George Kistiakowsky: Ukrainian who made Manhatten Project work and first Atomic bomb explode
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George Kistiakowsky (1900-1982) was a Ukrainian-American physical chemist.
He joined the Manhattan...
John Steinbeck depicts Kiev after WW2
“War is no new thing to Kiev. Starting with
the raids of the savages from Tartary, it has been a...
The most verbose of all the Varangian stones – the Turinge Runestone in Sweden...
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This is a runestone raised in the church of Turinge. It is in sandstone, in...
Nicholas Chain Bridge in Kiev was the largest bridge in Europe
The bridge was designed by Irish engineer Charles Blacker Vignoles. Construction started in 1848 and was completed in 1853. The...
Giant abandoned space-age saucer: Kiev Bus Garage Number 7 – CNN
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/ukraine-abandoned-space-age-saucer
Kateryna Yushchenko – inventor of Address Programming Language (APL) and Pointers. APL was more...
Plankalkul was the first high-level programming language to be designed for a computer. It designed for engineering purposes...
Kiev in unique old photos of New York Public Library
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Ukraine Vyshyvanka/ Embroidery Shirt Day
To me, it means that this nation is capable to appreciate and reflect the beauty of nature.
John Steinbeck depicts Ukrainian women
“On the way to our hotel we noticed, as everyone does, that the
Ukrainian girls are very pretty, mostly blond,...