WHAT PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THE SHIP: RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in 1912 after the ship struck an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York city . Of the estimated 2240 passengers and crew aboard, more than 1,500 died, making it one of modern history's deadliest peacetime commercial marine disasters. RMS Titanic was the largest ship at the time she entered service and was the second of three of Olympic-class by the White Star Line Company . She was built by the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast.Andrews Thomas , chief naval architect of the shipyard at the time, died in the disaster. WHAT PEOPLE ARE UNAWARE ABOUT THE SHIP: On 14th April,1912 when the titanic was at its first voyage received six messages regarding the obstacles which were on its way, last 3 messages received by the ship were of extreme warning tha...
During his childhood, Einstein didn't speak a single word until 5. His parents were concerned about it. Finally, one night at the dinner table, Einstein broke his silence and said "soup is too hot". His parents asked why he never said a word before? To which Einstein replied "before now everything was in order". When Einstein was 5 year old, his father gave him a compass. That compass sparked his interest in science. At the age of 27, he applied for a polytechnical school, he passed maths and science but failed in the other subjects. He spent 10 years of his life at theory of general relativity which he published in 1915. However he never received a Nobel prize for relativity, because it remained too controversial. Instead, the judges used his explanation of the photoelectric effect to explain the award. He also loved music. He wrote that if he had not been a scientist, he would have been a musician, he also said that " I often think in music,...
Edward Mordrake was a young, intelligent, and good-looking English nobleman who had everything one could ask for from life. He was born as a malevolent, meaning that he had a second face which occupied the posterior part of his skull – a condition which is known as Craniopagus Parasiticus or Parasite Twin Disease. This horrifying second face was 'as lovely as a dream, hideous as a devil.’ His natural face was that of an Antonius. ‘ The female face was a mere mask, ‘occupying only a small portion of the posterior part of the skull, yet exhibiting every sign of intelligence, of a malignant sort. It was also said that the second face could not see, eat or speak out loudly, but did exactly the opposite actions of Edward Mordrake for instance when he cried, the face is said to smile when he smiled the face grimaced and sneered at him. Edward Mordrake was constantly plagued by his “devil twin,” however.’ It would be seen to smile and sneer while Mordake was...
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