Baseball originated in 18th century England, with a royal game of “bass-ball” played by the Prince of Wales. The earliest known mention of baseball in the US is from a 1749 ordinance in Massachusetts. Early versions of the game had different names and rules. Baseball has undoubtedly become the American game, but its origins date […]
Alexander Graham Bell is often credited with inventing the telephone, but Antonio Meucci and Elisha Gray also played a role. Meucci created a device capable of transmitting voice over a distance, but did not pursue a patent. Gray and Bell both filed patents for the telephone, but Bell ultimately won the legal battle. Meucci is […]
Thomas Edison improved upon previous inventions to create the first commercially efficient and widely used light bulb. Many inventors worked on inventing a long-lasting incandescent light bulb, but Edison succeeded in 1879. Nikola Tesla’s AC technology paved the way for more powerful electricity and light. The incandescent light bulb is inefficient, and many countries have […]
Arabic numerals are actually Indo-Arabic, originating from Indian mathematicians Aryabhat and Brahmagupta. Arabs adopted the system through trade, and it spread to Europe. The numerals evolved from Arabic letters. You might think that Arabic numerals began in an ancient Middle Eastern civilization, but you would be wrong. Our numbering system, known today as Indo-Arabic numerals, […]
William Moulton Marston, a psychologist who wrote under the pseudonym Charles Moulton, created Wonder Woman in 1941. He led an experimental life and created the systolic blood pressure test, a key component in the modern polygraph test. Marston had an alternative lifestyle with his wife and love interest, both of whom had children with him, […]
