The Sidecar and Automatic Gear Box
The Sidecar
In 1890 the French engineer Jean Bertoux Linvented a single-wheeled 'side seat' that could be attached to a pedal cycle. It enabled a...
The Second Anglo-Afghan War
The Second Anglo-Afghan War has a rich history. The English Cabinet was making futile attempts to reach an understanding with Russia. The Government of...
Casimir Funk – Who First Revealed Vitamins in 1911
Vitamins are essential elements for health today. It was the Polish-born biochemist Casimir Funk who first revealed the vital role played by vitamins in...
Who Built First Motorway in the World?
The world's first motorway was built in Berlin. In 1909 the German Automobile Club began investigating the feasibility of constructing a fast road to...
Mao Tse-tung – Founding Father of The People’s Republic of China
The leader of some 700,000,000 Chinese is Mao Tse-tung Chairman of the Communist Party of the People's Republic of China. A soldier, politician, poet,...
The Armoured Cars and Tanks
The Armoured Cars and Tanks - Motor cars had made their appearance in the closing years of the nineteenth century. By the time that...
The Wrecking and the Wreck of Zeppelin LZ33
On the night of September 24th, 1916, the Zeppelin LZ33 was brought down by the combined efforts of the London defenses and 2nd Lieut....
When Was Fax Machine Invented?
When Was Fax Machine Invented?
From the mid-19th century, inventors had been working on ways of transmitting words and images down the telegraph or...
Samuel Eliot Morison – Famous American Scholar & Historian
Like the Greek historian Thucydides and the American historian Francis Parkman, Samuel Eliot Morison writes his books as much as possible from firsthand experiences....
Sake Dean Mahomed – First Indian to Publish a Book in English
Who was Sake Dean Mahomet?
He was a soldier, a masseuse, a restaurateur, a doctor, a litterateur, an entrepreneur, a Muslim, and a Christian. He was...