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Who Was Reynold Johnson? Born in 1906, Reynold Johnson was a remarkable American inventor, one of IBM’s most prolific inventors, […]
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What are Logarithms: Complete Explanation A logarithm is the power which a certain number is raised to get another number. […]
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Naval warfare has shaped the course of human history for centuries, dating back to ancient times when wooden galleys powered […]
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There were few World War 2 fighter aircraft that could match the speed and firepower of America’s top fighters. The […]
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Fighter aircraft have always been the cutting edge of air combat. Whether ripping through the skies of Europe in World […]
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Throughout the history of the world, there have been plenty of mysterious deaths of historical figures. Whether it’s disappearances or […]
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Professional warriors, employed by governments and wealthy entities as private soldiers, have existed in practically every society across every race […]
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In times of war, both sides are driven to develop weapons that can deliver overwhelming force and secure victory, whether […]
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The world of computers in the 1980s feels like a time capsule compared to today’s light and thin machines. Long […]
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When the United States was drawn into the sprawling, brutal theaters of World War II, facing fierce enemies across the […]
If you’re a student of military history, then you know that size and strength alone don’t always guarantee victory. Time […]
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As any person who’s ever delved into naval history can tell you, no nation is less likely to rest on […]
Over the past century, few military innovations have had as enduring and formidable a presence as the tank. As one […]
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With the United States Navy, there is an assumption, from within and from outside, that no costs will be spared […]
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When you think about how to communicate on today’s internet, places like Reddit and online forums are key. Unlike social […]
If you have ever owned a computer, especially over previous decades, you know that the type of storage used has […]
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The Packard Bell Statesman was a popular laptop, at least by 1994’s standards. However, before we dive more into it, […]
Did people use the internet in 1986? As a former network engineer, there is a fair amount of time spent learning […]
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The first man who was flashed upon to use electricity for calculation purposes, was probably a German mechanic, showman, […]
James White Much of the scarce information, available about the life of James White, a civil engineer and author of […]
On 6 November 1894, Horace David Hicks, an employee of Brown’s Lumber Company, Whitefield, New Hampshire, USA, got a […]
Konrad Zuse Konrad Zuse was born on 22 June 1910, in Berlin (Wilmersdorf), the capital of Germany, in the family […]
Alessandro Volta Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta was born was born in Como, Lombardy, duchy of Milan, on 18 […]
Leonardo Torres y Quevedo Leonardo Torres y Quevedo was born on 28 December 1852, on the Feast of the Holy Innocents, […]
Who Was George Stibitz George Stibitz was an American inventor and computer pioneer. He is best known for his time […]
Who was Ramon Verea? Ramón Silvestre Verea Aguiar y García was a Spanish-born Hispanic inventor and author. Early Life Born December 11th, 1833, […]
Who was Leonard Stowe? Leonard Stowe was born on March 11, 1837, in Trolly Hall. This is a large townhouse […]
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: Who was Shohe Tanaka Tanaka Shohe was a Japanese scientist, music theorist, and inventor who lived from May 15, […]
Charles Stanhope The British statesman and versatile scientist Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope and Viscount Mahon, was born in London […]
Chaim Zelig Slonimski Chaim Zelig Slonimski (also known by many name variations through Hebrew, Yiddish, Polish, and the Russian version […]
Who was Eduard Selling Eduard Selling was a German mathematician and an inventor of calculating machines. Early life Eduard Selling was born […]
Who Was Pehr-Georg Scheutz? Pehr-Georg Scheutz, born on September 23, 1785, was a Swedish inventor, translator, and lawyer, popularly known […]
Few know of James Ritty, but he is a man who has influenced the life of virtually everyone who […]
David Roth The Austrian Jew David Roth was born in 1808 in Cassovia (now Košice in Slovakia, but then it […]
Who Was Jean-Baptiste Schwilgue? Born Jean-Baptiste Sosime Schwilgue in December 1776, Jean-Baptiste Schwilgue was the original architect of the third […]
Wilhelm Schickard Early Life Wilhelm Schickard (see the calculating machine of Schickard) was born in the morning at half past seven […]
Giovanni Poleni Giovanni Poleni was born on 23 August, 1683, in Venice, Italy, to Jacopo (Giacomo) Poleni (1655-1737) and Elisabetta […]
Fawcett Plumb was born on 10 December 1834, in Andover, Ohio, to Frances Merrill Plumb (1806-1899) and Laura Mary Hyde […]
Following a period spent at the University of Erlangen studying theology, Johann Reichold left to work as a private […]
Charles Felton Pidgin Charles Felton Pidgin was born on 11 November 1844, in a house in Felton Place at Boston Highlands, […]
Who Was Solomon Pool? Solomon Pool was a famous educator, the University of North Carolina’s fourth president, and clergyman. His […]
Jacob-Rodrigues Pereira Jacob-Rodrigues Pereira, better known as Pereire, was born in Berlanga, Extremadura, Spain (or in Peniche, Portugal, according to […]
Claude Perrault Claude Perrault (see the calculating machine of Perrault) was born in Paris on 25 September 1613, in the […]
Who Was Blaise Pascal? Blaise Pascal was a famous French mathematician and philosopher. As a converter to Christianity, Pascal’s beliefs […]
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La Verne Noyes La Verne W. Noyes was born on 7 January 1849, in Genoa, New York, in the house […]
Who Was Maxwell Newman? Originally called Hermann Alexander Neumann before applying for a change of surname, Maxwell Newman was a […]
Who Was Robert Noyce? Robert Noyce was an American inventor, engineer, and businessman. He made a massive impact on the […]
Who Was John Ballou Newbrough? John Ballou Newbrough is a 33rd-degree Mason, vegetarian, and an avid student of the world’s […]
John Napier John Napier (John Napier frequently signed his name “Jhone Neper, Fear of Merchiston”, but later on we can […]
Johann Helfrich von Muller Johann Helfrich von Müller was born in Cleve (a town in the northwest of North Rhine-Westphalia […]
