The British Concorde fleet at London Heathrow Airport, January 21, 1986. The occasion was the 10-year anniversary of British Concorde flight service, which began in 1976. Photo credit: British Airways First flown in 1969, Concorde entered service in 1976 and continued commercially for 27 years. With a cruising speed of 1,350 mph (2,180 km/h at … Read more
It seems like it’s only yesterday. But technology is moving so fast. Like, really fast. Kids today won’t even understand what it was like using any of these things.
Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) is one of history’s greatest scientists and inventors who helped change our world. He was a brilliant Serbian-born scientist who emigrated to the US, and played a major role in the development of alternating current (AC) electrical systems, through the AC induction motor, transformer, and Tesla coil. He made extraordinary contributions to … Read more
Have you ever given much thought to how modern inventions have changed our homes and lifestyle? Or do you, like most of us, take them for granted? In 1955 Tappan launched the first ever microwave licensed for home use. It cost $1,295 (a hefty $10,500 in today’s money). It didn’t sell well, but it had … Read more
Photographer Alastair Philip Wiper traveled to Okpo, a port in South Korea, to photograph the construction of the world’s largest ship ever built – the Maersk Triple E. When he arrived at the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering shipyard, a gigantic ship-building construction site, he found 46,000 people working together to build and move huge … Read more
