Thomas Edison was an American inventor and businessman born on this day in 1847. He is best known for his inventions of electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. Did you know that: • Henry Fox Talbot was an English photography pioneer born on this day in 1800• Robert Fulton patented a […]
William Morgan introduced his new sport “Mintonette”, later renamed “Volleyball”, on this day in 1895. Did you know that: • Robert Fulton received a patent for a practical steamboat on this day in 1811• Apollo 14 returned to Earth on this day in 1971• Tom Hiddleston is an English actor born on this day in […]
Rudolf Diesel of France was granted a patent for an “internal combustion engine” known as the Diesel engine on this day in 1898. Did you know that: • Robert Fulton tested his steam paddle-boat on the River Seine and it sank on this day in 1803• Libanus McLouth Todd of Rochester, New York, patented his […]
