NO VOICE , NOT HEARD Freedom fighters can be found everywhere, and they are of all times. Each age has its own s truggle for rights. Between the sixteenth and the eighteenth centuries the struggle was for freedom of religion. People struggled for th...
MR CAVORS FLYING MACHINE When I first met Mr Cavor, he was about to finish building the machine in which he planned to travel to the moon. As it had neither wings nor an engine, I was amazed and asked him how his machine could fly. The secret lay in...
THE STORY OF DR FRANKENSTEIN No human being could have passed a happier childhood than myself. Instead of children's play and adventure, I was driven by a desire to learn. I was not interested in the structure of languages or law. I wanted to learn...
JULES VERNE:THE FATHER OF SCIENCE FICTION Jules Verne was born in 1828, in France. His father sent him to Paris to study law, but instead Verne developed his love for the theatre. To make a living, Verne had to write and sell stories. He spent many...
THE AGES OF MAN Human achievements come in all shapes and sizes. Knocking two rocks together can be just as important as sending a man to the moon. When ancient humans learnt to use stone tools and make fire, it meant the beginning of modern society...
RED HOT ACHIEVEMENTS Chinese history is filled with great achievements in science and technology. Since the early 1990s, China has been enjoying a boom in scientific and technological development. The success is no accident. In 1995, the Chinese gov...
ZHONG GUAN CUN Whatever great achievements the future may have in store for China,it is likely that many of them will be born in northwestern Beijing.Zhongguancun, in Beijing's Haidian District, is the new centre for Chinese science and technology....
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This was one of the most important archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. Its find was as dramatic and exciting as the discovery itself. Here is the story. The first hint The first hint that led to the discovery of the tomb of King Tutankham...
Worried about the preparations for her feast, Lala quickly turned for home with her collection of nuts, melons and other fruit. It was the custom of family groups to separate and then gather again at different sites for reunions as they followed the...
