Synthetic fabrics have been around for almost a century. They have gone from periods of extreme popularity to times of being treated like cheap, unpopular fabric choices. Rayon was introduced in 1910 in the United States. It is used in home…
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Thomas Edison did the first sound recording in 1877 with the help of a moving needle attached to a vibrating diaphragm in response to sound. With time, the technology involved in sound recording has advanced immensely and it is possible…
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They keep us cool, they provide happy sanctuary on summer days and, sometimes, they make a lot of noise. Air conditioners are a little big, a little clunky and a little inconvenient depending on the model, but they sure get…
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The first reported submarine was designed as early as the year 1620 when a Dutchman named Cornelius van Drebbel experimented with a raw boat covered with waterproof leather skin. However, not much information is available regarding his experiment and the…
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Nylon. Add an S to that word and suddenly it becomes a lot more interesting. Nylons, a word calculated to get any girls heart racing during the war, particularly if she happened to be from England or Europe where these…
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The invention and early development of the electric battery was created from a mixture of superstition and rational investigation. Strange as it sounds, the story of its creation speaks as much about the irrational nature of human endeavor as it…
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A loud bang shakes your ear drums and a lightening bolt travels faster than the speed of sound hitting the earth. A flash here, a drum roll there. What was so fantastic about this flash is that it could relate…
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For me the most important invention of the 19th century was made by a man called Joseph Fry in 1847 and it was a bar of chocolate, where would we be today without a readily available supply of chocolate? Whilst…
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The Scientific Method is an organized approach to observing nature. It seeks to provide reliable empirical evidence of natural events so that scientists can constantly improve their understanding of the natural world. Perhaps the greatest benefit of applying the Scientific…
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Daylight Savings Time was first conceived by Benjamin Franklin while serving as an American delegate in Paris in 1784. The purpose was to make better use of daylight. Daylight Savings Time gives us the ability to enjoy summer evenings by…
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