Aviation
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Around the World in a Balloon with Steve Fossett
On June 19, 2002, American businessman, and a record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer Steve Fossett launched the 10-story high balloon…
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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Fred Zinneman – From High Noon to The Day of the Jackal
On April 29, 1907, Austrian-born American film director Alfred “Fred” Zinneman was born. Fred Zinneman won four Academy Awards for…
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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Black Vinyl at 33⅓ RPM
On June 21, 1948, Columbia Records introduced the long-playing record album, in short the LP, in a public demonstration at…
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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Recovering the Lost Lunar Photographs
Maybe you remember that we had an article on the very first image of the Earth taken from abroad?[1] It…
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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The First American to walk in Space – Edward White
On June, 3, 1965, Edward Higgins White became the first American to “walk” in space in the course of the…
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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Elly Beinhorn and the Loneliness of the Long Distance Flights
On May 30, 1907, German aviatrix and stunt pilot Elly Beinhorn was born. In the 1930s she broke several long…
