Aviation
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Umberto Nobile and his Airships
On January 21, 1885, Italian aeronautical engineer and Arctic explorer Umberto Nobile was born. He was a developer and promoter…
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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Charlie Chaplin – Making Motion Pictures the Art form of the 20th Century
On April 16, 1889, English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer Charlie Chaplin was born. Chaplin rose to fame in the era…
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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The Chronometers of John Harrison and the Problem of Longitude
On April 3, 1693, self-educated English carpenter and clockmaker John Harrison was born. Harrison invented the marine chronometer, a long-sought-after…
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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Alois Senefelder revolutionized Printing Technology
On November 6, 1771, Alois Senefelder, actor, playwright, and inventor of the lithographic printing technology was born. Background and Early…
Space
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TIROS-1 and the First TV pictures of the Earth from Space
On April 1, 1960, U.S. weather satellite TIROS-1 sends the very first TV picture of the Earth from space. Today,…
Transportation
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William Wilson and the First German Railway
On April 17, 1862, British mechanical engineer William Wilson passed away. He was the first engine driver of the locomotive…
Women in Technology
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Herrad of Landsberg and the Garden of Delights
Herrad of Landsberg was a 12th-century Alsatian nun and abbess of Hohenburg Abbey in the Vosges mountains. She is known…
