The Story of Christmas, Not a Christmas Story: How Did Christmas Become Christmas?
Angels, shepherds, a couple on a donkey, wise kings following a star. So begins one of the world's most popular stories, and the mother...
The History of Computer Games
The exact year of the first game played on a computer is a little hard to pin down. Many people think that it was...
The Steam Engine: A Revolutionary Power Source
Although various steam motion devices had been known since the time of Hero of Alexandria. This new invention would replace horses with horsepower.
When James...
In the Last Days of Sail: From Clippers to Steamships
The result took the clippers slicing through the oceans on runs that were, for their time, astounding and consequently newsworthy. In 1845, when the...
Pioneers of the Sky – Amy Johnson and Charles Lindbergh
An American aircraft designer, Glen Curtiss, had already built a machine to attempt the first trans-atlantic flight, when the outbreak of World War One...
Nickolaus Otto: Invented an efficient internal combustion engine
Although little known, Nickolaus Otto is an inventor we should remember every time we get into our cars.
Before there was Karl Benz or Henry...
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...
Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh: Journey to the Bottom of the Ocean
On January 23, 1960 Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh pulled off a feat so great people who have tried to break their record eventually...
Female Pirates and Their Lovers: Finding Time for Love While Leading Busy Lives As...
Juliet had Romeo. Tristan had Isolde. Abelardo had Heloise. Elizabeth Barrett had Robert Browning. And Don Jose had his Carmen, if only briefly. Love...
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...