National Science Foundation

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Internet http://www blue screen. Hompepage blog 2009, history and society, media news television, crowd opinion protest, In the News 2009, breaking news

Who Invented the Internet?

Programming computer abstract

Influential Computer Programming Languages

Abstract vector hi speed internet technology background

History of Technology Timeline

Screen with https for internet security. (encryption, privacy, websites)

Inventions that Helped Shape How We Interact with Knowledge and Information

multiple exposures, depiction of deep web, internet

What’s the Difference Between the Deep Web and the Dark Web?

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Fish. Lionfish. Lion-fish. Turkey fish. Fire-fish. Red lionfish. Pterois volitans. Venomous fin spines. Coral reefs. Underwater. Ocean. Red lionfish swims by seaweed.

10 of the World’s Most Dangerous Fish

Hemp (Cannabis sativa).

9 Mind-Altering Plants

Shah Jahan. Taj Mahal. Mughal architecture. Emperor Shah Jahan fifth Mughal Emperor (reigned 1628-1658) India, Himachal Pradesh, Basohli or Jammu and Kashmir, Mankot, circa 1690 Drawings; Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper (see notes)

6 Important Mughal Emperors

Lusitania sinking, illustration from The War of the Nations (New York), December 31, 1919. World War I, WWI. This image is one of three on the page. (See source file for the other two.)

7 of the World’s Deadliest Shipwrecks

Battle of the Alamo from "Texas: An Epitome of Texas History from the Filibustering and Revolutionary Eras to the Independence of the Republic, 1897. Texas Revolution, Texas revolt, Texas independence, Texas history.

6 Wars of Independence

Two chicks near an egg with a white background (poultry, chick, chickens, birds).

What Do Eggs Have to Do with Easter?

July, 2006, Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery STS-121. See attached for full caption information.

Will Light-Speed Space Travel Ever Be Possible?

National Science Foundation: Facts & Related Content

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News •

NSF starts to kill grants that violate Trump’s war on diversity efforts • Apr. 19, 2025, 5:52 AM ET (Science | AAAS)

Exclusive: Trump team freezes new NSF awards — and could soon axe hundreds of grants • Apr. 18, 2025, 8:53 AM ET (Nature)

Ministry open to raising NSF borrowing limit • Apr. 16, 2025, 6:40 AM ET (Taipei Times)

Trump throws wrench into NSF’s support for new Texas supercomputer • Apr. 14, 2025, 5:54 AM ET (Science | AAAS)

NSF slashes prestigious PhD fellowship awards by half • Apr. 8, 2025, 1:23 PM ET (Nature)

Facts

Also Known As	NSF
Date	1950 - present
Areas Of Involvement	computer science • scientific research • sea grant • science • education • mathematics • engineering • government support
Related People	France A. Córdova • Arden L. Bement, Jr. • Frances E. Allen

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Central Intelligence Agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration KGB Federal Bureau of Investigation National Security Agency MI6 Mossad U.S. Secret Service U.S. Department of Defense Environmental Protection Agency

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