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Pumpkin Carving Resources
Resources for pumpkin carving imcluding history and kits
The History of Printing and Printing Processes
Without printed matter how would civilization have evolved, the spoken tradition would only have taken us so far? Learn the history of the printing press, press type, typecasting machines, sterotyping, linotype and more.
Press Release
A press release is a public statement made to the media - how do you wtite a great one and who wrote the first.
Pumpkin Carving Kits
The history behind pumpkin carving and the state of the art in pumpkin carvers today.
History of Papermaking
The invention of paper and the history of papermaking machinery.
Invention of Polystyrene and Styrofoam
Polystyrene is a strong plastic that can be injected, extruded or blow molded and styrofoam is a popular foam polystyrene packaging.
The History of Plastics
The history of plastic different types of and timeline of plastics.
The History of the Piano
The piano first known as the pianoforte was invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori.
Perpetual Motion Machines and Free Energy
Serious discussions of perpetual motion are now occurring on the topics of open systems, aether theories, and vacuum energy - collected designs for perpetual motion machines
Post It Note
Arthur Fry a 3M chemist invented the post it note and Spencer Silver invented the glue
The History of Penicillin
Penicillin is one of the first and still one of the most widely used antibiotic agents - derived from the Penicillium mold.
Photography Timeline
Timeline of the history of photography
History of Photography
The complete history of photography - the word is derived from the Greek words for light and writing - first used by Sir John Herschel in 1839.
Famous Trademarks - Pillsbury Doughboy
Pillsbury Doughboy - The Life and History of the Pillsbury Doughboy
Printed Electronics
Printed electronics is the term for a relatively new technology that defines the printing of electronics on common media such as paper, plastic, and textile using standard printing processes.
The History of Pinball
The history of pinball - the first pinball machines appeared in the 1930s.
History of the Plow
The farmers of George Washington's day had no better tools than had the farmers of Julius Caesar's day - in fact - Roman ploughs were superior to those in general use in America eighteen centuries later.
Pom Poms The Cheerleading Innovation
Cheerleading has quite a history behind it - for example who invented pom poms
Mr Potato Head
Mr Potato Head was patented in 1952 - sp Mr Potatohead">
Photoluminescence
Photoluminescence spectroscopy is a contactless nondestructive method of probing the electronic structure of materials.
Push Pin
In 1900 Mr Edwin Moore rented a room and devoted each afternoon and evening to making push-pins - an article of his own invention which may be briefly described as a pin with a handle.
The History of Mail
The first envelopes used for mail were made of cloth, animal skins, or vegetable parts.
Pasta
Who invented pasta.
The History of Xerox
Chester Carlson was the inventor of the photocopier and electrophotography - a Xerox
Pneumatic Tools
Pneumatic devices are various tools and instruments that generate and utilize compressed air - The first documented genuine pneumatic tube in the United States is officially listed in a patent issued to Samuel Clegg and Jacob Selvan in 1840