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...
The History of Chromatography
The History of Chromatography is very interesting to know. But the word might also be a play on the botanist’s own surname, which means ‘color’...
Obelisk’s – Symbols of Conquest and Mysterious Power
An Obelisk's Perilous Voyage Egypt's stones, originally raised in homage to the sun, have been coveted since Roman times as symbols of conquest and...
Johannes Havelius – First Man Who Map the Moon
Johannes Havelius published the first detailed map of the surface of the Moon in 1647. He was born on January 28, 1611, in Danzig...
Bohdan Winiarski – Former Polish Politician and Jurist
On April 5, 1961, Bohdan Winiarski was elected president of the International Court of Justice by his fourteen fellow judges. Bohdan Winiarski of Poland...
The First Ever Airmail Must Get Through?
The success of the airplane led quickly to the introduction of airmail. The United States was in the vanguard, and on February 17, 1911,...