Inventions of the Middle Ages Gunpowder(c. 808) Country:China Inventor:Unknown The first mention of gunpowder in China was by Qing Xuzi, describing it as a mixtuer of saltpeter, birthwort herb, and sulfur. It was discovered by Taoist monks or alchemists who were looking to mix an elixir ...
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Alfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay (French: [al.fʁɛd də my.sɛ]; 11 December 1810 – 2 May 1857) was a French dramatist, poet, and novelist. Along with his poetry, he is known for writing the autobiographical novel La Confession d'un enfant du siècle (The Confession of...
He founded Bell Telephone Company in 1877 and then went to work on other inventions, including flying machines. In addition to his inventions, Bell is known for establishing the scientific facilities Volta Laboratory, the American Association to Promote Teaching of Speech to the Deaf, and Science ...
He founded Bell Telephone Company in 1877 and then went to work on other inventions, including flying machines. In addition to his inventions, Bell is known for establishing the scientific facilities Volta Laboratory, the American Association to Promote Teaching of Speech to the Deaf, and Science ...
Astronomer, scientist, and physicist with several inventions to his name. He created a formula to calculate the area of the underside of a parabola. He also designed many machines of antiquity. Galen(c. 129 AD – 200/216 AD) Nationality:Roman ...
Through cropping, multiple imagery, and other formal inventions, his work explores options for transforming the vocabulary of the photograph. Untitled from 1969 illustrates the simple method of manipulating objective information through juxtaposition: two distinct women on the beach enter into a yin-yang...
“Nobodywillbenefitfrommyinventionsexceptmanufacturersofwarmaterials, somegenerals, anddiplomats.”NobelwasborninSwedenin 1833. HisfatherwasanarchitectandinventorwhomovedtoRussia. Withonlyoneyearformalschooling, Nobelbecameachemistandinventorbytheageof 16.Hewasalsoexcellentinlanguages, speakingEnglish, Russian, ...
she made her acting debut on TV; that year, she also made her film debut in the 1956 crime drama ‘The False Man’ by Alfred Hitchcock. Pressures from her profession caused her to have a nervous breakdown at the age of nine, develop alcoholism at the age of twelve, and commit suicide...
Brewster also made notable inventions in photography, including the stereoscope and stereoscopic camera. As a historian of science, he focused on the life of Isaac Newton and published a detailed biography of him. He played a key role in the Free Church of Scotland and was a founding member ...