Aviation
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George Cayley and the Science of Aeronautics
On December 27, 1773, English engineer and important pioneer of aeronautics Sir George Cayley was born. Many consider him the first true scientific…
Broadcasting
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How Reginald Fessenden sent the World’s First Radio Broadcast on Christmas Eve 1906
It was on Christmas Evening in 1906, when Reginald Fessenden broadcasted the very first radio program in the United States…
Cinematography
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Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau and the Expressionism in German Cinema
On December 28, 1888, Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau was born. He was one of the most influential German film directors of…
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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Sir Henry Bessemer and the Secret of Steel
On January 19, 1813, English engineer, inventor, and businessman Sir Henry Bessemer was born. Bessemer’s name is chiefly known in connection…
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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Making Photography Really Operational – Louis Daguerre
On August 19, 1839, French artist and physicist Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre, after announcing his invention to the French Academy…
Printing
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The Nuremberg Chronicle and the History of the World
On December 23, 1493, the German version of the Nuremberg Chronicle – in German ‘Schedelsche Weltchronik‘ – was published. It is…
Space
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Galileo and the Exploration of the Jovian System
On October 18, 1989, the unmanned NASA spacecraft Galileo was launched on her mission to study the planet Jupiter and…
Transportation
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Tōkaidō Shinkansen – the World’s First High Speed Train
On October 1, 1964, the world‘s first high speed train, the Tōkaidō Shinkansen started operation between Tokyo and Osaka. With more…
Women in Technology
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A great man whose only fault was being a woman – Émilie du Châtelet
On December 17, 1706, French mathematician, physicist, and author Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise du Châtelet was born.…
