Keypoints There were few World War 2 fighter aircraft that could match the speed and firepower of America's top fighters The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt and Lockheed P-38 Lightning were some of the best ...

James White Many thanks to Mr. Denis Roegel, Professor at Loria, France, for his seminal work on White’s […] ...

Jacques de Vaucanson is a French engineer. He created the world’s first robots, the first automated loom, and the first all-metal lathe.

Everywhere we turn, we experience computing, the internet, and other amazing developments of the information age. During the last several decades progress has […] ...

Analog computers continued to be used in some specific applications, such as aircraft flight simulators, aircraft flight computers, and university teaching control systems. Because digital computers ...

Private Military Companies (PMCs) are the modern day version of mercenaries, or soldiers for hire. Since the dawn of civilization, professional warriors have emerged in every race, culture, and ...

Early Automata: An Exact Definition Automata are moving mechanical devices constructed to assume the look and functionality of humans or any animal figures. They are built to act as self-powered, ...

Air Superiority: A Look at 15 Iconic Military Aircraft That Changed Aerial Combat Published: July 16, 2025 by Drew Cumens ...

Looking back to 1999 brings us to the story of Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker, who didn’t know exactly how at the time, but they would change the music industry forever. The release of their app, ...

The British statesman and versatile scientist Charles Stanhope, Viscount Mahon (see biography of Charles Stanhope) devoted a considerable part of his time and money to the developing of three ...

The pin-wheel mechanism, known from the sketch of Leibniz and machines of Poleni (1709) and Braun (1727) was forgotten for a long time. It was not until about 1840 when two inventors almost ...