P-61 Black Widow: The Best World War II Fighter?

P-61 Black Widow Was The First True Night-Fighter - Though only 706 Northrop P-61 Black Widows were produced, and it only saw service…

Successful return from a raid – American bomber B-26C-6-MO “Miss Emily”

Successful return from a raid The crew of the American bomber B-26C-6-MO, named “Miss Emily” (serial number 41-34719) after returning from a sortie.…

Biography of Richard Trevithick: Locomotive Pioneer

Humanities › History & Culture Richard Trevithick portrait by John Linnell. Oxford Science Archive/Print Collector/Getty Images Richard Trevithick was a pioneer in early…

History of the Hydraulic Press

Today I’d like to discuss Hydraulic presses. Yes, I know a broad subject so we are going to take it down to the…

David Bushnell and his Revolutionary Submarine

By Brenda Milkofsky At the time of the American Revolution, British military power surpassed that of any western nation. Yet, the son of…

June 16, 1657: Christiaan Huygens Patents the First Pendulum Clock

Being bedridden is never much fun, but sometimes it can lead to scientific insight. Such was the case with 17th century Dutch astronomer…

Archimedes’ Screw – Principle and Application

The Archimedes’ screw, also known as the water screw , screw pump, Archimedean screw, or Egyptian screw , is a machine used to…

The History of the Gatling Gun

In April 1861, Richard Jordan Gatling watched hundreds of Union soldiers march through Indianapolis, ready to ride the rails to the front. In…

Walter Nowotny – German Luftwaffe Ace, Fw 190 and Me 262 pilot

Walter Nowotny German Luftwaffe Ace, Fw 190 and Me 262 pilot One of the highest scoring German aces (an Austrian, actually) almost ended…

The German Air Ace Who Scored 104 Aerial Victories and Survived Being Shot Down Four Times – Adolf Galland

Adolf Galland is often remembered as one of the most distinguished fighter aces of the Second World War. His remarkable career with the…