FREEZE-DRYING – 1906 Improving Food Conservation
Originally developed to meet the needs of biologists, the technique of conservation called freeze-drying. This is technically known as 'lyophilization' – was for a long time confined to research labs specializing in pharmaceuticals. It...
Albert Einstein – The Archetypal Genius
The archetypal genius in the popular imagination, Albert Einstein was a maverick thinker who turned the laws of physics upside-down while sticking out his tongue at the world. But the man behind this mischievous...
Noor-ud-Din Zangi – Most Shrewd and Courageous Ruler
Sultan Noor-ud-Din Zangi also in Turkish known as Nûreddin Mahmud Zengi was one of the most courageous, shrewd, and belligerent rulers in Islamic history. He redeemed the world's largest Christian alliance. It is said...
Bhodesar – The Ancient City of Nagarparker
Bhadrishar Nagri, is now called Bhodesar, is located at the foot of the Karunjhar Hills, two miles northwest of the city of Nagarparkar. The people living here were followers of Jainism. After the formation...
The Aeroplane – Conquest of the Skies
From the first few tentative hops, flying machines developed in leaps and bounds, becoming the most momentous technological advance of the 20th century. On the morning of 17 December 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright stood...
The Electrocardiograph 1902
The Electrocardiograph 1902
Ever since Luigi Galvani’s pioneering studies in the late 1700’s century. The scientists knew that muscle contraction generated weak electrical impulses. The Scottish electrical engineer Alexander Muirhead was the first person to...
The Speedometer, Disc Breaks & Windscreen Wipers
Today, Speedometer, Disc Breaks & Windscreen Wipers are integral parts of any vehicle. Without these instruments, a vehicle cannot complete. Do you know who discover Speedometer, Disc Breaks & Windscreen Wipers? Let’s dig out...
The History of Sonar – Underwater Listening Device
On 9 January 1917, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany gave the order for unrestricted submarine warfare to commence on 1 February. An all-out offensive was duly launched by U-boats against Allied shipping in the...
The Sidecar and Automatic Gear Box
The Sidecar
In 1890 the French engineer Jean Bertoux Linvented a single-wheeled 'side seat' that could be attached to a pedal cycle. It enabled a passenger to be carried in relative comfort while also serving...
Barbiturates 1903 – A Good Night’s Sleep
The history of Barbiturates tells us, that this was introduced in 1903 by two German research chemists. The new drug revolutionized the treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders. Ten to fifteen minutes after taking...
The Second Anglo-Afghan War
The second Anglo-Afghan War has a rich history. The English Cabinet was making futile attempts to reach an understanding with Russia. The Government of India was making equally futile attempts to make friends with...
Casimir Funk – Who First Revealed Vitamins in 1911
Vitamins are essential elements for health today. It was the Polish-born biochemist Casimir Funk who first revealed the vital role played by vitamins in human metabolism. His work opened up a new field of...
Maglev Technology 1912
What is Maglev Technology? In 1904 the American scientist Robert Goddard, who was to make his name as a rocket scientist. He wrote a paper while still a freshman at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in...
Who Built First Motorway in the World?
The world's first motorway was built in Berlin. In 1909 the German Automobile Club began investigating the feasibility of constructing a fast road to the west of the city. Work on the route, which...
Mao Tse-tung – Founding Father of The People’s Republic of China
The leader of some 700,000,000 Chinese is Mao Tse-tung Chairman of the Communist Party of the People's Republic of China. A soldier, politician, poet, and scholar, he is considered by many as the leading...
The Armoured Cars and Tanks
Motor cars had made their appearance in the closing years of the nineteenth century. By the time that war broke out the efficiency and reliability of the internal combustion engine. On which these machines...
Memorable Photographs of Nazi History
Within three years of their first electoral success, the Nazis get hold of political power in Germany when Adolf Hitler became chancellor on January 30, 1933. That beautiful clear evening Hitler stood in the...
The Wrecking and the Wreck of Zeppelin LZ33
On the night of September 24th, 1916, the Zeppelin L33 was brought down by the combined efforts of the London defenses and 2nd Lieut. A de B Brandon of 39 Squadron, flying his BE2c...
When Was Fax Machine Invented?
When Was Fax Machine Invented? From the mid-19th century, inventors had been working on ways of transmitting words and images down the telegraph or the telephone wires. The German physicist Arthur Korn is generally...
Samuel Eliot Morison – Famous American Scholar & Historian
Like the Greek historian Thucydides and the American historian Francis Parkman, Samuel Eliot Morison writes his books as much as possible from firsthand experiences. Indirect contact with the events that he recorded in his...