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Text on the tag: Headphones were introduced in the 70s for home-listening of records, weighing 1 to 2 kg. When Sony released the Walkman, the deman...

Text on the tag: On board the Voyager, currently nearly 12 billion miles away from earth, are two of the most famous records in the universe. The G...

Text on the tag: Considered a founder of American modernist design, George Nelson (1908-186) was an American industrial designer, who believed the ...

Text on the tag: Charles Eames (1907-1978), American industrial designer, working with his partner Bernice Eames (1912-1988), contributed greatly t...

Text on the tag: The scalpel, a knife used for surgery and anatomical dissection, was made for cutting through tissue. The blade is made of hardene...

Text on the tag: ames Bond originally used a Beretta 418. When a fan of the novels who was a small arms expert pointed out that it was a lady’s gun...

Text on the tag: The Smith & Wesson Company was founded in Norwich, Connecticut in 1852. Later in 1899, the company introduced its most widely ...

Text on the tag: The name, revolver, comes from the revolving chambers for bullets in the firearm. Although they were referred to as revolving guns...

Text on the tag: William Mason(1837-1913) was a pattern maker, engineer and inventor. Whilst working for Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Comp...

Text on the tag: The earliest syringes were made out of brass and rubber in the 17th century. In 1906, Becton, Dickinson, and Co. (BD) became the f...

Text on the tag: This invention enables the support of a funnel to in conjunction with one or several receptacles, such as test tubes or the like, ...

Text on the tag: In the past, even the most prestigious people would only wash when resources and time allowed. The first bathtub appeared in the W...

Text on the tag: There are many place names that end with “sex” (eg. Middlesex, Essex and Sussex.) This comes from the Old English word, “seax,” wh...

Text on the tag: Samuel Colt (1814-1862) was an American inventor and businessman. He is also noted as a pioneer of advertising in his successful u...

Text on the tag: The laboratory glassware can range in size from a couple of inches to several inches in length, as well as various diameters. In o...

Text on the tag: One percent of people are born with a thirteenth rib called a cervical rib. For the reason that this could potentially cause neck ...

Text on the tag: Condensation happens where the moisture in the air is converted from its gaseous water form to a liquid form. As described in the ...

Text on the tag: Adults have 206 bones of which 106 of them are in our hands and feet. We are born with almost 100 more bones as babies. The bones ...

Text on the tag: It will come as welcoming news for Harry Potter fans, that the train used in the Harry Potter films can be accessed in real life. ...

Text on the tag: Horsepower was a marketing tool used by James Watt who developed a steam engine that was more efficient than any other engine at t...

Text on the tag: The first American steam locomotive was originally imported from England in 1830, and it was not until later that year that the fi...

Text on the tag: Sir Winston Churchill was known for his consumption and love of Champagne. The Pol Roger Champagne house made a special pint bottl...

Text on the tag: Wearable glasses fist appeared in Italy during the 13th century and they were mainly used by monks. As technology improved, glasse...

Text on the tag: Christian Dior was the first fashion brand that launched designer sunglasses. In the early 1960s they licensed their branding in l...

Text on the tag: A jigger is an hourglass-shaped measuring tool to pour accurate amounts of alcohol as drinks are prepared. In the early 19th centu...

Text on the tag: A good practice is to insert the speed pourer into the bottle with the hole towards the label. This facilitates easy identificatio...

Text on the tag: The pressure in a bottle of Champagne is typically twice, if not three times, the pressure in a car tyre. Champagne corks are held...

Text on the tag: The construction of the shaker, temperature, type of ice, and alcohol chosen, are key factors for a good cocktail. Studies have sh...

Text on the tag: The cocktail’s first great ice age, saw the introduction of this noble artefact, which some argue came as part of the golden beard...

Text on the tag: The first record player was commercially released to the masses back in 1895. The 60s and 70s became the golden age of vinyl. The ...

Text on the tag: A flight from London to Singapore would take around 12 hours today. Back in 1934, the same journey would have taken around eight d...

Text on the tag: Ancient anchors were very basic, often consisting of large stones, or logs of wood, which secured the vessel simply by weight and ...

Text on the tag: Thomas Kisbee, a British Naval Officer, invented the modern ring-shaped lifebuoy. Dubbed the “Kisbee Ring”, it was made from cork,...

Text on the tag: The word skyscraper, commonly used to describe a tall urban building, was a term used to describe a small triangular-shaped sail t...

Text on the tag: Produced from March 1950, the Volkswagen Type 2 has been a classic. Informally called the Microbus, Splitscreen, or Splittie, arou...

Text on the tag: The Mecklenburger Metallguss GmbH (MMG) of Germany produced the world's largest ship propeller in 2006, with a diameter of 9.6 met...