Posted inStone Age Archaeology

The Wheel Was Invented by Neolithic Miners Who Extracted Copper in the Carpathians 6,000 Years Ago

A recent study published by a multidisciplinary team of researchers aims to solve one of humanity’s oldest mysteries: the origin of the wheel. This invention, which revolutionized human development by changing the course of technological and social history, remains a subject of debate regarding where and how it was discovered. Using advanced computational mechanical analysis […]

Posted inModern Era, Science

The Man Who Accidentally Invented the Modern Lightning Rod, Ignored by Science Until the 19th Century

The American Benjamin Franklin is often credited with inventing the lightning rod, among other things brought to light by his prodigious ingenuity. However, there were other scientists working on it simultaneously, and perhaps the most important of them was the Czech Prokop Diviš, a pioneer in Europe. What is really curious about his work is […]

Posted inCulture

Electromote, the Story of the First Trolleybus, Invented by the Founder of Siemens

The early steps in the history of motorized land vehicles left truly picturesque but charmingly pioneering brushstrokes. Seeing those cars with huge spoked wheels and horse carriage chassis makes us smile, the larger their level of extravagance, the more significant the grin. That’s why, sometimes, one must rub their eyes at the sight of primitive […]