Aviation
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Arthur Whitten Brown and the First Transatlantic Flight
On July 23, 1886, Scottish aviator Sir Arthur Whitten Brown was born. Whitten Brown was the navigator of the first successful non-stop…
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 Third Man – A Film Noir Masterpiece
On September 2, 1949, The Third Man, directed by Carol Reed starring Orson Welles and Joseph Cotton, was officially released.…
Computer Games
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Jay Wright Forrester and System Dynamics
On July 14, 1918, pioneering American computer engineer and systems scientist Jay Wright Forrester was born. Forrester is known as…
Engineering
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Richard March Hoe and the Rotary Printing Press
On September 12, 1812, American inventor Richard March Hoe was born. Hoe designed a rotary printing press and related advancements, including…
Inventor
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Hertha Ayrton and the Arc Lights
On August 26, 1923, British engineer, mathematician, physicist and inventor Hertha Ayrton died of blood poisoning resulting from an insect bite.…
Photography
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Richard Leach Maddox revolutionized Photography
On August 4, 1816, English photographer and physician Richard Leach Maddox was born. Maddox is best known for his invention…
Printing
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Ottmar Mergenthaler – a Second Gutenberg
Ottmar Mergenthaler (1854–1899) Photo taken at age 25 in 1879 On July 3, 1886, the first Linotype machine invented by…
Space
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John Glenn – The First American to orbit the Earth
On July 18, 1921, U.S. astronaut and statesman John Herschel Glenn Jr. was born. In 1962 Glenn was the first…
Transportation
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The Inventions of John Ericsson
On July 31, 1803, Swedish-American inventor John Ericsson was born. Ericsson regarded as one of the most influential mechanical engineers…
Women in Technology
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Ida Henrietta Hyde and the Microelectrode
On September 8, 1857, American physiologist Ida Henrietta Hyde was born. Hyde is known for developing a micro-electrode powerful enough…
