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Biography of Wilbur Wright Created: Thursday, March 04, 2010 Updated: Friday, May 31, 2013
Wilbur Wright was one half of the aviation pioneering duo known as the Wright Brothers, together with his brother Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright invented the first airplane to make the first manned ...
Biography of Orville Wright Created: Thursday, March 04, 2010 Updated: Friday, May 31, 2013
Orville Wright was one half of the aviation pioneers known as the Wright Brothers, together with his brother Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright invented the first airplane to make the first manned and p...
A Visual Timeline Created: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Updated: Friday, May 31, 2013
Photos and illustrations make a visual timeline depicting the lives of the Wright Brothers and their airplanes.
Conquest of the Air - Introducing The Wright Brothers Created: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 Updated: Friday, May 31, 2013
On December 17 1903 the first Wright Brothers biplane was ready to navigate the air and made four brief successful flights.
History of Flight - The Wright Brothers Created: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 Updated: Friday, May 31, 2013
Orville and Wilbur Wright aka the Wright Brothers invented and flew the first airplane.
Famous Quotes of the Wright Brothers Created: Thursday, May 30, 2013 Updated: Friday, May 31, 2013
Famous Quotes of the Wright Brothers inventors of the airplane that achieved manned flight.
Galileo Galilei Quotes Created: Tuesday, May 28, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Quotes from the father of the scientific revolution, Italian inventor and astronomer Galileo Galilei.
Galileo Galilei Created: Monday, October 13, 2008 Updated: Wednesday, May 29, 2013
The life of Galileo Galilei, scientist, inventor, and astronomer, considered to be the Father of Scientific Reason.
The History of the Thermometer Created: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, May 28, 2013
The first thermometers were called thermoscopes, however, in 1724 Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury or modern thermometer.
History of the Thermometer Created: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Italian Santorio Santorio invented a very crude thermometer.
History of the Thermometer Created: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, May 28, 2013
What can be considered the first modern thermometer, the mercury thermometer with a standardized Fahrenheit scale, was invented by Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit in 1714.
History of Jigsaw Puzzles Created: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 Updated: Sunday, May 26, 2013
The history of jigsaw puzzles. John Spilsbury created the first jigsaw puzzle in 1767.
Young Inventors - School Inventions Created: Thursday, September 22, 2005 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
Young inventors and inventions made in school - Fred-Judice - Compromise - O- Matic - Smog-No-More - Robot Cycler - Litter Patrol-Caitie.
The History of Answering Machines Created: Friday, December 30, 2005 Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013
The history of answering machines - the first practical apparatus for magnetic sound recording and reproduction.
David Hughes - Carbon Microphone Created: Monday, May 16, 2005 Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013
David Edward Hughes invented the carbon microphone which was essential to the development of the telephone.
The History of Microphones Created: Monday, May 16, 2005 Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013
The first microphone was a telephone transmitter invented by Emile Berliner for Alexander Graham Bell in 1876.
The History of the Telephone - Alexander Graham Bell Created: Friday, November 16, 2007 Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013
The history of the telephone covering Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray - telephones from early models to todays digital cell phones and pagers.
Alexander Graham Bell - First Telephone Patent Created: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013
See the original patent for the telephone issued to Alexander Graham Bell.
How a Telephone Works Created: Monday, April 29, 2013 Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013
Have you ever wondered how a telephone works, it is an invention that most of us use everyday, yet few of us know how a telephone works.
What was Menlo Park? Created: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 Updated: Saturday, April 27, 2013
Thomas Edison had his first research laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey, nicknamed the invention factory.
Historical photos and drawings of Thomas Edison inventions Created: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 Updated: Saturday, April 27, 2013
What better way to learn about Thomas Edison inventions using actual photos and illustrations to make the world of genius called Thomas Edison come alive.
Edison Quotes Created: Saturday, April 27, 2013 Updated: Saturday, April 27, 2013
Notable quotes made by the American inventor, Thomas Edison.
Wireless Electricity Created: Saturday, March 30, 2013 Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013
How does wireless electricity work and whats in store for the future. Will today's electric toothbrushes lead to tomorrows wirelessly powered cities?
History of Toys Created: Saturday, November 18, 2006 Updated: Thursday, March 28, 2013
Toy inventions and the history of toys including the Slinky, Hula Hoop, Frisbee, SILLY PUTTY, Etch A Sketch, Video Games, Yo-Yo, and more.
What's Your Favorite Toy? Created: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 Updated: Thursday, March 28, 2013
What your favorite toy says about your personality.
Who Invented Electronic Cigarettes? Created: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 Updated: Thursday, March 28, 2013
What looks like, smells like, acts like, but isn't a real cigarette? Electronic cigarettes are the controversial alternative to regular smoking but are they safe? Information about how they work an...
What Do You Think About Electronic Cigarettes Created: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Whats your opinion about electronic cigarettes? Have your smoked them, or would you, and what do you think about them?
Profile of Alfred Nobel Video Created: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Interested in learning about Swedish inventor and chemist Alfred Nobel? Watch this About.com video to see a quick biography.
Liquid Crystal Display - LCD Created: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 Updated: Monday, March 18, 2013
James Fergason was the inventor of an improved liquid crystal display or LCD.
Who invented OLED Technology? Created: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 Updated: Monday, March 18, 2013
OLED or organic light emitting diodes technology opens a brave new world in dispaly and lighting technology. The future promises cutting edge innovations, where you will be able to fold up your com...
LED - Light Emitting Diode Created: Thursday, March 14, 2013 Updated: Thursday, March 14, 2013
How the tiny light emitting diode came to be, the function, physics, and inventors of the LED.
Be Mine - Who Invented Sweethearts Conversation Hearts? Created: Thursday, February 14, 2013 Updated: Thursday, February 14, 2013
Have you ever wondered who invented Sweethearts Conversation Hearts? Or who writes the sayings that are found on the heart candies.