Stephen McWright

Pioneers

He reshaped quantum mechanics: who is Paul Dirac?

Dirac succeeded in discovering the existence of vacuum polarization by revealing that the space we believed to be a vacuum is actually filled with short-lived particle-antiparticles.

Pioneers

One of the founding fathers of nanotechnology: Who is Eric Drexler?

Eric Drexler, one of the founders of nanotechnology, which is considered to be an engineering science at the molecular level, is a successful engineer and an important scientist. He played a role in the emergence of the concept of molecular nanotechnology and researching its benefits for humans.

Arts & Culture

Her voice is the voice of Africa: Who is Fatoumata Diawara?

The singer, who wants to be called Fatou, takes her listeners on a journey to a colorful world in her songs. However, the singer's journey to this colorful world crosses many difficult thresholds.

Businessmen

He was made CEO for the electric car at Audi: Who is Gernot Döllner?

Wanting to accelerate the transition to the electric vehicle, Volkswagen appointed Gernot Döllner to replace Markus Duesmann, CEO of its own Audi.

Arts & Culture

The musician who wants all the pianos burned: Who is Arseny Avraamov?

Perhaps the most unusual symphony of the last century was performed by the Soviet composer Arseny Avraamov. So what kind of symphony was it that its instruments were sirens, the noise of cars, the roar of the city?

Pioneers

Thanks to him, we learned about the depletion of the ozone layer: Who is Paul Crutzen?

Would you like to get to know the Nobel Prize-winning chemist Paul Crutzen, who revealed the threats to the ozone layer and developed the concept of "nuclear winter" and the Anthropocene era?

Pioneers

She invented, but... Who is Fanny Hesse?

Thanks to Fanney Hesse if a petri dish was used to grow and isolate different bacterial cultures! She suggested to her husband to use agar instead of gelatin in Petri dishes and fundamentally changed the science of microbiology.

Historical Figures

Who was the person who hijacked the Russian Mig 21 plane to Israel?

The Israeli Air Force had managed to find its weak points by examining the captured Russian aircraft. Captain Munir Redfa was an Assyrian, adherent of the Chaldean Catholic Church. Here is an interesting espionage story:

Arts & Culture

Who is the French architect of the monumental mosque rising from the ocean?

The Hassan II Mosque is the fifth largest mosque in the world. This mosque, whose foundation was laid in 1980 and opened for worship in 1993, is placed on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean. The mosque, which draws attention with its 210-meter-long minaret, was built by the French architect Michel Pinseau.