at Bask in this week's Friday Linkapalooza. Enjoy!
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The Birth of the Giant Brain
On this day in 1943, a landmark computing project would be started in secret by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania. The project would come to be known as the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC), the first completely electronic computer, able to successfully complete complex calculations at incredible speed.
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