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Apr 9, 2021 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
Twelve Books Bill Gates Thinks You Should Read:
1. ”My Years with General Motors" by Alfred Sloan 2. “Better Angels of Our Nature” by Steven Pinker 3. ”Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street" by John Brooks
(cont'd) 4. ”Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger 5. ”A Separate Peace" by John Knowles 6. ”The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald 7. ”Life Is What You Make It" by Peter Buffett
Apr 7, 2021 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
In the 1960s, a fear of overpopulation swept across the world. This worry was nothing new…
Centuries earlier, an economist warned that limited food supplies would lead humans into a “Cycle of Misery”.
It’s time for a thread on how humans have escaped the Malthusian Trap👇👇👇
1) The Malthusian Trap is a theory which argues that, unchecked, population growth will outpace increases in food production and inevitably lead to global famine.
The theory is named after Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834), the economist who proposed this principle in 1798.
Mar 26, 2021 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
The Suez Canal is still jammed by a container ship. But this is not the first time the canal has made headlines…
In 1956, a crisis over the canal led to a debacle that toppled a British prime minister and a shift in global power.
It’s time for a thread on the Suez Crisis👇👇👇
1) The Suez Canal was completed in 1869.
It took 11 years and 1.5 million workers to build and was financed by the French and Egyptian governments.Â
The shocking part?
120,000 workers' lives were sacrificed before it was finally completed…
Mar 16, 2021 • 13 tweets • 4 min read
In 1903, Marie Curie became the first woman in France to earn a PhD in physics.
The professors who reviewed her doctoral thesis on radiation declared it “the greatest single contribution to science ever written”.
It’s time for a thread on the “Mother of Modern Physics”👇👇👇
1) Curie (1867-1934) was born in Warsaw, Poland, the youngest of five children.
Although Marie was a prodigy in literature and math, she was unable to attend university in Poland because she was a woman.
Mar 9, 2021 • 14 tweets • 4 min read
Imagine a giant cloud. A really giant cloud. Like, trillions of miles wide. Now, imagine it is in outer space, made out of dust and gas.
What you may (or may not) be imagining is called a nebula.
It’s time for a thread👇👇👇
1) Nebulae (the plural of nebula) are closely associated with the birth and the death of stars.
Some nebulae are nicknamed “star nurseries” because they are regions where new stars are being born.
Mar 8, 2021 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
In 1765, Britain implemented a tax on cider production to help fund its debts.
The tax led to riots, the catchy quote “give me liberty, or give me death”, and ultimately, the American Revolution…
It’s time for a thread on the Stamp Act👇👇👇
1) During the Seven Years’ War (1756-1763), Britain defeated France for control of North America. But the victory left Britain deeply indebted.
When a domestic tax on cider production led to riots, Britain looked for its North American colonies’ help in replenishing its coffers.
Mar 2, 2021 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
In 1918, as World War I was coming to an end, a virus began rapidly spreading amongst Allied troops. When the soldiers returned home, they brought the disease with them...
This was the start of the deadliest pandemic in modern history.
Time for a thread on the Spanish Flu👇👇👇
1) First, let’s clarify a common misconception. The Spanish Flu was NOT from Spain.
The name actually comes from the fact that Spanish media was the first to cover the outbreak.
Feb 23, 2021 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
One of history’s most influential thought experiments involves a radioactive zombie cat, letters to Albert Einstein, and multiple Nobel Prizes...
It's time for a thread on Schrödinger’s Cat👇👇👇
1) Throughout the 18th and 19th Centuries, Newton’s Laws were the basis of physics.
In the early 20th Century, physicists realized that very tiny things did not obey Newton’s Laws.
Feb 12, 2021 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
You’ve heard of the Manhattan Project…
But did you know that it featured secret cities, some of the world’s most famous scientists, and $22 billion in government funding?
Time for a thread on the most consequential government project in history👇👇👇
1) In 1939, US President Roosevelt received a letter written by physicist Leo Szilard and co-signed by none other than Albert Einstein.
The letter warned that Germany was building an atomic bomb and suggested that the US should launch its own nuclear program.
4. ”Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
