The bomb detector: legit invention or sneaky scam? Mr. Markov is responsible for the creation of SNIFFEX – a 500 gram tool, the size of a pocket knife that has the ability to detect (“sniff out”) the nitrogen dioxide used in...
Read moreThe Famous Bulgarians: Prof. Dr. Stoyan Sargoytchev
UFOs are real and we can travel to Mars for four days This one’s straight out of a Stephen King novel. After attending a conference in Toronto where Canadian ex-Minister of National Defence publicly declared UFOs were as real as your fear of...
Read moreThe Famous Bulgarians: Prof. Stefan Marinov
Creating energy from nothing. No wonder they killed this guy. This one’s quite the intriguing conspiracy theory, so let’s start with the hard facts. Stefan Marinov was a physicist, researcher, writer and lecturer who strongly believed...
Read moreThe Famous Bulgarians: Stefka Kostadinova
The queen of the high jump 29 years on, 17 years after she quit her career as a professional athlete, Stefka Kostadinova still holds the world record for her legendary 2.09 m high jump. Despite a serious injury in 1990 – she broke a bone in...
Read moreThe Famous Bulgarians: Skimprot
Safety first: bank cards need to use protection too Skimming is the act of copying someone’s bank card details through the magnetic strip using illegal scanners (or skimmers). These devices are usually installed on ATMs and customers...
Read moreThe Famous Bulgarians: Roumen Antonov
Zero to a hundred real quick This legend has an actual car named after him! And for good reason. Even as a child, he was fascinated with cars, so it’s no surprise that he’s the one who invented a multi-speed transmission for electric cars perfect...
Read moreThe Famous Bulgarians: Prof. Dr. Carl Djerassi
Allergic to latex? No problem! The jewish Austrian-Bulgarian doctor, knows as the father of “the pill” was one of three scientists responsible for synthesizing the key ingredient used in oral contraceptives. “Scientists had long...
Read moreThe Famous Bulgarians: John Atanasoff
Atanasoff dumps Monroe. Says speed has become an issue. Okay, I hear you, he’s not 100% Bulgarian, but that doesn’t stop us from feeling that patriotic pride when we hear his name! And why shouldn’t we? His grandfather died fighting for our...
Read moreThe Famous Bulgarians: Prof. Yule Brown / Ilia Valkov
Using water as fuel and a gas that can clean the planet The man who dreamed of turning water into fire and actually succeeded in doing so, never had a formal education in neither physics nor chemistry. The idea came to him at 17 while reading the...
Read moreThe Famous Bulgarians: Prof. Dr. Ivan Mitev
Let’s dance underneath the Cuban sky to the sixth tone of my heart So turns out your heart has 6 tones. The first two can be heard with no additional equipment, as you may have noticed. The third (and sometimes the fourth) can be heard...
Read moreThe Famous Bulgarians: Acad. Georgi Nadjakov
From sulphur to photocopier Born in Dupnitsa in 1896, Georgi Nadjakov came from humble beginnings. His family moved to Sofia when he was eight, where he was accepted into the prestigious “Third” male high school. He graduated with...
Read moreThe Famous Bulgarians: Georgi Georgiev
Who needs Mathematics and Physics when you can set world records listening to “your inner voice”? The fastest human powered vehicle is the hand-crafted creation of Bulgarian sculptor Georgi Georgiev. Made entirely by intuition, after...
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