Who Invented Astrology?
I am a Sagittarius. I don’t know what that could mean, except that I was born between November 22 and December 21. That said, for… Read More »Who Invented Astrology?
Science
Who Invented the LED (the Light-emitting diode)?
I was looking into some lighting for my living room, and I noted that everything is LED now. It’s not new. In fact, it’s been… Read More »Who Invented the LED (the Light-emitting diode)?
Who Invented The Artificial Heart?
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?
What Was The First Vaccine?
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?
Who Invented the Periodic Table?
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?
Who Invented the Satellite?
When we are talking about the space race, the Moon, and everything else in the sky, artificial satellites are rarely at the top of the… Read More »Who Invented the Satellite?
Margaret Sanger: A Life Devoted To The Birth Control Movement
I never heard about Margaret Sanger before reading the book about the creation of Wonder Woman, The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore.… Read More »Margaret Sanger: A Life Devoted To The Birth Control Movement
Who Invented Kevlar?
As I said in the introduction to my article about the Slinky, I recently rewatched Obit. (2016) a quite interesting documentary about the New York… Read More »Who Invented Kevlar?
Philo Farnsworth: A Television Pioneer Who Started Young
I heard about Philo Farnsworth for the first time in the book “The Box: An Oral History of Television, 1920-1961” by Jeff Kisseloff. In it,… Read More »Philo Farnsworth: A Television Pioneer Who Started Young
When Was The First Dinosaur Discovered?
I was barely a teen when Jurassic Park hit the theater. I just loved it and, like a lot of kids, it was for me… Read More »When Was The First Dinosaur Discovered?
Who invented the GPS?
I was on Google Maps, searching for the time needed to go to some grocery store that has some item I can’t find in the… Read More »Who invented the GPS?
Who Invented the Lie Detector?
At the moment, I’m reading a book about the creation of Wonder Woman (The Secret History of Wonder Woman, by Jill Lepore, if you’re interested),… Read More »Who Invented the Lie Detector?