Famous Firsts
The first person to walk on the moon.
Who is Neil Armstrong?
S'mores are traditionally made with graham crackers, chocolate, and this toasted treat.
What are marshmallows?
This animal has a bill, lays eggs, but no feathers.
What is platypus?
This giant ocean wave word was borrowed into English from Japanese.
What is "tsunami"?
It's the MagLab's #1 value.
What is safety?
The first element on the periodic table.
What is hydrogen?
This Italian frozen dessert is traditionally made with less fat and more milk than ice cream.
What is gelato?
This war began two years after the Titanic sank.
What is World War I?
This word for a small hotel, coffee shop, or restaurant was borrowed into English from French.
What is "cafe"?
The SI unit of magnetic field strength, frequently used at the MagLab, is named after this inventor and engineer.
First artificial satellite launched into orbit
What is Sputnik?
This flavoring comes from the cured seed pods of a tropical orchid.
What is vanilla?
The world's largest volcano can be found on this island.
What is Hawaii?
This word for a preschool, literally meaning "children's garden," comes from German.
What is kindergarten?
The MagLab's 45 T hybrid magnet achieves its field by combining superconducting magnets with this second type of magnet.
What are resistive magnets?
The first cloned mammal, born in Scotland in 1996.
What is a sheep?
This Japanese dessert is made from pounded sticky rice and is often filled with sweet red bean paste.
What is mochi?
Kids still wear shoes named for this basketball player more than 40 years after his first NBA game.
What are Jordans?
This buzzing insect's name was borrowed into English from Spanish and means "little fly."
What is "mosquito"?
The MagLab's address is on a road named for this physicist, whose famous equation predicted the existence of antimatter before it was experimentally observed.
Who is Paul Dirac?
The first book printed using Gutenberg's movable-type press.
What is the Bible?
This Turkish sweet is commonly made from layers of phyllo dough, nuts, and syrup or honey.
What is baklava?
Achieved worldwide fame starring in Home Alone at age 10, where he outsmarted two burglars using paint cans, toy cars, and an impressive amount of creativity.
Who is Macaulay Culkin?
This mathematical term, used for solving equations, comes from Arabic.
What is "algebra"?
In a superconducting magnet, this event occurs when the superconducting wire becomes resistive, rapidly converting stored magnetic energy into heat.
What is a quench?