Aviation
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Rocket Launch Site Cape Canaveral
On July 24, 1950, Bumper 8, a modified German World War II A4 rocket, became the first ever rocket to be launched…
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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The Most Famous Duck in the World
On June 9, 1934, Walt Disney’s Silly Symphonies cartoon The Wise Little Hen premiered, which featured the the debut of Donald Duck,…
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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Thomas Tompion – the Father of English Clockmaking
On July 25, 1639, English clock maker, watchmaker and mechanician Thomas Tompion was baptized. He is still regarded to this…
Inventor
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Robert Bosch – Inventor for Life
On March 12 1942, Robert Bosch passed away. Robert Bosch was a German industrialist, engineer and inventor, and founder of…
Photography
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John William Draper – Chemist and Photo Pioneer
On May 5, 1811, American philosopher, physician, chemist, historian and photographer John William Draper was born. He is credited with…
Printing
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Ottmar Mergenthaler – a Second Gutenberg
On July 3, 1886, the first Linotype machine invented by German inventor Ottmar Mergenthaler commenced operation for the New York…
Space
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Rocket Launch Site Cape Canaveral
On July 24, 1950, Bumper 8, a modified German World War II A4 rocket, became the first ever rocket to be launched…
Transportation
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Mixing Up a Plane with a Train – Franz Kruckenberg’s Schienenzeppelin
On 21 June 1931, Franz Kruckenberg’s Schienenzeppelin (rail zeppelin) set a new world railway speed record of 230.2 km/h (143.0 mph)…
Women in Technology
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Composition of Stars
On May 10, 1900, British–American astronomer and astrophysicist Cecilia Helena Payne-Gaposchkin was born. She was the first to apply laws…
