An electroencephalogram -- or EEG -- machine measures electrical impulse activity in the brain and can help give a diagnosis for conditions such as epilepsy.
His name is one of the most famous in the world of sport - yet almost nobody knows who the man was. Roland Garros has become synonymous with clay court tennis since the French Open was named in his honour in 1928. Now, his name is daubed in green and rust-red on almost every surface available to marketeers at Stade Roland Garros in Paris - from tennis balls and benches to parasols and sun hats.
Before Table Tennis.. When the game first started it was called by a number of different names. Whif whaf, gossamer, and flim flam were commonly used to describe it. The words, as can be assumed, were derived from the sound that the ball made when hit back and forth on the table. In 1901 though, English manufacturer J. Jaques & Son Ltd registered one of the more popular names, Ping-Pong, as a copyright. He later sold the trademark to the Parker Brothers in the United States.