Who Invented the Toaster?
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?
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Who Created Scooby-Doo?
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?
Who Created the Illuminati?
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?
Who Invented the Crossword Puzzle?
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?
Who Invented the Unicorn?
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?
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 Nutella?
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?
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?
Who Invented Dry cleaning?
I’m not very familiar with the process behind dry cleaning, but someone told me the other day that it was a French invention. When I… Read More »Who Invented Dry cleaning?
Who Invented the Washing Machine?
As I was looking into the articles I wrote on this blog, I stumbled upon the one about the invention of the dishwasher. I was… Read More »Who Invented the Washing Machine?
Who Invented the Apple Crumble (during Victorian Times, not after WWII)?
I worked on an article about one of my favorite desserts, the apple crumble. What I mostly found is that it was created during World… Read More »Who Invented the Apple Crumble (during Victorian Times, not after WWII)?
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?