At the age of 23, before she’d even earned her PhD, Carol Greider made the discovery that would earn her the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Along with her supervisor and co-laureate Elizabeth Blackburn she discovered the enzyme telomerase. At each end of a chromosome lies a protective "cap" called a telomere – telomerase is the enzyme that creates it.
Discover more about Greider: https://bit.ly/2D5sHpu
Wishing a happy birthday to Economic Sciences Laureate Edmund Phelps.
Edmund Strother Phelps is an American economist and the recipient of the 2006 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Early in his career, he became known for his research at Yale's Cowles Foundation in the first half of the 1960s on the sources of economic growth.
Pale Blue Dot is a photograph of planet Earth taken in
1990 by the Voyager 1 spaceprobe from a record distance of about 6 billion
kilometers (3.7 billion miles) from Earth, as part of the solar system Family
Portrait series of images. In the photograph, Earth is shown as a fraction of a
pixel (0.12 pixel in size) against the vastness of space. The Voyager 1
spacecraft, which had completed its primary mission and was leaving the Solar
System, was commanded by NASA to turn its camera around and to take a
photograph of Earth across a great expanse of space, at the request of Carl
Sagan.Subsequently, the title of the photograph was used by Sagan as the main
title of his 1994 book, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space.
From Wikipedia
Grateful thanks to KIWIS JOURNEY, WIKIPEDIA, THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA and
YouTube.
Today, Google Doodle celebrates Dr Muthulakshmi Reddi on her 133rd
birth anniversary, one of the country’s most prominent successful woman doctors
in the early 20th century and state’s first woman legislator.
Grateful
thanks to THE LOGICAL INDIAN and YouTube.
Bruce Lee could flow like water and spin nunchucks like no one else.
Thanks to his mind-blowing kicks and lightning-fast speed, the man became a
star in the span of just a few years. But in an unfortunate twist of fate,
Bruce Lee never lived to see his big moment. Here's the truth behind Bruce
Lee's tragic death.
Bruce Lee was practically made for the movies. As a kid growing up in
Hong Kong, Lee was a prolific child actor, playing in around 20 films. And when
he moved back to his birth country of the United States, he opened martial arts
schools, taught stars including Steve McQueen, and even donned a black mask and
started fighting crime.
Playing Kato on The Green Hornet, Lee introduced kung fu to the
American mainstream. Unfortunately, the series only lasted 26 episodes and
failed to launch him into the big time. Frustrated by Hollywood executives
passing him over or giving him bit parts, Lee packed his bags and returned to
Hong Kong, where he discovered he was the most famous man alive. The Green Hornet
was so popular in his homeland that it was known as The Kato Show, and soon Lee
was getting leading man parts in Hong Kong films.
Lee's first film as a lead actor was The Big Boss, which became the
highest-grossing movie in Hong Kong history. It held that record until Lee's
second film, Fist of Fury, came along. Soon after, Lee even got a chance to
direct, working on both sides of the camera for Way of the Dragon. After just
three films, Lee was suddenly the king of Asian cinema, and Hollywood finally decided
they wanted to be in the Bruce Lee business. WIKIPEDIA ON BRUCE LEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Lee
Grateful thanks to GRUNGE, WIKIPEDIA, THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA AND YOUTUBE.
ANTÓNIO GUTERRES (UN SECRETARY-GENERAL) video message for Nelson
Mandela International Day 2020
Each year, on Nelson’s Mandela’s birthday, we pay tribute to an
extraordinary global advocate for equality, dignity and solidarity.
Madiba was a moral giant of the 20th century, whose timeless legacy
continues to guide us today.
The theme of Nelson Mandela International Day is “Take action, inspire
change”.
It highlights the importance of working together, from governments to
citizens, to build a peaceful, sustainable and equitable world.
We mark this day at a time when the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic
endangers everyone, everywhere, and especially the most vulnerable.
In the face of these challenges, world leaders need to recognize the
vital importance of unity and solidarity.
COVID-19 is exposing deep inequalities.
We need to fight this pandemic of inequality through a new social
contract for a new era.
Only together can we fend off the common threat of COVID and recover
better.
As the United Nations marks its 75th anniversary in this fragile time,
we reflect on the life and work of Nelson Mandela, who embodied the highest
values of the United Nations and who took action and inspired change.
Despite many years as a prisoner of conscience, Madiba retained his
dignity and commitment to his ideals.
Let his example propel any governments that keep such prisoners to
release them.
There should be no prisoners of conscience in the 21st century.
Nelson Mandela reminded us that: “As long as poverty, injustice and
gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.”
On this Mandela Day, let us recall that we can, and must, be part of
the quest for a better future of dignity, opportunity and prosperity for all
people on a healthy planet.
Grateful thanks to UNITED
NATIONS, ANTÓNIO GUTERRES (UN SECRETARY-GENERAL) and YouTube.
