https://padlet.com/desmondlassaline/ruv5je6ad2d2sic3 en-us 2023-02-13 16:52:15 UTC 2026-02-25 08:45:33 UTC hello@padlet.com desmondlassaline https://padlet.com/desmondlassaline/ruv5je6ad2d2sic3/wish/2480000369 The Sumerians divide time into 24 hours 60 minutes and seconds somewhere in between 4000 - 3000 B.C. (no one was keeping track of time, they where too busy inventing it) This system is still used to this day and is most likely used by you at least once a day and is possibly one of the greatest creations ever.]]> 2023-02-13 17:39:44 UTC https://padlet.com/desmondlassaline/ruv5je6ad2d2sic3/wish/2480000369 desmondlassaline https://padlet.com/desmondlassaline/ruv5je6ad2d2sic3/wish/2480017842 Arab beats Rome in 10 digit numbers when Arabic numerals show up in Europe, instead of roman numerals in 1101 - 1200. Numbers are one of the most important things, especial in science and I would much prefer not to have to write MMMDCCXXIV instead of just 3724]]> 2023-02-13 17:50:46 UTC https://padlet.com/desmondlassaline/ruv5je6ad2d2sic3/wish/2480017842 desmondlassaline https://padlet.com/desmondlassaline/ruv5je6ad2d2sic3/wish/2480032706 William Harvey finds out about blood circulation in 1618-19. This knowledge revolutionized medicine and biology, it has led to countless new discoveries and unknowable numbers of lives saved. There is no good way of depicting how important this is, you learn it from an early age and it seems so intuitive but back in those times this was one of the biggest discoveries of its time.]]> 2023-02-13 18:00:55 UTC https://padlet.com/desmondlassaline/ruv5je6ad2d2sic3/wish/2480032706 desmondlassaline https://padlet.com/desmondlassaline/ruv5je6ad2d2sic3/wish/2480039381 Johann Gutenberg invents the printing press in 1440 allowing news to circulate much faster and easier. It also prevented news from being one long game of telephone that invariably leads to false information. There is no way to fully now how much of an impact this has had on the world, but I do know that without the world would most likely not have nearly as many books, and that is a world I would not want to live in.]]> 2023-02-13 18:05:36 UTC https://padlet.com/desmondlassaline/ruv5je6ad2d2sic3/wish/2480039381 desmondlassaline https://padlet.com/desmondlassaline/ruv5je6ad2d2sic3/wish/2480042318 The Dodo birds go extinct in 1662. Although not the first extinction it was the first one consciously made by humans. It was a massive event although it was no doubt underappreciated by people of the era. It also caused the extinction of a species of trees, it shows just how fragile the ecosystem is and messing with it can cause an enormous domino effect.]]> 2023-02-13 18:07:43 UTC https://padlet.com/desmondlassaline/ruv5je6ad2d2sic3/wish/2480042318 desmondlassaline https://padlet.com/desmondlassaline/ruv5je6ad2d2sic3/wish/2480066849 Isaac newton discovers gravity in 1665-66 giving everyone a much better knowledge of how planets work. Gravity is so important that there is a whole unit in school devoted to it (kind of) called Physics. Isaac newton was extremely important and this could have been one of the most significant works that he ever made.]]> 2023-02-13 18:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/desmondlassaline/ruv5je6ad2d2sic3/wish/2480066849 desmondlassaline https://padlet.com/desmondlassaline/ruv5je6ad2d2sic3/wish/2480078370 Charles Darwin publishes the theory of evolution in 1859. This theory has been successfully used to make all your favorite dogs (or Cats) and is fundamental to our understanding of how other animals and ourselves came to be.]]