Aviation
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More than just hot air – the Montgolfier-Balloons
The two brothers and business partners, Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier changed history on June 4, 1783, when they presented their…
Broadcasting
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David Attenborough and Life on Planet Earth
On May 8, 1926, English broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Frederick Attenborough was born. He is best known for writing…
Cinematography
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Dialogues Are Overestimated – The Great Film Maker Jacques Tati
On October 9, 1908 Jacques Tatischeff, better known as cinematographer, actor, and comedian Jacques Tati was born as the son…
Computer Games
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The Hero of Mushroom Kingdom saves Princess Toadstool – Super Mario!
On September 13, 1985, Nintendo‘s jump-’n’-run video game Super Mario Bros. was released and Princess Toadstool could finally be saved…
Engineering
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Stephenson’s Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
On October 8, 1829, George Stephenson‘s steam locomotive ‘The Rocket‘ won The Rainhill Trials, an important competition in the early…
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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Étienne-Jules Marey and the Chronophotographic Gun
On May 15, 1904, French scientist, physiologist and chronophotographer Étienne-Jules Marey passed away. Marey’s work was significant in the development of…
Printing
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Johannes Gutenberg – Man of the Milennium
On February 3, 1468, German blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, and publisher Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg – or simply Johannes Gutenberg…
Space
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A4 – The First Human Built Vessel To Touch Outer Space
On October 3, 1942, the very first vessel constructed by humans, the ‘Aggregat 4‘ (A4) touched outer space. The liquid-propellant…
Transportation
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The Opening of the Panama Canal
On August 15, 1914, the very first ship, the cargo ship SS Ancon passed the newly built Panama Canal. Unfortunately,…
Women in Technology
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On the Road with Bertha Benz
On August 5, 1888, Bertha Benz, without her husband, engineer and inventor Carl Benz, knowing about it, took her two…
