Aviation
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The First Non-stop Westbound Flight over the North Atlantic
On April 13, 1928, German pilots Hermann Köhl and Ehrenfried Günther Freiherr von Hünefeld together with their Irish co-pilot James Fitzmaurice succeeded…
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 Adventures of Buck Rogers
On January 7, 1929, the first adventure of Buck Rogers appeared in a newspaper. Buck Rogers is a fictional space…
Computer Games
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William Higinbotham and The Birth of Video Games
On October 25, 1910, US-american physicist William “Willy” A. Higinbotham was born. A member of the Manhattan Project, he later became a…
Engineering
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Betamax and the Legendary Video Format Wars
On May 10, 1975, Sony released a consumer-level analog videocassette magnetic tape recording format called Betamax. Today, the format is…
Inventor
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How Tom Blake revolutionized the Surf Sport
On March 8, 1902, American athlete, inventor, and writer Thomas Edward Blake was born. Blake is widely considered to be…
Photography
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Thomas Wedgwood – possibly the First Photographer
On May 14, 1771, early experimenter in the field of photography Thomas Wedgwood was born. He is the first person…
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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Luna 10 – the First Artificial Satellite of the Moon
On March 31, 1966, Soviet Luna program, robotic spacecraft mission was launched. Luna 10 was the first artificial satellite of…
Transportation
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The Legend of the Pony Express
On April 3, 1860, the Pony Express started delivering messages, newspapers, mail, even small packages from St. Joseph, Missouri across…
Women in Technology
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Florence Nightingale – The Lady with the Lamp
On May 12, 1820, celebrated British social reformer and statistician Florence Nightingale was born. She is best known for being…
