Melissa Berry writes about an engineering marvel built to rival the Eiffel Tower – the Ferris Wheel, whose inventor was born on Valentine’s Day in 1859... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega explores the history and nostalgia of photo booths, which – in some places – are still around!.. (Read More)
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the extended Quimby family line, featuring a famous inventor, and includes many family photos. .. (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about a phenomenon of the 1950s and 1960s: housewives hosting Tupperware parties... (Read More)
Imagine a world without electric lights. Then thank Thomas Edison for his "Electric-Lamp" U.S. Patent #223898, granted on 27 January 1880... (Read More)
Confederate engineer Horace Hunley, who invented the submarine that made the 1st successful attack, died on 15 October 1863 during a training run... (Read More)
Melissa Davenport Berry writes about Joseph Short’s key invention during the Civil War: a knapsack that didn’t wreck Union soldiers’ backs and shoulders... (Read More)
An article about Edwin L. Drake drilling the first commercially successful oil well, near Titusville, Pennsylvania, on 27 August 1859... (Read More)
An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about researching his 19th century cousin William Mayall and discovering he invented a machine to shell corn... (Read More)