Back on a freezing winter’s day in 1902, Mary Anderson was travelling by tram through New York city. Snow was falling, forcing the driver to stop repeatedly and get out to clear it. Each time the door opened, Mary ...
One of the most popular board games around, the rules were first drawn up by a lady called Elizabeth Magie, andpatentedin 1904. Her intention was to create a game to highlight what she saw as thepitfallsof capitalism. It was originally called The Landlord’s Game. To an altogether differe...
Few people thought it would be possible, but in 1952, Hopper invented a toolthat turned the English language into the language of computers. That was greatprogress in the world of computer programming.Important inventions made by women have also saved many lives. Before MariaBeasley came along,...
John Lloyd Wright, son of the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright, invented Lincoln Logs after noticing a foundation of interlocking beams on a Tokyo hotel that his father had designed. The earliest Lincoln Logs used redwood and various colors for the roof. To this day, it’s not clear wheth...
People who pride themselves on the scientific way of distinguishing between things that are real and things that are unsubstantiated (imaginary, invented, spurious) usually draw a firm line between facts that have been, and can be, demonstrated by experiment or predicted to happen in prescribed ...
随身英语 Five things invented by women 五件由女性发明的东西 计算机程序设计应该是个男性工作的领域,对吗?仅从目前的从业人数来看,男性程序员的人数超过女性从业人数,但曾经一度可不是这样的。本集《随身英语》带你认识50年代的一位女性先锋程序员,同时介绍那些由女性发明的日用品。 课文内容 Vocabulary: ...
Roger Vivier, who worked for Christian Dior, invented the stiletto heel this year. 1952: Defibrillator, global warming George Tsiagalakis // Wikimedia Commons 1952: Defibrillator, global warming Other notable words: droid, kvetch, photo opportunity, rabbit ears, stoned, Veterans Day One of the ...
When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876, he probably didn’t imagine how far it would come over the next century and a half. In 1919, the American Bell Telephone Company launched national service for rotary dial phones, the first mass-produced phone controlled by the user. ...
6. “I don’t know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot.” This one is a little harder to source, but the best info I could find was that it was said by Bessie Coleman. Now, this may seem a dubious quote from Bessie Coleman too, given that she was actually fam...
1952: Backyard grilling becomes popular George Stephens, a welder, invented theWeber charcoal kettle grillin 1952. The inexpensive appliance would help propel backyard grilling into a beloved pastime in the U.S., according to Esquire. 1953: Eggo Waffles pack the freezer section ...