Kanchhi Maya Tamang summits Mount Everest for gender equality in sports Original page link After an 11-hour-climb from Camp 4 on Everest’s South Col route, Kanchhi Maya Tamang, together with Pemba Dorje Sherpa, and their Sherpa teammates reached the 29,035 feet (8,848 metres) summit of the world’s highest peak on 20 May. It was the...
Scientist Wallace Carothers of the DuPont company invented neoprene in April 1930 in response to a national shortage of natural rubber. Since then, it has served a variety of purposes as a component of automotive engines and chassis to wetsuits. As of 2010, some manufacturers were touting it as a weight-loss tool. Premise Manufacturers market...
