Aviation The history of flight generally begins with the first flight in 1903. Many attempts by thousands of brilliant minds tried but as of December 17, 1903 two brothers, the Wright Brothers, succeeded. One person to try to fly was George Cayley. In 1835, he launched coachmen into flight. The only thing it was not powered, it was a glider. Cayley contributed greatly to aeronautics, discovering the forces of lift drag...

Atom Bomb On August 6, 1945, the city of Hiroshima was the target f the first atomic bomb used against civil population in history. Three days later, the United States dropped a second atomic bomb over the city of Nagasaki. In total, about one-fourth of a million people were killed by the two bombs.

Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world’s five major oceans. Its water is distributed among Africa, Europe, Southern Ocean and Western sphere. With a total area of about 7,67,62,000 square kilometers, it covers approximately 20% of the Earth’s surface and about 26% of its water surface area. As per the tourist point Atlantic Ocean is the busiest ocean of the world. There are constant movements of...

Athletes as Role Models When it comes to professional sports, there is one main controversy surrounding them; whether or not athletes should be considered role models. A role model is defined as, “A person who serves as a model in a particular behavioural social role for another person to emulate.” Athletes are there to play sports, nothing more, and nothing less. We can enjoy and envy all they do on the...

Assam The state lies beneath the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas and is bounded on the north by Bhutan (the land of the Bhutiyas) and Arunachal Pradesh (formerly known as NEFA and the land of Adis, Dafflas, Miris, Mishimis and Appatanis – all hill tribes of Mongolian origin); to the east by Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, and Manipur (an ancient Hindu kingdom); to the south by Mizoram (the land of Mipps) and...

Aristotle With the possible exception of Plato, Aristotle is the most influential philosopher in the history of logical thought. Logic into this century was basically Aristotelian logic. Aristotle dominated the study of the natural sciences until modern times. Aristotle, in some aspect, was the ‘founder of biology; Charles Darwin considered him as the most important contributor to the subject. Aristotle’s Poetic, the first work of literary notice, had a string influence...

Arctic Ocean Arctic Ocean is the world’s fifth ocean and also the smallest and the shallowest ocean of the world’s oceanic divisions. Its water is distributed among Europe, Asia and Northern America. It coastal length is 45,389 kilometer long. It is located in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic North Polar Region. The total area of the Arctic Ocean is 1,40,56,000 square kilometers. Its average depth is 1,205 meter,...

Archimedes Archimedes is believed to have been born in 287 B.C. in Syracuse, Sicily, and died in 212 B.C. His father was Phidias, who was an astronomer. We would know more about his life if his biography, written by his friend Hercleide, had not been lost. The information we have about Archimedes’ life comes from the writings of Plutarch, Livy, and others, as well as from the prefaces of Archimedes’ works....