I have searched and compiled a list of African American inventors and patent holders and their contributions to science and technology. We should be grateful for their hard work and dedication that has made a difference in all...
Read MoreIn 1974, Atari engineer Harold Lee proposed a home version of Pong that would connect to a television: Home Pong. The system began development under the codename Darlene, named after an attractive female employee at Atari. On...
Read MoreOn August 23, 1899, the first ship-to-shore wireless message in U.S. history is sent by Lightship No. 70 to a coastal receiving station at the Cliff House in San Francisco. “Sherman is sighted,” the message said,...
Read MoreI am an avid baseball fan and I remember my dad telling me this story when I was a young kid. I found it amazing and thought that one day I could be a big leaguer, but that never panned out. On this day in 1951, little person...
Read MoreToday marks the 26th anniversary of the first female astronaut to enter space. Sally Kristen Ride (born May 26, 1951) is an American physicist and a former NASA astronaut who, in 1983, became the first American woman and...
Read MoreMemorial Day is much more than barbecues and the beginning of summer. To many people, especially the nation’s thousands of combat veterans, this day, which has a history stretching back all the way to the Civil War, is an...
Read MoreN.B. Forrest, as he signed his field communications, was not only the reputed founder (there is evidence both supporting this and NOT) of the KKK . . . and, I would quickly add that the KKK then was very unlike the one that we...
Read MoreIf you were alive 58 million years ago you would be. This snake would make the Boa look like a worm in comparison. Scientists are reporting the discovery of the fossilized remains of the largest snake ever recorded — a 42-foot...
Read MoreTechJaws is a technology news site aimed at the general public, particularly at the technology-enthusiast, but today we are mixing it up little. This blog comes from Janet T, our first guest post. We hope you enjoy this post and...
Read MoreIt wasn’t Al Gore who invented the internet, in fact he didn’t know what the internet was until around 1992. CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is where it all began in March 1989. A physicist, Tim...
Read MoreOn this day in 1950, Ralph J. Bunche was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the first black American to receive the award. In 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. received his Nobel Peace Prize. Dr. Ralph Johnson Bunche (August 7, 1903 –...
Read MoreI remember pre-911 when I last visited the Intrepid and was in awe by the massive site and history. Yesterday morning, the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum made its grand opening, in front of officials and former crew...
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