Chapter 17 Now we had reached the land of Stromboli safe and sound. All of us were hale and hearty. Our journey to the centre of the earth was successful. At last we came out victorious, thanks to our grit, strong will, confidence and perseverance. The Stromboliotes received us kindly as shipwrecked mariners. They gave […]
The play-doh is a children’s clay that is said to have wheat flour, kerosene, colours, perfume, petroleum product and salt to make into flexible. A plastic modelling composition that was non-toxin was patented in the year 1965 almost nine years after its invention by the Noah and Joseph McVicker who accidently discovered the clay that
Alexander Parkes born on 29 December, 1813, in Birmingham, England, was the inventor of plastic. For more than 100 years plastic has been in use. However, compared to other materials, plastic is relatively modern. The first known man-made plastic was invented by Alexander Parkes and showcased to the public at the Great International Exhibition in
Piano is a musical instrument. It has a keyboard having multiple keys. It is widely used in jazz and classical music. It is one of the most expensive musical devices. The modern piano was invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori. He was the native of Padua, Italy. It is not yet confirmed when piano was invented by
Chapter 16 Our guide Hans came to our rescue. With one hand he grasped me and with the other hand he supported my uncle. Thank God! we all were safe and sound. But I was badly shaken, bruised and battered all over. I expressed my gratitude to Hans who saved me from the jaws of
It is presumed that humans have utilized pesticides way before 2000 BC. The first popular pesticide that was known to be used is elemental sulphur dusting. It is said to be used in Sumer, in ancient Mesopotamia, 4500 years ago. It is also mentioned in the Rig Veda that some plants were used for pest
Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming but was initially noticed by a French student Ernest Duchesne way back in 1896. Penicillin is regarded as the first effective drug which acted against various diseases caused by Staphylococci. It was after ten years of the discovery of a ‘blue-green mould’ which generated a substance (penicillin) that could
Paper bags, as we know them today have their own share of history as well. Earlier people used to take big containers along whenever they had to buy something from a retail store. Sensing a scope in this field, the first ever machine was invented in the year 1852 by Francis Wolle. He first got
Nowadays we do not feel panic due to unavailability of our favourite food at any distant places because we have the option in hand i.e. packed food option. It was invented and commercialized by Clarence Birdseye. In 1923, he invented method of freezing food fast and saving such in packed forms. Later in 1929, he
In the year 1440, the German Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in the Holy Roman Empire. It was based on the screw press principles that were prevailing back then. Gutenberg was, by profession, merely a goldsmith. However, it was his profound knowledge and experimental skills that helped him develop the complete printing press system.
The notepad is a simple text editor for Microsoft windows. In all versions of Microsoft windows, the notepad had been included since 1985. The notepad was invented by an Australian, J.A. Birchall in 1902. It is to believe that he sold his notepads from his stationary shop. After a few years, the notepad idea had
The use of multivitamin has been known to be around for more than a 100 years. It is credited to Dr. Carl Rehnborg for inventing the first multi-vitamin that was sold in the United States in the year 1930. He founded the company called Nutrilite that’s known for the formulation of the first multi-minerals and
Chapter 15 Our magnetic compan, all of a sudden, went out of order. It was not working properly. It had lost its accuracy. It was a great setback for us, for the compass was a reliable guide apart from Hans. I knew quite well that according to the best received theories the mineral covering of
The computer mouse, as we know it today, was invented and developed by Douglas Englebart during the 60s and was patented on 17 November, 1970. While creating the mouse, Douglas was working at the Stanford Research Institute, a think tank sponsored by Stanford University, and originally referred to the mouse as a ‘X-Y Position Indicator
The mosquito coil is commonly used in almost every home but the first time, it was invented by Eiichiro Ueyama, a Japanese businessman in 1890. However, such mosquito coils were in form of small stick bars which use to be burnt very soon, so were not able to repel mosquitoes for many hours but it