History of Studying Radioactive and Atomic Energy The first significant studies of atomic radioactivity emerged during what Lawrence Badash refers to in Rutherford and Boltwood: Letters on Radioactivity (1969) as the scientific revolution of the 1980s that “changed the face … Continue reading Building of the First Atomic Bomb During World War II
The Death Railway is a horrific mark of World War II (WWII) of the harsh realities the Prisoners of War (POWs) and forced labourers endured. Many are unaware of the true story behind the railway. They are, however, familiar with … Continue reading The Death Railway: Its Connection to World War II and the Present
The terms “nuclear war” and “nuclear weapons” bring a concern to world leaders and their people. For the last 100 years, nuclear weapons have brought complete destruction. Countries compete head-to-head in a nuclear arms race, in addition to the nuclear … Continue reading The Origin and History of Nuclear Weapons to Modern Day Threats
The time frame in which each Industrial Revolution occurred, represents a time of immense thought and creation. The latest age of production is exceeding all other industrial periods in both efficiency and global expansion. We are in a digital age. … Continue reading The Technical Human Error: An Observation of the Digital Transformation
The end of World War II (WWII) brought celebrations across the world, but there were those that saw the end of the war didn’t necessarily mean ‘the end’, like the avenging group Nakam. As early as 1943, Alan Turing and … Continue reading The History of Nakam: Jewish Soldiers who Avenged the Holocaust
Today, we remember Allied soldiers as heroes of World War II (WWII). What we all need to remember is that there were unsung heroes of WWII that weren’t soldiers. One of the famous heroes was a German industrialist and a … Continue reading The Unsung Heroes of World War II