WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) P&O Pioneer: World's largest double-ended hybrid ferry
10-11-2023
(WorldKings.org) The ship is 230.5 meters long, 30.8 meters wide and is the world's largest double-ended hybrid ferry.
[Worldkings] Top 100 pioneers in all fields (P. 100) Henri Coanda (Romania): The creator of the world's first jet-powered aircraft
30-06-2023
(Worldkings.org) Henri Coanda was the creator of the world's first jet aircraft, which he tried himself in 1910 in France. The aircraft was exhibited at the International Air Show from Paris.
[Worldkings] Top 100 pioneers in all fields (P. 99) Ada Lovelace (UK): The world's first computer programmer
29-06-2023
(Worldkings.org) Ada Lovelace, an English noble who lived a short but remarkable life, is often described as one of the world’s first computer programmers.
[Worldkings] Top 100 pioneers in all fields (P. 98) John Shepherd-Barron (Scotland): The creator of the world's first automatic teller machine
28-06-2023
(Worldkings.org) John Shepherd-Barron is a Scottish inventor. He is considered by many to be the father of Automated Teller Machines. The first Automated Teller Machine was installed at a branch of Barclays Bank in Enfield, north London, on 27 June 1967.
[Worldkings] Top 100 pioneers in all fields (P. 97) Miller Reese Hutchison (USA): The creator of the world's first electronic hearing aid
27-06-2023
(Worldkings.org) In 1898, Miller Reese Hutchison created the first electric hearing aid. His design used an electric current to amplify weak signals.
[Worldkings] Top 100 pioneers in all fields (P. 96) Mary Pickford (Canada): The world's first million-dollar movie actress
26-06-2023
(Worldkings.org) In 1916, Mary Pickford – ‘America’s Sweetheart’ – signed a contract that for the first time guaranteed a Hollywood actress a million-dollar paypacket.
[Worldkings] Top 100 pioneers in all fields (P. 95) Elena Cornaro Piscopia (Italy): The world’s first woman to receive a Ph.D. degree
24-06-2023
(Worldkings.org) Elena Cornaro Piscopia, an Italian philosopher of noble descent, was the first woman to receive an academic degree from a university, and in 1678 she became the first woman in the world to receive a Ph.D. degree.
[Worldkings] Top 100 pioneers in all fields (P. 94) Konrad Zuse (Germany): The creator of the world's first programmable computer
23-06-2023
(Worldkings.org) Konrad Zuse's greatest achievement was the world's first programmable computer; the functional program-controlled Turing-complete Z3 became operational in May 1941.
[Worldkings] Top 100 pioneers in all fields (P. 93) Tiny Broadwick (USA): The first woman to parachute from an airplane
22-06-2023
(Worldkings.org) Tiny Broadwick was an aviation pioneer and the first woman to parachute from an airplane.
[Worldkings] Top 100 pioneers in all fields (P. 91) Momofuku Ando (Japan): “Father” of the instant noodle industry
20-06-2023
(Worldkings.org) Momofuku Ando was a Japanese inventor and entrepreneur who is best known for inventing instant noodles, which revolutionized the food industry and became a popular staple food around the world.
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