Search results for 'science' (11)
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States--Discovery Place Science in Charlotte unveiled a large ant farm, built by Terminix Service, for its annual Arthropod Day, which is 4 feet long, 3 feet tall and 3 inches wide, and sets the world record for being the World’s Largest Ant Farm, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States--The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) deadweight machine in Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States, is a three-story, million-pound stack of steel disks used to calibrate devices called load cells that are used for measuring large forces, such as a rocket’s thrust or an airplane wing’s deflection; it sets the world record for being the World's Largest Deadweight Machine, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Chicago, Illinois, United States--On 2 December 1942, the first human-made self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was initiated in Chicago Pile-1 (CP-1) during an experiment developed by the Metallurgical Laboratory at the University of Chicago, Illinois, United States, led by Enrico Fermi; the reactor, which contained 45,000 ultra-pure graphite blocks weighing 360 short tons (330 tonnes) and was fueled by 5.4 short tons (4.9 tonnes) of uranium metal and 45 short tons (41 tonnes) of uranium oxide, sets the world record for being the World's First Nuclear Reactor, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Wheaton, Illinois, United States--The Reber Radio Telescope is a historic radio telescope, built in 1937 in Illinois by astronomer Grote Reber, the first purpose-built parabolic radio telescope is now located at the Green Bank Observatory near Green Bank, West Virginia and sets the world record for being the World's First Radio Telescope, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Portland, Maine, United States--The International Cryptozoology Museum in downtown Portland, Maine, United States (owner Loren Coleman), has about 10,000 items on display: hair samples, models, footprint casts, replicas, artwork and film props from all over the world that are sure to pique the interest of believers and non-believers alike; the museum sets the world record for being the World's First Cryptozoology Museum, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Arco, Idaho, United States--Experimental Breeder Reactor I (EBR-I), a decommissioned research reactor and U.S. National Historic Landmark located in the desert about 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Arco, Idaho, United States was the world's first breeder reactor; on December 20, 1951, it became one of the world's first electricity-generating nuclear power plants when it produced sufficient electricity to illuminate four 200-watt light bulbs, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Statesboro, Georgia, United States--With over 125,000 accessioned lots, over one million specimens, their associated data, and an extensive library (reprints, monographs, and books), the U.S. National Tick collection in Statesboro, Georgia, United States, sets the world record for being the World's Largest Tick Collection, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Sandusky, Ohio, United States--The Space Power Facility at NASA Glenn Research Center's Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio, is a vacuum chamber built by NASA; it stands 122 feet (37 m) high and 100 feet (30 m) in diameter, enclosing a bullet-shaped space, a giant thermal vacuum chamber which sets the world record for being the World's Largest Vacuum Chamber, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY: https://bit.ly/3NPf82O
SAN FRANCISCO, California, United States--The California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park is home to an Australian lungfish named Methuselah; believed to be a "she," weighs about 24 pounds, and is at least 90 years old, setting the new world record for the Oldest living aquarium fish in the world, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
MAGURELE, Ilfov, Romania -- On March 7, 2019, the High Power Laser (HPLS) project at the Extreme Light Infrastructure - Nuclear Physics Center, (ELI-NP), built at Magurele, Romania, at the Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering – Horia Hulubei (IFIN-HH), developed by Thales and ELI-NP, reached the power of 10 PetaWatts, which is the new world record for the World's Most Powerful Laser, according to the World Record Academy.