This post was originally published on this siteBorn Robert Edwin Cornish on December 21, 1903, in California (often associated with San Francisco or Berkeley), Cornish […]
This post was originally published on this siteThomas Midgley Jr., born in 1889 in Dayton, Ohio, was an inventive American chemical engineer whose work profoundly […]
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1963, Robert Kearns, an engineer with a PhD, invented the intermittent windshield wiper. Inspired by the human […]
This post was originally published on this siteSeat belts may be all right for adults, but try keeping a squirming five-year-old child buckled up for […]
This post was originally published on this siteSamuel H. Decker (1813–1894) was a Union artilleryman during the American Civil War who became famous for designing […]
This post was originally published on this siteDuring World War II about 600,000 steel stretchers were manufactured for use in the Blitz. They were used […]
This post was originally published on this siteA speaking clock or talking clock is a live or recorded human voice service, usually accessed by telephone, […]
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1956 Japan, before automation transformed the sport, collecting golf balls from a driving range was an exhausting […]
This post was originally published on this siteOne of a pair, this interesting piece is made of clear glass, with two bulbous ends intricately cut […]
This post was originally published on this siteJatech was a California-based design and technology firm that, in the early 1990s, developed a “disappearing car door” […]
This post was originally published on this siteIn post–World War II Japan, cooking rice up to three times a day was an exhausting and labor-intensive […]
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1957, the worm vending machine emerged as a novel solution for anglers needing live bait. These machines, […]
This post was originally published on this siteThe treadwheel crane (Latin: magna rota), also known as a walking wheel crane, is one of the most […]
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1938, inventor J. Lehaitre introduced a fascinating innovation known as the Tractor-Cycle—a motorcycle equipped with a tractor-style […]
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1896, Nikola Tesla used a machine of his own design to capture an X-ray image of his […]
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1920, Canada witnessed a groundbreaking moment in construction history with the development of the first ready-made concrete […]
This post was originally published on this siteA Model-T Ford modified to navigate flood waters, possibly making it the world’s first Donk in 1926. The […]
This post was originally published on this siteSemie Moseley (June 13, 1935 – August 7, 1992) started playing guitar in an evangelical group in Bakersfield, […]
This post was originally published on this siteA creative solution to bring financial services to people living in remote and sparsely populated areas. These buses […]
This post was originally published on this siteFlakpanzer is a German term for “anti-aircraft tanks” (“flak” is derived from Flugabwehrkanone, literally “aircraft defence cannon”; “panzer” […]
This post was originally published on this siteDOMELRE (an acronym of Domestic Electric Refrigerator) was one of the first domestic electrical refrigerators, invented by Frederick […]
This post was originally published on this siteThe Caproni Ca.60 Transaereo, often referred to as the Noviplano (nine-wing) or Capronissimo, was the prototype of a […]
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1925 through 1927, the Rudge-Whitworth company introduced a line of touring accessories which have never been equaled […]
This post was originally published on this siteBubble lights for Christmas decoration were first patented in the United States by Carl W. Otis in 1944 […]
This post was originally published on this siteEarly cars were naturally based on horse-drawn vehicles, but this design takes that philosophy further than most. The […]
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