Once upon a time, an old blacksmith lived in an old forge at Craig-y-don. He used to drink a great deal of beer. One night he was coming home from an alehouse, very tipsy. As he got near a small stream, a lot of little men suddenly sprang up from the rocks and one of […]
Earle Dickson of Johnson & Johnson is the creator of band-aid. The creation arrived as a necessity, for his wife Josephine who would very often burn and cut herself when she would cook. In order to solve this minor issue Dickson came up with the concept of band-aid so that his wife could have the
Atom bomb is always a burning topic among general people as it is one of the most dangerous weapons of the time. It works mainly on the theory of E=mc2 (energy=mass times the speed of light squared) which was given by physicist Albert Einstein. He was the main reason behind the invention of atom bomb
Chapter 5 Before going to bed at night I had a pleasant stroll in the evening. Once in bed, I slept soundly. Next morning when I woke up, I heard my uncle was discussing something at the top of his voice. I soon joined him. He was conversing in the Danish language with a tall
The invention of the automobile is a result of years of research and a combination of technologies that was done over time. The first working steam-powered vehicle was said to have been designed by Ferdinand Verbiest, a Flemish member who belonged to the Jesuit mission in China around the year 1672. The credit for the
Aspirin in its pure form has been manu-factured as well as marketed right since 1899s. In the year 1899, Felix Hoffmann made a particular formula and presented it to his father who was suffering from severe arthritis pain. The result was very effective and Hoffmann went ahead to market this drug to spread this miracle
Once there was a man who had a dog. When the dog was young he was made much of, but when he grew old he was driven out of doors. “Look now,” said the wolf, “I’m sorry for your condition; I will make things better for you. The mistress, I see, has put her child
The creation of automated teller machine (ATM) or self-banking developed through individual efforts by some noteworthy names in Sweden, Japan and United Kingdom. Luther George Simjian is credited in the United States for creating the first ATM or automated teller machine. He is presumed to have worked on the concept before 1939, although he applied
Valdemar Poulsen invented the first answering machine in the year 1898. It was the very first known practical equipment that was used to record the telephone conversations. It was initially called as a telegraphone. It was this device, which laid the foundation for the common answering machines that we see nowadays. However, there is a
The invention of the aeroplane by the Wright Brothers on 17 December, 1903, astounded everyone, from poor people to the rich. They conducted a successful experiment wherein a machine now called as an aeroplane carrying a person flew naturally at a uniform speed by its own power and landed without any damage. The concept of
The basic concept of air conditioning was first applied in the ancient Egypt. During that time, the reeds were hung down in the windows from where the water trickled down and cooled the air to make it more humid. In the 2nd century, the Chinese inventor Ding Huan of the Han Dynasty invented the rotary
Oolah, the lizard, was out getting yams on a Mirrieh flat. She had three of her children with her. Wayambeh took her and her children to his camp. His tribe asked him if her tribe had given her to him. He said, “No, I have stolen her.” “Well,” they said, “her a turtle, tribe will
The ‘Abacus’ was first discovered by the Chinese in 3000 BC. It was initially made of wood and beads sliding over wires. The main use of abacus when it was discovered was for simple calculation or keeping count of numbers. There are different versions of abacus such as Egyptian, Persian, Greek, Roman, Indian, Japanese, Native
Once three Tinguian went to the mountains to hunt deer. They took their blankets with them, for they expected to be there for several days as nights in the mountains are cold. At night, the men rolled up in their blankets and lay down under a tree to sleep; but while the one in the
In the olden days, there were no hooks or casting nets. When the natives wanted to catch fish, they made baskets and set traps at the river side. One man named Akon Obo, who was very poor, made baskets. In the night a big fish used to smell the palm-nuts and go into the trap