
Santos-Dumont Creates First “Flying Car”: Victorian Era
Alberto Santos-Dumont was a pioneer aviator, brilliant engineer, international celebrity and the toast of the town in Belle Epoque Paris and
Alberto Santos-Dumont was a pioneer aviator, brilliant engineer, international celebrity and the toast of the town in Belle Epoque Paris and
If you think the people of the Victorian Era didn’t know how to have a good time, take a look at these
Many ladies of the Era kept Victorian Secrets “close to their corsets.” Completed in 1889, The Eiffel Tower, a.k.a. the Iron Lady,
We had to take a second look at this cartoon, titled “Not Yet, But Soon.” Is it a Victorian Era laugh at
From the beginning of time, humans looked to the sky, dreaming about breaking the bonds of gravity and taking flight.
In 1878-79, Henri Giffard launched a massive hot air balloon from the Tuileries Garden in Paris. He wanted to give the
How in the world was Stonehenge auctioned? It was September 21, 1915. Sir Cecil Chubb, a successful barrister and businessman living in
The message was a love note of sorts and it travelled more than a century. It was from George Parker
The next time you’re frustrated by a slow wi-fi connection or a voicemail that doesn’t show up on your phone until
“The stars seemed near enough to touch and never before have I seen so many.” Amelia Earhart National Aviation Day National
Spoiler Alert! Yes, the quagga’s last day on earth was August 12, 1883. Thanks to the magic of science, this story
At the time, a new fangled horseless carriages could barely outpace a person on foot. Still, a steam-powered vehicle dubbed “The
The following interview at the Library of Congress is from the American Memory project, an archive of – yes, you guessed it –
June 4, 1903. Guglielmo Marconi, inventor and electrical engineer known for pioneering long distance radio transmissions, stood on a cliff in
It seems Nikola Tesla and Mark Zuckerberg had a few things in common. For one, they both wanted to read your
Alberto Santos-Dumont was a pioneer aviator, brilliant engineer, international celebrity and the toast of the town in Belle Epoque Paris and
If you think the people of the Victorian Era didn’t know how to have a good time, take a look at these
Many ladies of the Era kept Victorian Secrets “close to their corsets.” Completed in 1889, The Eiffel Tower, a.k.a. the Iron Lady,
We had to take a second look at this cartoon, titled “Not Yet, But Soon.” Is it a Victorian Era laugh at
From the beginning of time, humans looked to the sky, dreaming about breaking the bonds of gravity and taking flight.
In 1878-79, Henri Giffard launched a massive hot air balloon from the Tuileries Garden in Paris. He wanted to give the
How in the world was Stonehenge auctioned? It was September 21, 1915. Sir Cecil Chubb, a successful barrister and businessman living in
The message was a love note of sorts and it travelled more than a century. It was from George Parker
The next time you’re frustrated by a slow wi-fi connection or a voicemail that doesn’t show up on your phone until
“The stars seemed near enough to touch and never before have I seen so many.” Amelia Earhart National Aviation Day National
Spoiler Alert! Yes, the quagga’s last day on earth was August 12, 1883. Thanks to the magic of science, this story
At the time, a new fangled horseless carriages could barely outpace a person on foot. Still, a steam-powered vehicle dubbed “The
The following interview at the Library of Congress is from the American Memory project, an archive of – yes, you guessed it –
June 4, 1903. Guglielmo Marconi, inventor and electrical engineer known for pioneering long distance radio transmissions, stood on a cliff in
It seems Nikola Tesla and Mark Zuckerberg had a few things in common. For one, they both wanted to read your