Aviation
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Samuel Pierpont Langley and his Aviation Work
On February 27, 1906, American astronomer, physicist, inventor of the bolometer and pioneer of aviation Samuel Pierpont Langley passed away. Langley…
Broadcasting
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Walter Bruch and the PAL Color Television System
On March 2, 1908, German electrical engineer and pioneer of German Television Walter Bruch was born. From the early 1930s Bruch…
Cinematography
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Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau and the Expressionism in German Cinema
On December 28, 1888, Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau was born. He was one of the most influential German film directors of…
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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The Sydney Harbour Bridge
On March 19, 1932, the Sydney Harbour Bridge was opened, which connects the Sydney central business district and the North Shore.…
Inventor
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Carl von Linde’s Breakthrough in the Refrigeration Process
On June 11, 1842, German scientist, engineer, and businessman Carl von Linde was born. Von Linde discovered a refrigeration cycle and…
Photography
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Fizeau, Foucault and Astronomical Photography
On April 2, 1845, Armand Hippolyte Louis Fizeau and Jean Bernard Léon Foucault manage to make the very first photography…
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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Vanguard 1 – the first Solar Powered Satellite
On March 17, 1958, Vanguard 1, the fourth artificial Earth orbital satellite was launched, which was the first solar-powered satellite.…
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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A great man whose only fault was being a woman – Émilie du Châtelet
On December 17, 1706, French mathematician, physicist, and author Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise du Châtelet was born.…
