Is the name of a real hot spring in Iceland and comes from the Icelandic verb geysa (gush).Continue reading Geyser
EVS Translation Blog / Category: – F-K
16 Jan /14
Kaleidoscope
This term is created from the Greek words kalos (beautiful), eidos (form), and skopeo (to look at).Continue reading Kaleidoscope
11 Dec /13
Hologram
Holograms go back to 1947 when Dennis Gabor (a Hungarian Jew who escaped to Britain) came up with the theory of holography for which he won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1971.Continue reading Hologram
5 Nov /13
Guy and Guy Fawkes
When we hear people use the popular saying “nice guys finish last”, it is interesting to reflect that the famous “Guy” who gave us the word will not be remembered for anything particularly nice, and if he had finished his task European history might have been very different.Continue reading Guy and Guy Fawkes