The First Ever X-Ray Image Was Taken in 1895 by Wilhelm Röntgen
This post was originally published on this siteThis might be one of the most famous images in photographic history. The first ever X-ray image was […]
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Two Brothers Posing for a Photo in Sequoia National Park Moments Before Being Struck by Lightning, 1975
This post was originally published on this siteThis is the picture of two brothers named Michael and Sean McQuilken. The photo was taken by their […]
Molded Staggered Tooth Gear, Mesta Machine Company, West Homestead, Pennsylvania, 1913
This post was originally published on this siteA Mesta Machine Company employee stands next to a molded staggered tooth gear at the company’s West Homestead […]
Before Radar Was Invented, Enemy Aircraft Were Spotted Using Sound Locators That Looked Like Musical Instruments
This post was originally published on this siteBefore the invention of radar during World War II, incoming enemy warplanes were detected by listening with the […]
Hubot by Hubotics, Carlsbad, ca. 1984
This post was originally published on this site Hubot is 44-inch tall, 110 pound battery-operated personal robot and when programmed, Hubot will remember how to […]
Amazing Vintage Photographs of Pneumatic Tube Messaging Systems
This post was originally published on this sitePneumatic tube systems are not novel to the 21st century, the concept of pneumatic transportation can be traced […]
The First Russian Pig in Space
This post was originally published on this siteBefore sending the first human Yuri Gagarin to space, Russian scientists made a lot of experiments with animals. […]
July 13, 1923: Roy Chapman Andrews Discovered the First Recognized Dinosaur Eggs in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia
This post was originally published on this siteOn July 13, 1923, American explorer, adventurer, and paleontologist, Roy Chapman Andrews, was the first person in the […]
Candid Photos of People Posing With Televisions in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteTelevisions made their way into U.S. homes starting in 1939. Through the 1940s, Americans had the three networks, […]
Vintage Photographs Depict the Moment a Group of Statues of King Menkaure Were Unearthed in Giza
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1902 an Egyptological “summit” was held on the terrace of the Mena House hotel in Cairo. It […]
The First Digital Image Ever Made in 1957
This post was originally published on this siteThe first digital photo came in 1957 when Russell Kirsch made a 176×176 pixel digital image by scanning […]
Steve Wozniak Working on a Computer Prototype in the Famous Garage, ca. 1983
This post was originally published on this siteOn April 1, 1976, Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs found Apple Computer in the garage of Jobs’ parents […]
On March 1, 1975: Australian Television Stations Officially Moved to Color
This post was originally published on this siteIn February 1972 the Australian Government announced that all Australian TV stations would convert to color in March […]
March 6, 1920: New York City Debuted Its First Traffic Signal System
This post was originally published on this siteOn March 6, 1920, New York City debuted its first traffic signal system, on 42nd Street and 5th […]
Candid Photographs Taken Between 1998 and 2002 of People Using Mobile Phones
This post was originally published on this siteThese candid photographs are from “The Phone Book” (2002) by British photographer Martin Parr. A project undertaken in […]
The Cast of Star Trek Greeting the Space Shuttle Enterprise as It Rolls Out of the Hangar on Sept. 17, 1976
This post was originally published on this siteSeptember 17, 1976: NASA unveils its first space shuttle, the Enterprise, in Palmdale, California. Named after the ship […]
Audi Workers Demonstrating the Body Strength of the Audi 920 in 1938
This post was originally published on this siteThe Audi 920 is a car introduced in 1938 by the Audi division of Auto Union to replace […]
Telemedicine Prediction From 1925
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1920s was an incredible decade of advancement for communications technology. Radio was finally being realized as a […]
A Picture of a Photograph: The Family Photo That Charlie Duke Left on the Moon in 1972
This post was originally published on this siteOn April 23, 1972, Apollo 16 astronauts Charlie Duke and John Young embarked on the third and final […]
Albert Einstein and Marie Curie Having a Walk and a Talk by the Geneva Lake, ca. 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteDiscussing near a lake, ca. 1929. A meeting of the most brilliant scientific minds of that time. Note […]
Energy Predictions for 2022 From 1922
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1922, the popular English novelist Walter Lionel George (1882–1926) sat down and put his mind to envisioning […]
Christmas Dinner on the Apollo VIII as It Headed to the Moon, 1968
This post was originally published on this siteOn Christmas Eve, 1968, during the Apollo 8 mission, the astronauts opened their meal packages to discover thermo-stabilized […]
Bruce McCandless II, the First Human Being to Do a Spacewalk Without a Safety Tether Linked to a Spacecraft
This post was originally published on this siteOn February 7, 1984, on Space Shuttle Challenger’s STS 41-B mission, Bruce McCandless donned a backpack mobility device—the […]
The Rudge Coventry Rotary Tricycle From the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteSocial, but reserved for the wealthy: even elaborate bicycles like these Starley trikes were expensive. This chassis was […]
On Nov 12, 1966, Buzz Aldrin Took the First Space Selfie During the Gemini 12 Mission
This post was originally published on this siteHe might not have quite managed to be the first man on the moon but astronaut Buzz Aldrin […]