Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov left his spacecraft Voskhod 2 for twelve minutes, becoming the first person to walk in space on this day in 1965. Did you know that: • First public bus service, established by Blaise Pascal, began operating in Paris as the “Carrosses a Cinq Sous” on this day in 1662• David Melville patented […]
O B Brown patented the moving picture projector on this day in 1869. Did you know that: • Dan Rylands patented a screw cap on this day in 1889• Rudolf Diesel’s prime model internal combustion engine ran on its own power for the first time in Augsburg on this day in 1893• Kylie Jenner is […]
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 […]
