haven't seen a slow-speed chase this thrilling since a white bronco in '94
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| Joined | 13 Nov 2022 locked 🔒 |
haven't seen a slow-speed chase this thrilling since a white bronco in '94
Born in 1897, Janaki Ammal was a pioneering botanist who studied plant breeding, genetics & cytogenetics.
Ammal overcame both gender & caste discrimination & was the first Indian woman to obtain a Ph.D. in botany in the U.S.
Her research was crucial for developing high-yield varieties of sugarcane, eggplant & magnolias. Ammal also promoted conservation & was a pioneer of indigenous approaches to the environment. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/pioneering-female-botanist-who-sweetened-nation-and-saved-valley-180972765/ #HistoryRemix #science #history #plants
I just heard a car company advertise they’ll be “carbon neutral” by 2050.
27 years 🙄
It’s like the slowest, laziest greenwashing.
You’ve probably heard of “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” bc of her heroism on the Titanic, but there’s so much more to her story.
Margaret Brown (her real name) fought for workers’ rights, women’s rights, education & even ran for the Senate - before women could vote. She established Titanic’s Survivor's Committee & helped erect the DC memorial.
And yet, Brown wasn't allowed to participate in the congressional Titanic hearings simply bc she was a woman. #history
@SKV @Sheril Around the same decades, there was another young inventor (Eric Tigerstedt, 1887 – 1925) who built the early versions of:
- sound-on-film technology
- directional loudspeakers
- earpiece for aeroplane pilots
- first commercially sold pocket radios
- better triode vacuum valve (later used in first computers)
- and more...
Older thread: https://mastodon.social/@autiomaa/110368218708296462