Popular Science
The Evolution of the Telescope: From the Greek "Far-seeing" to Modern Day...
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The telescope has come a long way since its humble beginnings as a simple tool for viewing distant objects. Today, telescopes are some of the most important tools in astronomy, with telescopes like the Hubble Space Telescope making some of the most significant discoveries in the field.

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Google: The Search Giant's History, Mission, and Algorithm
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Google is a search engine giant that was founded in 1998 by Sergey Brin and Larry Page. Its mission is to make the world's information accessible and useful to everyone. As of June 2019 , Google is worth over $934 billion. The company's algorithm is a closely guarded trade secret.

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The Dangers of Hot Weather
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The hot weather can have a number of negative effects on our health, including making us more irritable, causing heatstroke and exhaustion, making us more likely to make mistakes, and affecting our sleep.

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Black Holes: More Than Meets The Eye
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There are more black holes in the universe than there are stars, and they are infinitely dense. They are so massive that they can warp the fabric of spacetime, and emit jets of particles at near-light speeds. They can consume anything that comes too close, including light. There may be a supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy.

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6 interesting facts about the history of technology
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1. The word "robot" was first used in a play by Czech writer Karel Čapek in 1921. 2. The first digital computer was created in 1941 by British mathematician Alan Turing. 3. The first "smartphone" was invented in 1992 by IBM. 4. The first website was created in 1991 by Tim Berners-Lee. 5 . The first online transaction was made in 1994 by Pizza Hut. 6. The first online chat room was created in 1997 by AOL.

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The Computer Museum in Silicon Valley
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The Computer Museum in Silicon Valley is home to some of the world's first computers. These early computers date back to the early 1800s, with the first electronic computer being created in the late 1930s. The first personal computer was created in the early 1970s, with the first Apple computer being created in the late 1970s. The first IBM PC was created in the early 1980s.

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telescopes
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The article covers the history and development of telescopes, starting with the first successful telescope built in 1608, through to the largest telescope in the world today. It also covers the different types of telescopes that exist, including those that are used to observe different types of light.

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How AI Is Changing the Faces of Our World
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AI is changing the world in many ways, one of which is its increasing ability to create realistic artificial body parts, people, animals, and lifeforms.

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