Thomas Edison received a patent for his gramophone on this day in 1878. Did you know that: • Nicolaus Copernicus, the first to formulate a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than Earth at its centre, was born on this day in 1473• The tintype camera patented by Hamilton Smith on this […]
Thomas Edison was an American inventor and businessman born on this day in 1847. He is best known for his inventions of electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. Did you know that: • Henry Fox Talbot was an English photography pioneer born on this day in 1800• Robert Fulton patented a […]
Thomas Edison completed the world’s first movie studio at West Orange, New Jersey on this day in 1893. Did you know that: • The first U.S. patent for an improvement to steamships was issued to Isaac Briggs and William Longstreet on this day in 1788• Matthews, Tansil, and Fannin obtained a patent for a digital […]
Born on this day in 1832, Lewis Carroll was an English writer of children’s fiction, known for his facility with wordplay, logic, and fantasy. Some of his famous works include Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass. Did you know that: • A patent was granted to Thomas Edison for an electric incandescent […]
Born on this day in 1809, Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery. Did you know that: • Ezra Daggett and Thomas Kensett patented food storage in tin cans on this day in 1825• The first […]
English astronomer, John Flamsteed, observed Uranus on this day in 1690 without realizing it was undiscovered. Did you know that: • Giovanni Cassini discovered Rhea, a satellite of Saturn, on this day in 1672• Richard Arkwright, inventor of the spinning frame, was born on this day in 1732• Thomas Edison patented a magneto-electric machine on […]
Thomas Edison created the first string of Christmas tree lights on this day in 1882. Did you know that: • Thomas Edison’s phonograph was announced by Scientific American on this day in 1877• Grote Reber, inventor of the first parabolic radio telescope, was born on this day in 1911• Meghan Trainor is an American singer-songwriter […]
London became the world’s first city to host licensed taxicabs on this day in 1897. Did you know that: • Thomas Edison recorded himself reciting “Mary had a little lamb” on this day in 1877• The world’s first pediatric heart transplant took place on this day in 1967• Judd Apatow is an American film director, […]
Chadwick Boseman was an American actor and playwright born on this day in 1976. Did you know that: • Sir James Jay invented invisible ink on this day in 1775• Thomas Edison demonstrated his hand-cranked phonograph for the first time on this day in 1877• The first patent for the invention of the traffic lights […]
Andre-Jacques Garnerin made the first parachute descent from a balloon in Paris on this day in 1797. Did you know that: • Thomas Edison perfected the carbonized cotton filament light bulb on this day in 1879• Julian, Mayer, and Krause received a patent for cortisone on this day in 1940 – used to treat rheumatoid […]
Thomas Edison filed a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie) on this day in 1888. Did you know that: • Felix Mendelssohn’s first Piano concert in G minor premiered in Munich on this day in 1831• Built by Allied POWs and Asian laborers for use of the Japanese army, the Burma railway was […]
