Charles Goodyear was an American self-taught chemist and manufacturing engineer who developed vulcanized rubber, for which he received the patent number 3633 from the United States Patent Office on June 15, 1844. Take a look below for 26 more strange and interesting facts about Charles Goodyear. 1. Goodyear is credited with inventing the chemical process…
30 Strange And Interesting Facts About Leonhard Euler
Leonhard Euler was a Swiss mathematician, physicist, astronomer, logician and engineer, who made important and influential discoveries in many branches of mathematics, such as infinitesimal calculus and graph theory, while also making pioneering contributions to several branches such as topology and analytic number theory. Take a look below for 30 more strange and interesting facts…
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Carl Bosch was a German chemist and engineer and Nobel Laureate in chemistry. He was a pioneer in the field of high-pressure industrial chemistry and founder of IG Farben, at one point the world’s largest chemical company. Take a look below for 26 more weird and interesting facts about Carl Bosch. 1. Bosch was born…
30 Strange And Interesting Facts About Gottlieb Daimler
Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler was an engineer, industrial designer and industrialist born in Schorndorf, in what is now Germany. He was a pioneer of internal-combustion engines and automobile development. Take a look below for 30 more strange and interesting facts about Gottlieb Daimler. 1. He invented the high-speed liquid petroleum fueled engine. 2. Daimler and his…
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Imhotep was an Egyptian chancellor to the pharaoh Djoser, probably architect of the step pyramid, and high priest of the Sun god Ra at Heliopolis. Very little is known of Imhotep as a historical figure, but in the 3000 years following his death, he was gradually glorified and deified. Take a look below for 25…
27 Fun And Interesting Facts About Rudolf Diesel
Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel was a German inventor and mechanical engineer, famous for the invention of the diesel engine, and for his mysterious death. Diesel was the subject of the 1942 film Diesel. Take a look below for 27 more fun and interesting facts about Rudolf Diesel. 1. Diesel was born in Paris, France in…
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Guglielmo Marconi was an Italian inventor and electrical engineer known for his pioneering work on long distance radio transmission and for his development of Marconi’s law and a radio telegraph system. He’s credited as the inventor of radio, and he shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand Braun, “in recognition of their…
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Nikolaus August Otto was a German engineer who successfully developed the compressed charge internal combustion engine, which ran on petroleum gas and led to the modern internal combustion engine. Take a look below for 24 more fun and interesting facts about Nikolaus Otto. 1. The VDI, Association of German Engineers, created the DIN standard 1940,…
30 Fascinating And Interesting Facts About Alfred Nobel
Alfred Bernhard Nobel was a Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman and philanthropist. Known for inventing dynamite, Nobel also owned Bofors, which he had redirected from its previous role as primarily an iron and steel producer to a major manufacturer of cannons and other armaments. Take a look below for 30 more fascinating and interesting facts…
30 Fascinating And Interesting Facts About Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish-born scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who’s credited with inventing and patenting the first practical telephone. He also founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company in 1885. Take a look below for 30 more fascinating and interesting facts about Alexander Graham Bell. 1. Bell’s father, grandfather, and brother had all…