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  • The First Computer Programmer Was a Woman

    Ada Lovelace

    Ada Lovelace: The Enchanting Trailblazer of Computing In the early 19th century, against the backdrop of Victorian England, Ada Lovelace emerged as an unlikely pioneer in the world of computing. Born in 1815, she was the daughter of the flamboyant poet Lord Byron and the analytical and determined Lady Byron. Ada’s life took an unusual…

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  • First Mobile Phone Call Was Made Over 50 Years Ago

    Martin Cooper, the man who made the first mobile phone call

    Cell phones are older than many people think. The first mobile phone call was made in 1973. Motorola’s executive Martin Cooper called competitors from Bell Labs to taunt them.

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  • Fact Check: Is LK-99 the First Room-Temperature Superconductor?

    LK-99, a potential superconductor material

    Korean scientists claim to have discovered the first room-temperature superconductor efficient at normal atmospheric pressure. It is called LK-99. Does this mean we’ll soon have cheap energy, superfast computers, and levitating trains everywhere? Let’s check this out.

  • World’s First Website Is Still Online

    Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of World Wide Web and the first website

    82% out of over a billion websites existing today are inactive. Unlike them, the first website in the world is still alive and kicking. You can check it out at its original URL right now.

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