WWI Boosted Popularity of Chocolate Bars
Battlefield rations transformed chocolate from luxury to necessity during WWI, but the sweet aftermath changed American snacking forever.
Lord Byron’s Challenge Led to Shelley Writing Frankenstein
Shelley’s legendary monster sprang to life during a stormy evening at Villa Diodati, where Lord Byron’s challenge changed literature forever.
William Kamkwamba’s Windmill: A Scrap Yard Creation That Lit Up a Village
Under the skeptical eyes of his village, a teenage boy transformed junkyard scraps into a power-generating windmill that changed everything.
Charles Babbage’s Mechanical Computer and the Teen Girl Who Coded It
In 1843, a teenage girl wrote the world’s first computer program for a machine that wouldn’t exist for another century.
Margaret Hamilton’s Code on the Floor: When Her Toddler Nearly Derailed the Apollo Mission
Curious how a child’s playroom mishap led to a critical discovery that saved NASA’s Apollo mission from potential disaster?
The Wild Ride of John Hopps: Building a Pacemaker That Brought Hearts Back to Life
Canadian engineer John Hopps accidentally discovered how to restart frozen hearts, leading him down an electrifying path toward inventing the pacemaker.
Earle Dickson and the Kitchen Accident: One Slip, One Band-Aid, Millions Helped
Meet Earle Dickson, whose wife’s kitchen mishaps sparked an invention that would forever change how we heal our wounds.
Thomas Midgley Jr.: The Man Who Fixed Engines—and Broke the Ozone Layer
How did one scientist’s quest to improve engines and refrigeration accidentally become one of history’s most impactful environmental disasters?
Could Gustave Whitehead Really Have Beaten the Wrights to the Sky?
History’s first flight may not belong to the Wright brothers – discover the controversial story of Gustave Whitehead’s hidden legacy.
Frederick McKinley Jones: How a Garage Mechanic Revolutionized the Frozen Food Aisle
In a Kentucky orphanage, a self-taught mechanic’s quest to keep food fresh would forever change how America eats.