Full video recording of what was perhaps Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's last
significant interview to AMERICAN TV HOST ARNOLD MICHAELIS before his death.
From book by HY Sharada Prasad we are told the interview a few weeks before his
death. Another book by Chandrika Prasad provides a date of 18th May 1964 when the interview was aired in New York, this
is barely a few days before the death of Pandit Nehru on 27th May 1964.
Grateful thanks to PRASAR BHARATI ARCHIVES, AMERICAN TV HOST ARNOLD
MICHAELIS and YouTube.
Thank you to Invicta for their help making this series, and suppling
all Total War game footage.
Game Engine: Total War: Rome II https://www.totalwar.com/
Buy the game here: http://geni.us/kiR7Nho
Epic History TV's complete four-part history of Alexander the Great in
one video. Follow the incredible story of the Macedonian king as he embarks on
the total conquest of the ancient world's greatest superpower, the Persian
Empire. With dramatic victories at the Granicus, Issus and Gaugamela, Alexander
defeats Darius III and claims the throne of Persia. But his campaign to subdue
the empire's easternmost provinces and reach the edge of the known world will
take him into modern Afghanistan, Pakistan and the frontier of India, where he
meets the Indian king Porus in battle at the Hydaspes. This is the complete
overview of Alexander's conquests, a 10 year period of immense drama and
historical significance, as the young Macedonian king's breathtaking
achievements ushered in a new era in European and Middle Eastern history - the
Hellenistic Age.
Grateful thanks to EPIC HISTORY TV, Invicta and YouTube..
This video about Lionel Messi Biography in English | Personal Life and
History of Messi. Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini is an Argentine-Spanish
professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Barcelona and
the Argentina national team
Grateful thanks to LIONEL MESSI, FAMOUS PEOPLE BIO. and YouTube.
Startup Stories presents
Sundar Pichai's inspirational video. In this motivational speech, the CEO of
Google asks all aspiring entrepreneurs to 'Follow Their Dreams." Sundar
Pichai speaks about his personal journey from India to leading one of the biggest
technology companies in the world. Pichai says that working in the real world
it is important to try and different things but "It's the idea that
matters." It doesn't matter where you come from because one single idea
can revolutionize the world! Watch his inspirational advice to all aspiring
entrepreneurs!
Grateful thanks to
Mr.SUNDAR PICHAI, STARTUP STORIES and YouTube.
CARSON HUEY-You is only 14
years old but he will become Texas Christian University’s youngest graduate on
Saturday. NBC’s Jacob Rascon reports for TODAY on the teen’s extraordinary
academic story and his promising future.
Grateful thanks to CARSON
HUEY, TODAY and YouTube.
Sagan's ability to convey his ideas allowed many people to understand
the cosmos better—simultaneously emphasizing the value and worthiness of the
human race, and the relative insignificance of the Earth in comparison to the
Universe. He delivered the 1977 series of Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
in London. He hosted and, with Ann Druyan, co-wrote and co-produced the highly
popular thirteen-part Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) television series Cosmos:
A Personal Voyage.
world know him as ''Picasso''. In fact it is imposible to choose best .
Because most of his works are adorable.Here are some of the best pablo picasso
paintings !!!
Learn more About Art on YouTube: https://goo.gl/RkWdUY
When Pablo became Picasso full HD Documentary.
Welcome to Star Arts Productions Movie Channel. We' show you everything
related to the Artworld. Paintings, Works of Art, Art Collections, Auctions,
Documentaries, series and a lot of interesting information.
"If one girl can change the world, what can 130 million girls do?"
Wishing a happy birthday to Malala Yousafzai, awarded the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for standing up for girls' rights to education. Yousafzai is the youngest person to receive a Nobel Prize.
“I would like to dedicate this lecture to Rose Nelson. She was my high school biology teacher and my inspiration in science. I am here because of her.”
During his Nobel Lecture, Gregg Semenza paid tribute to his biology teacher who inspired him to pursue a career in medicine. Semenza was awarded last year's Medicine Prize and today is his 64th birthday - join us in congratulating him.
“You
will prevail.” Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, delivers a message of
hope to graduates in the Class of 2020.It first appeared in Dear Class of 2020, a virtual commencement
celebration bringing together inspirational leaders and artists to celebrate
graduates, their families, and their communities.
Watch the full stream here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxpTj...
Grateful thanks to Mr.Sundar Pichai, YOUTUBE
ORIGINALS and YouTube.
The 47th
Vice President sits down with Stephen to discuss the divisions in American
life, his relationship with VP Mike Pence, and his new book 'Promise Me,
Dad."
Grateful
thanks to Joe Biden, Stephen Colbert, THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT and
YouTube.
This is what people close say about me: “Misfit, Dreamer, Impractical, Champion of lost causes, Always Wrong” etc. etc. Maybe they are right, maybe not. What do I think of myself? I am trying to find out.
