26-30 Scientist Facts
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26. Webcams were invented because some computer scientists were too lazy to get up to check if their coffee was done. – Source
27. Higher intelligence is linked to higher rates of mental illness such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, causing the “mad scientist” stereotype to have ground in reality. – Source
28. In 2013, scientists were able to plant and grow an extinct tree from 2000-year-old seeds. – Source
29. Scientists detected an atomic nucleus traveling at 99.9999999999999% of the speed of light, with energy 20 quintillion times that of visible light. It was appropriately named the “Oh-My-God Particle.” – Source
30. 90% of all scientists who have ever lived are alive today. – Source
31-35 Scientist Facts
31. New Jersey is home to more scientists per square mile than anywhere else in the world. – Source
32. A tomato plant was found on the 40-year-old volcanic island, Surtsey.Scientists were boggled as to how it got there. Turns out, it was from a scientist taking a dump, subsequently growing the plant. – Source
33. There’s a team of NASA scientists who’ve been pretending they’re on Mars for nearly a year. They live and work in a dome on the side of a Hawaiian volcano and only go out in spacesuits. – Source
34. Until 40 years ago scientists believed all life and food chains ultimately depended on the sun for energy. The discovery of deep-sea vents with whole ecosystems driven solely by chemical energy changed this view. Now it’s thought that life may have actually originated from such systems. – Source
35. After the last bucardo, a wild goat species died, scientists brought a clone to life, making the bucardo the first species to become de-extinct. The clone died after seven minutes, also making it the first species to go extinct twice. – Source
36-40 Scientist Facts
36. Scientists in Berlin asked adults to play Super Mario 64 over a period of 2 months for 30 minutes a day. The group showed increases of grey matter, demonstrating “the direct causal link between video gaming and a volumetric brain increase.” – Source
37. UK scientists discovered 3 new species of mushroom after buying dried porcini mushrooms from a local grocery store and testing them. – Source
38. The first scientist to see penguins engage in gay sex and necrophilia was so disturbed that he tried to obscure his findings. – Source
39. For a science fair experiment in 1969, a 14-year-old scientist used genes to change chicken feathers from white to partially black, which his teacher said was playing God. – Source
40. When Robert Goddard, a scientist who created the first liquid-fueled rocket, published his work in 1919, he was ridiculed for his belief man could reach the moon.The New York Times even mocked his understanding of basic physics.They later published a correction the day after the launch of Apollo 11. – Source
When Robert Goddard, a scientist who created the first liquid-fueled rocket, published his work in 1919. I believe the date was in 1930s. please confirm
1919 is the correct year. I received my PhD from Dr. Goddard’s Alma mater, Clark University and have seen the original early drafts of “A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes” in Goddard library which the New York Times subsequently ridiculed.
1919 is the correct year.
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