Articles Index

Famous Inventions : A to Z
Famous inventions and gizmos.

The Conquest of the Air
While air balloons allowed mankind to float inventors dreamed of making flying machines that would allow mankind to have controlled flight

History of Football
American football is a distinct type of football that developed in the United States in the 19th century from soccer and rugby football.

Police Technology and Forensic Science
Police technology and forensic science innovations including John Larson's invention of the lie detector.

Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod - iron furnace stove - bifocal glasses and odometer - sp Ben Franklin.

Fig Newton
Charles Roser won fame for creating the Fig Newton cookies recipe before selling it to Nabisco.

Fuel Cell Power Plants On The Space Shuttle Orbiter
The fuel cell power plants located in the Space Shuttle Orbiter Systems.

Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Hydrogen fuel cells are the answer to the energy needs of the next millenium - invented in 1839 by William Grove - fuel cells will soon be powering every car in the world.

Horns - History of the French Horn
The modern orchestral brass French horn was an invention based on early hunting horns.

Part Three: FORTRAN The Early “Turning Point”
A line written in FORTRAN would translate into several machine instructions again simplifying the programming craft.

Part One: FORTRAN The Early “Turning Point”
GoTo - a book by Steve Lohr on the history of software and software programmers - The history of FORTRAN programming begins in 1952 when the IBM defense calculator was ready for a road test.