The History and Mythology of Amber
Michael Crichton’s brilliant book may have popularised amber, but this gemstone has featured in man’s culture and history since the beginning of time. Amber...
The Golden Age of Canals: Europe Embraced Canal Usage and Development
Europe may not have been the first area of the world to use canals, but they embraced the idea of canals and developed them...
The Inventive Mind – the World’s Most Clever Innovations
When asked for a quote to sum up the 19th century, the President of the US Patent Office, solemnly offered this opinion during a...
The Legend of Stingy Jack and the Beginning of the Jack-o-Lantern: The Story Behind...
In Ireland, people believed that ghosts and spirits were able to enter their world on All Hallows Eve. The ghosts, tempted by the comforts...
The TIGHAR Project – What Really Happened to Amelia Earhart?
TIGHAR (pronounced “tiger”) is the acronym for The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery. It is a non- profit foundation whose activities include all...
Origin of Weekday Names for Latin-based Languages: Learning How the Days of the Week...
Astronomy defines most of the major units of time used in daily life: a year is the time Earth takes to orbit the sun...
The BroomHandle Mauser
In military service for more than fifty years, the C96 Mauser Military Pistol ushered in the era of semi-automatic weapons on the modern battlefield.
In...
A History of Dentures: The Ancient Origins of Dental Hardware
In 2006, archaeologists in Mexico discovered the skeleton of a 4500 year old man. These archaeologists were shocked to realize that this ancient human...
SWATH Technology: A new way to build boats
Small Water-plane Area Twin Hull boats and ships may be the watercraft of the future. By submerging two pods or pontoons below the water’s...
The World of Pirates
For decades and even centuries, the human race has been interested in pirates, they are portrayed in movies, in books, and children pretend play...