Cleopatra Queen of Egypt is one of the most famous female figures in history. Known for her intelligence and love of theatrics as much as her beauty and charm, she is historically viewed as something between a temptress and a goddess. Cleopatra fought to the bitter end, but evidence of the last Phar
On August 3rd, 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos, Spain, with three ships seeking a westerly route to the Far East. His voyages revealed two continents new to Europeans and initiated a period of rapid exploration. Our video explains this discovery. #ChristopherColumbus #columbus #discov
Tutanachamun's burial ground is located in the middle of an underground necropolis with facilities dating from the 18th to 20th dynasties. In 1922, archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the entrance to the grave. Author: ZDF/Terra X/C. Moroni/S. Klauser/Group 5/M. Mohr Transcript: alugha Click h
The Tomb of Ligeia is a 1964 British horror film directed by Roger Corman. Starring Vincent Price and Elizabeth Shepherd, it tells of a man haunted by the spirit of his dead wife and her effect on his second marriage. The screenplay by Robert Towne was based upon the short story "Ligeia" by American
On the archipelago of Madeira, the Portuguese Perestrello found strange woods on the beach that could not have originated from there. His notes on this were also read by Christopher Columbus. The discovery of America took its beginning. Author: ZDF/Terra X/E. z. Eulenburg, I. Zink, Oliver Roetz, WE
On 28 February 1953 Francis Crick and James Watson revealed the double helix structure of DNA. True to the simpleshow foundation’s aim of explaining all kinds of topics that moved the world, this video explains the discovery of the structure of DNA. Transcript: alugha Click here to see more videos
Do you know the history of burn out? Find out how it was discovered! This video was created by one of our volunteer authors to support the campaign "Goal 3 - Good Health and Well-Being". Find more information on our website http://simpleshow-foundation.org/. Click here to see more videos: https://
The ancient Greeks laid the foundations for the development of science and pioneered inventions. Dubbing: alugha Author: ZDF/Terra X/Gruppe 5/ Susanne Utzt, Cristina Trebbi/ Jens Boeck, Dieter Stürmer / Fabian Wienke / Sebastian Martinez/ xkopp, polloq
Business Models & Cust. Development - Customer Discovery This video is part of an online course, How to Build a Startup. Video workshop by Steve Blank. Creative Common License
Galileo Galilei's telescope was a milestone for his astronomical observations. One major finding: The Milky Way is not a nebula, but consists of millions of stars. However, he was wrong about the cause of the tides. Authors: ZDF/Terra X/S. Hillmann/B. v. Dadelsen/S. Utzt/C. v. Westphalen/M. Mohr T
New Horizons is on its way to new discoveries deep in the Kuiper Belt – a region inhabited by ancient remnants from the dawn of the solar system. Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/NASA
