When I was writing about the invention of dynamite, I discovered that the same person behind the explosive substance was also behind the famous prize.… Read More »What is the Nobel Prize? The story behind the dynamite’s inventor’s last wish
If you watch the Steven Soderbergh-directed TV show The Knick, you’re probably familiar with how much things changed in the medical field since the early… Read More »Who Invented The Artificial Heart?
For some reason, I thought that Pong was the very first video game. I was really wrong, but it’s because it is the first commercially… Read More »What Was the First Video Game?
This morning, as I waited for my toast to be perfectly made by my recently acquired toaster, I thought about how much less toast I… Read More »Who Invented the Toaster?
Since the COVID-19 epidemic, vaccines have become something that needs debating, apparently. For decades, most people just got their shots. In France, we even have… Read More »What Was The First Vaccine?
As I may have mentioned in one of my earlier posts, I wrote a book about the history of scripted TV shows in the US.… Read More »Who Created Scooby-Doo?
For a long time, I never really thought about the Illuminati as something other than a conspiracy theorist’s obsession. Then, the Marvel Universe got its… Read More »Who Created the Illuminati?
Every morning, I don’t solve a complete NY Times Crossword Puzzle, just what they call “The Mini.” It’s only 5 lines by 5 rows, enough… Read More »Who Invented the Crossword Puzzle?
I recently learned that the national animal of Scotland is the unicorn. Apparently, it’s because the unicorn was believed to be the natural enemy of… Read More »Who Invented the Unicorn?
I recently wrote about Mount Everest, the Grand Canyon, and the discovery of the Northwest Passage, I thought we may go somewhere a bit less… Read More »Who Discovered Macchu Pichu?
It’s strange how everything can be turned into a T-Shirt nowadays, even the Periodic Table. Some treat it as a pop culture artifact–probably because of… Read More »Who Invented the Periodic Table?
There are some food you eat, you know you shouldn’t touch, it’s not that healthy. Do you know what I mean? Well, for me, it’s… Read More »Who Invented Nutella?