Do you know who invented the first press release? On October 28, 1906, public relation expert Ivy Lee was working with the Pennsylvania Railroad, when a tragic train accident happened. Fifty passengers were killed when a three-car train of the Pennsylvania Railroad's new electric service jumped a trestle at Atlantic City, New Jersey, and plunged into the Thoroughfare creek. Ivy Lee convinced the railroad company to release what could be considered the first press release to journalists, before any rumors were spread and reported on. Ivy Lee created a public statement about the accident, and presented it to journalists at the location of the incident. The New York Times printed the press release word-for-word on Oct. 30, 1906. llustration: Free Photos

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Stanley Povoda is called the Czech Robotman and the title is well earned. Stanley has been making robots for more than 50 years, he is now retired but still constructs multifunction robots.

Robot Roots
The Czech people have a long history of playing with robots. The acclaimed Czech playwright, Karel Capek, made famous the word 'robot', the Czech word for forced labor or serf. Capek introduced the word in his play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) first performed in Prague in January 1921. Getty Images/Photographer Isifa

• Robotics and Robots
• Understanding a Robot and Robotics
• Stanley Povoda - Robotman

Ten years after patenting a successful method for producing alternating current, Nikola Tesla claimed the invention of an electrical generator that would not consume any fuel. This invention has been lost to the public. Tesla stated about his invention that he had harnessed the cosmic rays.

• Nikola Tesla - Photos, Illustrations & Drawings of Inventions

Here is a list of wonderful inventions all invented in August. Proving the point that heat does not affect inventors' brains. Well maybe the heat is affecting my brains. Good thing I have air conditioning. Did you know that in 1928, Willis Haviland Carrier developed the "Weathermaker" - the first air conditioner for private home use? Photo: Courtesy of Carrier

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