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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Robert Siodmak – Blending German Expressionism into American Film Noir
On August 8, 1900, German film director, writer, and producer Robert Siodmak was born. In 1929 he shot the film…
Computer Games
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Have you played your Atari today?
On June 27, 1972, Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney founded a company named Atari Inc. that should become a pioneer in arcade…
Engineering
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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,…
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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The Eagle has Landed – The First Man on the Moon
On July 20, 1969 (for Western Europeans it was one day later, i.e. July 21, 3:56 MEZ) United States‘ space…
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…