> 2023-02-13 18:33:00 UTC https://padlet.com/desmondlassaline/ruv5je6ad2d2sic3/wish/2480078370 desmondlassaline https://padlet.com/desmondlassaline/ruv5je6ad2d2sic3/wish/2480085284 Tomas Edison invents the light bulb in 1879 allowing later work hours and worse sleep cycles. It also allowed for almost anything done inside to be done much better and allowed engineers to make buildings with much fewer windows. This invention was pretty cool and even though his light bulbs burnt out in a matter of hours the ones we have now (LED) are so good you practically never have to replace them]]> 2023-02-13 18:37:57 UTC https://padlet.com/desmondlassaline/ruv5je6ad2d2sic3/wish/2480085284 desmondlassaline https://padlet.com/desmondlassaline/ruv5je6ad2d2sic3/wish/2480089848 Einstein publishes his theory on relativity in 1905. The photo above perfectly encapsulates how much I understand about his theory. It is actually two separate theory's combined into one. This theory explains the laws of gravity and revolutionized a 200 theory proposed by Isaac newton. This theory first brought around the ideas of neutron stars and black holes.]]> 2023-02-13 18:41:17 UTC https://padlet.com/desmondlassaline/ruv5je6ad2d2sic3/wish/2480089848 desmondlassaline https://padlet.com/desmondlassaline/ruv5je6ad2d2sic3/wish/2480095046 Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin in 1928 leading to countless lives being saved, and possibly even your existence. It stopped a plague almost in its tracks and was the foundation for several other cures in the future.]]> 2023-02-13 18:44:56 UTC https://padlet.com/desmondlassaline/ruv5je6ad2d2sic3/wish/2480095046 desmondlassaline https://padlet.com/desmondlassaline/ruv5je6ad2d2sic3/wish/2480103558 Ernest Rutherford splits an atom in 1932 leading to the creation of the atomic bomb. Not necessarily great, but also very important to the progression of science. It is true proof that there are things smaller than atoms. if there weren't, you would not be able to cut it. ]]> 2023-02-13 18:50:42 UTC https://padlet.com/desmondlassaline/ruv5je6ad2d2sic3/wish/2480103558 desmondlassaline https://padlet.com/desmondlassaline/ruv5je6ad2d2sic3/wish/2480113101 Watson and Crick find DNA structure in 1953 leading to one of the best movies of its time Jurassic Park. It also helped exonerate more than 400 prisoners who where falsely accused several of them had served time on death row. It also helped diagnose hundreds of different people with genetic diseases.]]> 2023-02-13 18:56:40 UTC https://padlet.com/desmondlassaline/ruv5je6ad2d2sic3/wish/2480113101 desmondlassaline https://padlet.com/desmondlassaline/ruv5je6ad2d2sic3/wish/2483797889 In the year 1795 the french created the metric system, the system that is used in all scientific research due to its superiority in calculations compared to the imperial system that had no rhyme or reason. This system has saved many schoolchildren hundreds of hours trying to convert a yard to a mile.]]> 2023-02-15 17:09:01 UTC https://padlet.com/desmondlassaline/ruv5je6ad2d2sic3/wish/2483797889 desmondlassaline https://padlet.com/desmondlassaline/ruv5je6ad2d2sic3/wish/2483799954 Galileo invents the telescope in 1609 granting humanity one of its first real glimpses into the universe. This invention has led to countless discoveries and possibly to an extent the moon landing. It was used to discover all 9(ish) planets in our solar system and has given me hundreds of hours of enjoyment in the middle of the night.]]> 2023-02-15 17:10:26 UTC https://padlet.com/desmondlassaline/ruv5je6ad2d2sic3/wish/2483799954 desmondlassaline https://padlet.com/desmondlassaline/ruv5je6ad2d2sic3/wish/2485275338 In a recent event scientists where able to input 2 units of energy and received three, (not counting the power that the equipment used to run in the first place) this is the first step to an infinite power supply, experts estimate that it could be hundreds of years before infinite energy is a possibility, but it could come in fifty years too. It is much too soon to tell for sure.]]> 2023-02-16 16:55:29 UTC https://padlet.com/desmondlassaline/ruv5je6ad2d2sic3/wish/2485275338