Fourth annual Paper Airplane Contest takes flight at Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum
The fourth annual Paper Airplane Contest brought youngsters out to the Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum Saturday. Young ...
Important inventions by different countries: A gift to the world
The first invention in China in the seventh century was the paper currency. Paper currency is one of China’s most important inventions as paper currency has been adopted worldwide. Usage of paper ...
Indiatimes18d
Why airplanes face difficulty flying over the Tibetan plateau
The Tibetan Plateau, with its average elevation of 14,800 feet, presents numerous aviation challenges due to its thin air, extreme weather, and lack of emergency landing sites. These factors force ...
The New York Times19d
THE STORY OF THE SEWING-MACHINE.; Its Invention Improvements Social, Industrial and Commercial Importance.
No one invention has brought with it so great a relief for our mothers and daughters as these iron needle-women. Indeed, it is the only invention that can be claimed chiefly for woman's benefit.
Sacramento Bee20d
The Wright Brothers invented airplanes, right? But should credit go to this Sutter County native?
It’s not that he invented the airplane as we know it today. Rather, his supporters say that Montgomery was the first to understand and demonstrate the physics and control that still informs ...
The Indian Express20d
World Braille Day: What is braille? And how was the system of writing invented?
World Braille Day is observed annually on January 4, the birthday of Louis Braille, the man who invented a revolutionary system using ... Like any other script, braille can be written using paper and ...
New York Post21d
Washington Post cartoonist quits after paper pulls her cartoon slamming Post owner Bezos
A Washington Post cartoonist announced that she had quit the paper this week because it rejected her cartoon of Amazon founder and Post owner Jeff Bezos groveling to President-elect Trump.
Fox News21d
Washington Post cartoonist quits after paper pulls her cartoon depicting Post owner Bezos groveling to Trump
A Washington Post cartoonist announced that she had quit the paper this week because it rejected her cartoon of Amazon founder and Post owner Jeff Bezos groveling to President-elect Trump.
CNN22d
The survivors of recent crashes were sitting at the back of the plane. What does that tell us about airplane safety?
“Most accidents or emergencies today are not about a total loss of the airplane — it’s something else, an engine fire, an undercarriage failure or a benign overrun,” says Thomas. The main ...
The Raw Story22d
WaPo staffer resigns after paper spikes cartoon that jabbed billionaires cozying to Trump
Matthew Chapman is a video game designer who attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and lives in San Marcos, Texas. Before joining Raw Story, he wrote for Shareblue and AlterNet, specializing ...
New York Post22d
The noisiest seats on an airplane — and the quietest — revealed
Once you get through airport security and TSA lines, the last thing you want on a long flight is to be disturbed by a bunch of noise. Especially if you’re hoping to sleep on a long flight ...