STEM History

STEM History / First Easter eggs in video games

September 29, 2019September 30, 2019 / hskonet

The name “Easter egg” was first given to hidden messages and features added into video games by video game designers in the 1970’s. The first Easter egg appeared in the…

STEM History / First animal bridges

August 28, 2019August 28, 2019 / hskonet /

One of the first bridges built for crabs still exists on Christmas Island off of the coast of Australia. The earliest recorded bridge for any wildlife was erected in France…

STEM History / Chinese – inventors of fireworks

July 4, 2019July 4, 2019 / hskonet

Historians believe the first fireworks were invented by the Chinese who used them to ward off evil spirits. Eventually, the Chinese applied what they learned about fireworks to invent gunpowder.…

STEM History / May 23 is World Turtle Day

May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 / hskonet

American Tortoise Rescue, a nonprofit organization established in 1990 for the protection of all species of tortoise and turtle, is sponsoring its 17th annual World Turtle Day on May 23.…

STEM History / Astronauts quarantined for “moon disease”

April 13, 2019May 31, 2020 / hskonet

The first time humans visited the moon was in 1969 during the Apollo 11 mission. When the three Apollo 11 astronauts returned, they were required to spend 21 days in…

STEM History / Russian Tortoises – first to the moon!

March 3, 2019March 3, 2019 / hskonet

The first earthlings to visit the moon were not people- they were Russian tortoises! In 1968, as part of the Sovient Zond 5 mission the tortoises around the moon. Although…