Aviation
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Henri Farman and the first long-distance Passenger Airliner
On May 26, 1876, Anglo-French pilot, aviator and aircraft designer and manufacturer Henri Farman was born. As an aircraft designer…
Broadcasting
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Sir John Reith and the Early Years of BBC
On July 20, 1889, John Charles Walsham Reith, 1st Baron Reith, was born. Sir John Reith was the first General-Director…
Cinematography
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The Great Illusion by Jean Renoir
On September 15, 1894, French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author Jean Renoir was born. As a film director…
Computer Games
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The Triumph of the Game Boy
On April 21, 1989, Nintendo presented the 8-bit handheld video game device called Game Boy, the first handheld console. The Game…
Engineering
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Squire Whipple – The Father of the Iron Bridge
On September 16, 1804, US-American civil engineer Squire Whipple was born. He who provided the first scientifically based rules for…
Inventor
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Nicolas-Jacques Conté and the Creation of the Pencil
On August 4, 1755, French painter, inventor, army officer and balloonist, Nicolas-Jacques Conté was born. Among others, he is credited…
Photography
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Adolf Furtwängler and Photographic Archeology
On June 30, 1853, German archaeologist and historian Adolf Furtwängler was born. He revolutionized archeological science with his use of…
Printing
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Aldus Manutius and the Perfection of Book Printing
On February 6, 1515, Venetian printer and publisher Aldus Pius Manutius passed away, the Italian humanist, scholar, educator, and the…
Space
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Luna 2 – The First Spacecraft to Land on the Moon
On September 12, 1959, Soviet spaceprobe Luna 2 was launched. It was the first spacecraft to reach the surface of…
Transportation
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Tōkaidō Shinkansen – the World’s First High Speed Train
On October 1, 1964, the world‘s first high speed train, the Tōkaidō Shinkansen started operation between Tokyo and Osaka. With more…
Women in Technology
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Stephanie Kwolek and the Bullet-proof Vests
On July 31, 1923, American polymer chemist Stephanie Louise Kwolek was born. She is best known for her invention of poly-paraphenylene…
