Who Thought Of It 2.0: The Reboot

Who Thought Of It 2.0: The Reboot

ByFabien

A few months ago, I just stopped publishing anything on Who Thought Of It. Work went downhill, my motivation followed, and I mostly lost interest.

I launched this blog thinking that the subject, writing about who invented what would be fun, and I needed to practice writing in English–as it is not my first language. It was a personal challenge and I have to admit that if my writing skills could be better, I made serious progress.

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Who Invented the QR Code?

Who Invented the QR Code?

ByFabien

As a follow-up to my article “Who Invented the Barcode?”, I thought I would take a look at the QR Code, mostly because it seems that everybody adopted it except me.

My old phone is always full and it asks me constantly to delete apps I don’t often use, like the QR Code reader. When I need it, I always have to install it again. It’s a chore. It’s my problem, I know… Well, the question of today is:

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Who Invented the Time Capsule?

Who Invented the Time Capsule?

ByFabien

In his the last video, Brent from Cerro Gordo (aka Ghost Town Living) talked about “Time Capsules” as he was preparing one to be buried in the mines under his city. I’m only familiar with the concept because I’m watching American television (reminder: I’m French) and it intrigued me. Naturally, I started to look into:

Who made the first time capsule?

Before I forget, here is the definition of “time capsule” from Merriam-Webster: a container holding historical records or objects representative of current culture that is deposited (as in a cornerstone) for preservation until discovery by some future age.

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Who Thought of this Blog?

Who Thought of this Blog?

ByFabien

Welcome to “Who Thought of It?” a blog dedicated to the inventors, discoverers, creators, and other thinkers behind all those small and big things in our world.

Being curious by nature, I’m fascinated by the way people have ideas. Some things in our lives seem so obvious today, but someone had to invent them, to discover how they work, and what to do with them. Sometimes, there is a need and a solution, but most of the time, it’s the invention that leads to change in our way of life.

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