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Who Invented The Passenger Lift?
There are so many lifts around today that we rarely think about them. However the prevalence of lifts in towns and cities is a relatively modern phenomenon. The need for cities and towns to expand upwards and the introduction of the disability discrimination act has meant that the use of lifts in modern society has … Continue reading
The History of Clocks
You have a watch on your wrist, a clock in your cell phone, you can find something to tell you what time is it anywhere and anytime. Have you ever asked yourself Who Invented the Clock? When and where was the clock invented? The Sun Clock 1-The Ancient Egyptians were the first to really took … Continue reading
Top 10 Animal Gods and Goddesses in Ancient Egypt
THE GODS OF EGYPT Egyptian gods and goddesses (deities) were all forms of the Creator but they took on identities of their own. Some had special areas of interest. For example, Thoth was god of wisdom and writing, while Hathor was goddess of love and death. THE LIVES AND DEATHS OF CATS IN EGYPT Cats … Continue reading
The Mummification Story
The Egyptian Pharaohs believed in the second life after death; For them, eternity was the real life. And that was the main reason for their great concerns about the mummification of the dead bodies of their kings, queens and everyone that had an important position in their era. The Egyptian Pharaohs used to put everything … Continue reading
Ancient Egyptians and Mathematics
The ancient Egyptians were possibly the first civilization to practice the scientific arts. Indeed, the word chemistry is derived from the word Alchemy which is the ancient name for Egypt. Where the Egyptians really excelled was in medicine and applied mathematics. But although there is a large body of papyrus literature describing their achievements in … Continue reading
Who Discovered Electricity?
What would we do without electricity today? Electricity, is a force of nature and it has been around since the creation of the universe. However, ‘Who was the first to harness electricity?’. It took a lot of time for us humans to realize how electricity could be harnessed to get things done, but once we … Continue reading
The Ancient Egyptian Contributions In Modern Medicine
The Nile river is known almost universally by historians as the cradle of medicine because it passes through the great region of Egypt. Egypt greatly contributed to the western civilization. Their knowledge was far superior to any previous civilization, and many civilizations to come. One of their greatest achievements was in the field of medicine … Continue reading
The Ancient Egyptians Sciences, Inventions and Secrets
The Egyptian Civilization was born on the banks of The Nile River in 3150 B.C., when the upper and lower Egypt were unified under the first Pharaoh. The civilization prospered for next three millenniums till it ended in 31 B.C, when it was conquered by the powerful empire of Rome. The Egyptians were intelligent people who … Continue reading