Technology

The first attempt to use kerosene for lighting ended almost tragically. Łukasiewicz used an oil lamp that was not adapted to the new fuel, and the lamp exploded.

Stainless steel contains a minimum of 11% chromium. It is characterized by superior biological cleanability.

The Three Gorges Dam causes a delay in the rotation of Earth.

An-225 Mriya is the second-largest aircraft constructed to date.

The Internet, as we know it today, often referred to as the World Wide Web, is nothing more than a system of hypertext documents presented to the user via a web browser.

The first network–ARPANET was launched on 29th October 1969 at the University of California.

Almost 300 million new users join social media every year.

The cost of the construction is estimated at $37 billion.

The aircraft will be rebuilt. The new machine will incorporate in its design elements of the copy destroyed by the Russian military.

Its primary purpose was flood control.