Diesel Engine Mousetrap Radio Semi-Automatic Shotgun Diesel Engine Rudolph Diesel invented the diesel engine after realizing that the aging steam engine was quite inefficient. The diesel engine uses compressed air to run an engine, along with a new fuel, which Diesel developed. Diesel’s engine was put into locomotives and boats. It is now quite common among …
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History Lesson #135
Coca-Cola Induction Motor Ballpoint Pen Zipper Coca-Cola In the 1800’s, alcohol banning was beginning so spread on a local scale. John Pemberton lived in Atlanta, GA. He fought in the Civil War and got slashed on the shoulder. It was painful, so he took morphine. He got addicted. So he tried to come up with …
History Lesson #130
Light Switch Skyscraper Dishwasher Electromagnetic Waves Light Switch Thomas Edison invented a light bulb. But many other people invented different light bulbs that didn’t work as well. Joseph Swan was one of them. He lived in England. John Holmes went to a public demonstration of Swan’s. Holmes noticed what type of switch Swan used for his bulb. …
History Lesson #125
Light Bulb Cash Register Thermostat Steam Turbine Light Bulb Before he became an inventor, Thomas Edison saved the life of a three-year-old boy who was about to get run over. The boy’s father got Edison a job at Western Union telegraph company, although he was soon fired for doing experiments on his nightshift; however, the …
If I Could Live Anywhere On Earth, Where Would I Live?
Even if I could live anywhere else, I would live in Indianapolis (Indy), Indiana, right where I already do. Indy provides everything I need. I would just stay put. Indianapolis provides all I could ask for (at the moment). Almost all my near relatives live here. There are plenty of places to get burgers. There …
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