Truss: Bird or Bridge?
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Learn about the history of truss bridges, how they work, and some different types.
Posted in: History of Science and Technology, Inventions, Science
Category: Inventions
Ice Cream Inventions: How the Chill Happened
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
National Ice Cream Day gives us the opportunity to highlight two people whose contributions are important in bringing us this sweet treat.
Posted in: African American History, Business, Inventions, Women's History
The Very Fascinating Elizabeth J. Magie
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
we published a post about the creation of Monopoly and only touched on Elizabeth J. Magie the creator of the game that became Monopoly. Since then I have found a bit more about her and discovered she had quite an interesting life and deserved her own post.
Posted in: Biography, Business, Inventions, Women's History
Charles Nessler, Inventor and Hair Entrepreneur
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Have you ever used a hair curler or hair crimping gadget? Have you ever had a permanent? If so, you are getting closer to discovering Charles Nessler.
Posted in: Biography, Business, Inventions
Snowflakes in Print
Posted by: Nate Smith
Early printed depictions of snowflakes are absolutely wild. Have you ever seen a snowflake in the shape of a eye?
Posted in: History of Science and Technology, Inventions, Science, Weather
Du Pont: From French Exiles to the Toast of the Brandywine
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
Along the serene Brandywine River in Delaware, in 1802, Eleuthere Irene du Pont de Nemours founded his powder works and began the legacy of a powerful and wealthy French American family...
Posted in: Business, Inventions
Catalyzing Chemists – African Americans in the Chemical Sciences
Posted by: Nate Smith
African American chemists Alice Ball, Norbert Rillieux, Marie Maynard Daly, and Percy Julius made significant contributions to chemistry and helped shape the world we know today.
Posted in: African American History, Chemistry, Inventions, Science
Ride the (electromagnetic) Wave with Percy Spencer!
Posted by: Nate Smith
Percy Spencer's accidental invention of the microwave led to a cooking revolution!
Posted in: History of Science and Technology, Inventions
Stuck on You: National Chemistry Week 2020
Posted by: Nate Smith
"Sticking with Chemistry" is the theme for National Chemistry Week 2020 and as you may be able to guess, the focus is on adhesives.
Posted in: Chemistry, Inventions, Science