Did Coca-Cola ever contain cocaine?
By Aniket Gupta | 20 Feb 2024
Whether Musk was serious about buying the iconic cola giant is still up in the air, but the real twist comes when he mentions “Put cocaine back in it.” What on Earth did he mean by “back”? Was Coca-Cola once laced with cocaine? Have we, the unsuspecting consumers, been unwittingly sipping on a soda loaded with the white stuff? And how in the world has the brand escaped unscathed?
The road to automobile innovation: Henry Ford
By Aniket Gupta | 19 Feb 2024
Automobiles, the preserve of the very rich when they were first introduced in the first decades of the 20th century, and for many decades afterward, have now become a part of our daily lives, emerging as indispensable companions. Some many inventors and entrepreneurs contributed to the development of this industry; but one stands out – Henry Ford.
ISRO: Making giant strides in the 21st century
By Aniket Gupta | 08 Feb 2024
In the previous article in the series on the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), we saw how the space organization began and how some of the founding members of the organization and leaders of the country helped shape ISRO into what it is today. In this article, we will see a more in-depth focus on the missions conducted by ISRO in the 21st century.
Charles Ponzi: The architect of fraud
By Aniket Gupta | 07 Feb 2024
Have you ever heard of a Ponzi scheme? If you have read my article on the Ponzi scheme in domain-b.com, then I am sure you know what it is. The fraudulent scheme was devised by a man named Charles Ponzi. So who was Charles Ponzi? An Italian immigrant who scammed some 30,000 people in the US and Canada to make millions of dollars for himself.
Nuclear power – to build or not to build?
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Feb 2024
The story of nuclear energy began as a wartime secret, soon became a means to rain death and destruction on two cities in Japan. Nuclear energy has great potential to bring humanity back from the brink of an unprecedented energy crisis and environmental disaster. But can we depend on it?
The birth and rise of ISRO
By Aniket Gupta | 30 Jan 2024
Since 1969 India has been reaching for the skies. Literally. And the agency that is helping it do that is the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), an organization made up of scientific brilliance and grit. From its humble beginnings in 1969, it is now reaching out to the Moon, Mars, and the Sun. And it has even more ambitious plans for the future. But its beginnings were as ambitious as they are today, and it is those ambitions that have sustained this space agency.
Walt Disney, the entertainer
By Kiron Kasbekar | 30 Jan 2024
The name Walt Disney conjures up images of animation, iconic characters that filled our childhoods with laughter and wonder. Those days we didn’t even know of a person with that name, or a company with that name – but we knew of their products – the Walt Disney comics and the Walt Disney films. And then there were the endearing toys and the amusement parks with which the name was associated.
Starbucks: Caffeinating the world since 1971 (Part-2)
By Aniket Gupta | 24 Jan 2024
In the first part, we explored how Starbucks started and how Howard Schultz took over Starbucks and expanded it rapidly. We also explored how Starbucks launched its IPO and expanded it even further. This article will continue the story of Starbucks and see how the 21st century has treated this chain of coffeehouses.
Tim Berners-Lee, Web inventor
By Kiron Kasbekar | 19 Jan 2024
There are hundreds of inventions we see around us that were created in the past century. Made of solid stuff, made from steel, copper, glass, petroleum, plastic, synthetic fibers and such other tangible materials. And there are countless creations made from intangible stuff. The stuff of ideas, such as poems, stories, novels, jokes … And then there is the Internet
Starbucks: Caffeinating the world since 1971 (Part-1)
By Aniket Gupta | 19 Jan 2024
You may have observed that this website has featured profiles of companies, many of which were once major players in their industries but eventually faded away. This article is not about such a company. It delves into the story of a company that started its journey around half a century ago and has evolved into a cultural icon. The focal point of this two-part Company Profile is Starbucks.
Industry study - The browser wars
By Kiron Kasbekar | 17 Jan 2024
Do you remember what the Internet was like, before the 1990s? Lines and lines of monochrome text, wading through which was a chore because it also loaded very slowly. The systems ran on the DOS system and you had to remember cryptic commands like DIR, DISKCOPY, FDISK, PROMPT.
Company story – Cunard Line
By Kiron Kasbekar | 12 Jan 2024
The Cunard Line started its life in Glasgow in 1839 as the British and North American Royal Mail Steam-Packet Company when Samuel Cunard was awarded the first British transatlantic steamship mail contract.
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