Information and copyright Education Commerce and industry are certainly arenas in which the Internet has had a profound effect, but what of the foundational institutions of any society—namely, those related to education and the production of knowledge? Here the Internet has had a variety of effects, some of which are quite disturbing. There are more…
Computer Network What is the Internet? The Internet is a vast network that connects computers all over the world. Through the Internet, people can share information and communicate from anywhere with an Internet connection. Who invented the Internet? The Internet consists of technologies developed by different individuals and organizations. Important figures include Robert W. Taylor, who led…
History & Theory cryptocurrency digital asset Also known as: crypto currency Top Questions What is cryptocurrency? Cryptocurrency is currency in a digital form that is not overseen by a central authority. How was cryptocurrency invented? The first cryptocurrency was created by Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonym for an anonymous computer programmer or group of programmers, on January 3, 2009,…
In abstract algebra and analysis, the Archimedean property, named after the ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes of Syracuse, is a property held by some algebraic structures, such as ordered or normed groups, and fields. The property, typically construed, states that given two positive numbers x and y, there is an integer “n” such that “nx>y”. It…
Toy, plaything, usually for an infant or child, and often an instrument used in a game. Toys, playthings, and games survive from the most remote past and from a great variety of cultures. The ball, kite, and yo-yo are assumed to be the oldest objects specifically designed as toys. Toys vary from the simplest to…
हिंदू देवता शिव कौन हैं? शिव हिंदू धर्म के प्रमुख देवताओं में से एक हैं। उनका नाम “शिव” या “शिव” भी लिखा गया है। शिव कैसा दिखता है? शिव को आमतौर पर सफेद रंग में चित्रित किया जाता है, उनके शरीर पर लगी लाशों की राख से, नीली गर्दन से, उनके गले में जहर रखने…
temple, Nepal Pashupatinath Temple, place of worship in the Kathmandu Valley on the Baghmati River, on the eastern outskirts of the city of Kathmandu, that is the holiest site in Nepal. It is devoted to the Hindu god Shiva in his form as Pashupati, protector of animals. There has been a religious foundation here since…
Iranian dynasty Achaemenian Dynasty, (559–330 BCE), ancient Iranian dynasty whose kings founded and ruled the Achaemenian Empire. Achaemenes (Persian Hakhamanish), the Achaemenians’ eponymous ancestor, is presumed to have lived early in the 7th century BCE, but little is known of his life. From his son Teispes two lines of kings descended. The kings of the…
Portuguese football player When was Cristiano Ronaldo born? Cristiano Ronaldo was born on February 5, 1985, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. What was Cristiano Ronaldo’s early life like? Ronaldo joined Clube Desportivo Nacional of Madeira and then transferred to Sporting Clube de Portugal (known as Sporting Lisbon), where he played for that club’s various youth football (soccer) teams before…
lake, Asia Dead Sea, landlocked salt lake between Israel and Jordan in southwestern Asia. Its eastern shore belongs to Jordan, and the southern half of its western shore belongs to Israel. The northern half of the western shore lies within the Palestinian West Bank and has been under Israeli occupation since the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. The Jordan River, from which the Dead Sea receives nearly all its water,…