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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The Great Train Robbery and the Birth of the Western Movie
On December 1, 1903, the very first Western movie ‘The Great Train Robbery‘ premiered, directed by Edwin S. Porter, a…
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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Hedy Lamarr – a Hollywood Star Invents Secure Communication Technology
On November 9, 1913, Hollywood movie star Hedy Lamarr was born, co-inventor of an early form of the spread spectrum communication and…
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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Apollo 17 – The Last Men on the Moon…so far
On December 11, 1972, Apollo 17 with Commander Eugene A. Cernan, Command Module Pilot Ronald E. Evans, and Lunar Module…
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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Jocelyn Bell Burnell and the Discovery of Pulsars
On November 28, 1967, Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Anthony Hewish discovered the first Pulsar, a fast rotating neutron star that…
