News tagged with 100th birthday
U.S. comes up short on living longer
Helen DeSanctis was born in Paterson, N.J., the same year silk workers struck at more than 100 mills, Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole and William Howard Taft served as president of the United States. Her predicted life ...
Jun 27, 2011 |
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Most babies born this century will live to 100
(AP) -- Most babies born in rich countries this century will eventually make it to their 100th birthday, new research says. Danish experts say that since the 20th century, people in developed countries are living about three ...
Oct 01, 2009 |
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NKorea says satellite 'failed to enter into orbit'
(AP) -- North Korea's widely condemned rocket splintered into pieces over the Yellow Sea soon after takeoff Friday, an embarrassing end to a launch that Pyongyang had infused with national pride during a ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 13, 2012 |
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Mathematician sees artistic side to father of computer
This year a series of events around the world will celebrate the work of Alan Turing, the father of the modern computer, as the 100th anniversary of his birthday approaches on June 23. In a book chapter that ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Feb 23, 2012 |
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Russian who helped put Gagarin in space dies at 99
One of the last surviving architects of the Soviet space programme that put Yuri Gagarin into orbit half a century ago died on Wednesday, officials said. He was 99.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 14, 2011 |
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People are living longer and healthier -- now what?
People in developed nations are living in good health as much as a decade longer than their parents did, not because aging has been slowed or reversed, but because they are staying healthy to a more advanced age.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 24, 2010 |
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Professor analyzes if Montreal Canadiens are a hockey team or religion
Since January 2009, Olivier Bauer has pioneered the world's first course examining the link between hockey and religion. As a professor at the Université de Montréal's Faculty of Theology, he also just compiled ...
Feb 06, 2009 |
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Space station exchanges cargo ships
The crew of the International Space Station was preparing Tuesday for an exchange of cargo spaceships.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 16, 2007 |
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Green machine drives for ultra fuel savings
This is what cars of the future or at least a family’s second car should look like, according to University of Queensland students. It's called the UltraCommuter - a clean, light, solar-electric concept car ...
Apr 19, 2005 |
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