May 11 2024
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 […]
Auguste Bartholdi was awarded a patent for his design of the Statue of Liberty on this day in 1879. Did you know that:• Alessandro Volta, an Italian inventor of the electric battery, was born on this day in 1745• Mark […]
Baron Karl von Drais de Sauerbrun patented an early bicycle called the “draisine” on this day in 1818. Did you know that:• René Laennec, a French physician who invented the stethoscope, was born on this day in 1781• Chester Stone patented a […]
The Studebaker Brothers wagon company, a precursor of the automobile manufacturer, was established on this day in 1852. Did you know that:• Giambattista Bodoni, an Italian printer who invented typeface designs, was born on this day in 1740• Howard Carter opened […]
Christopher Sholes, the inventor of the typewriter, was born on this day in 1819. Did you know that:• Cyrus McCormick, inventor of the first commercial mechanical reaper, was born on this day in 1809• William Henry Preece, a Welsh electrical engineer and inventor, […]
Moses Coates patented an Apple Paring machine on this day in 1803. Did you know that:• James Davenport received the first textile machinery patent on this day in 1794• A firearm was patented by Horace Smith and Daniel Wesson on […]
The Spanish Radio Academy requested a World Radio Day in front of UNESCO’s Executive Board. After extensive consultation, the board recommended UNESCO’s 36th session of the General Conference to celebrate World Radio Day on this day. Did you know that:• […]
Born on this day in 1809, Charles Darwin was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, best known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. Did you know that:• Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States, was born 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 […]
Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, imam of the Grand Mosque Masjid al-Haram in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, was born on this day in 1960. Did you know that:• Andrew Becker demonstrated his leather-covered diving suit on this day in 1774• The first patent […]
William Morgan introduced his new sport “Mintonette”, later renamed “Volleyball”, on this day in 1895. Did you know that:• Robert Fulton received a patent for a practical steamboat on this day in 1811• Apollo 14 returned to Earth on this […]
