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…

[Ace Profile] Hauptmann Hans-Joachim “Jochen” Marseille

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The story of Werner Mölders, the Luftwaffe fighter pilot who conceived the Finger-Four Formation

Share this article When the Spanish Civil War broke out in 1936, the Luftwaffe was a new air force, having been established in…

Bob Hoover, pilot who escaped POW camp by stealing a German plane

Bob Hoover was born on January 24, 1922, in Nashville, Tennessee. He enlisted in the Air Corps Branch of the Army National Guard…