Humans born in 1900 witnessed a startling stream of technologies that transformed their everyday lives and their understanding of the universe. Cars, telephones, and the internet overturned where we lived, how we worked, and whom we knew. Other scientific feats took the breath away by their sheer might—most of all, the atom bomb and a
Matt Parker is a mathematician who does comedy. Or a comedian who does math. It’s as eccentric a combination as you’re likely to find, but the amazing thing about his new book, Love Triangle: How Trigonometry Shapes the World, is that he managed to find over 50 other people to join him in the math.
ATLANTA— Six days of funeral observances for former President Jimmy Carter began Saturday in Georgia, where he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. The first events reflected Carter’s climb up the political ladder, from the tiny town of Plains, Georgia, to decades on the global stage as a humanitarian and advocate for
The meeting took place as Iran imprisoned an Italian reporter and demanded the release of a businessman facing extradition to the United States. PALM BEACH, Florida—President-elect Donald Trump has hosted Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at Mar-a-Lago. Trump confirmed the meeting in comments to reporters from Mar-a-Lago on Saturday night. The two leaders attended the
Atlanta — Dr. Meredith Evans was just 4 years old when she wrote a letter to President Jimmy Carter. “Dear Jimmy Carter…here’s some money to help you be president,” Evans wrote at the time, sending a dollar and a penny. Evans eventually got her money back and much more. She now serves as director of
Washington — With just days remaining in the Biden administration, not all of the president’s appointees are departing quietly. Steven Dettelbach, director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, is warning that the incoming administration has the agency in its sights. Dettelbach’s agency helped identify Thomas Crooks — the gunman in the July
ATF head warns that the Trump administration’s funding cut plans could risk lives – CBS News Watch CBS News Steve Dettelbach, the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, warned that President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to reduce funding for the agency could risk lives. Scott MacFarlane reports. View CBS News In Be