At more than 1,000 miles from civilization in all directions, Point Nemo is unlike any other place in the world. Wikimedia CommonsThe locaiton…
Now recognized as the deepest blue hole on Earth at a depth of 1,378 feet, the Taam Ja' ocean sinkhole located in Mexico's…
Wikimedia CommonsThe Ryou-Un Maru , a Japanese fishing vessel pushed out to sea by a tsunami in 2011. The story of the Ryou-Un…
German auto racer Hans Stuck wished to capture the world land speed record for himself and Germany. In the late 1930s, he worked…
In the early 1930s, Rudolf Engelmann of Berlin, Germany began investigating designs to improve the hull shape of seagoing ships. Engelmann felt that…
Since 1920, Garfield “Gar” Wood had held the Harmsworth Trophy. Conceived of by British newspaper magnate Alfred Harmsworth, the Trophy was awarded to…
Although his father was a co-founder of the Dodge Brothers Company, progenitor to today’s Dodge automobile company, Horace Elgin Dodge Jr. did not…
Under Junkers engineer Manfred Gerlach, development of the Junkers Motorenbau (Jumo) 224 two-stroke, opposed-piston, diesel aircraft engine began when the development of the Jumo 223 stopped…
Sir Harry Ricardo as seen in 1955 at age 70. Sir Harry Ricardo (26 January 1885 – 18 May 1974) was one of…
In the early 1930s, Fairbanks Morse & Company (FM) took an interest in two-stroke, opposed-piston, diesel engines, and they acquired a license to…
In the late 1920s, Desire Joseph Deschamps moved forward with his vision of an inverted, two-stroke, high-speed, diesel aircraft engine. Deschamps had immigrated…
Over the centuries, numerous vessels have been found floating on the high seas without a crew — here are some of the most…