Ancient Greek philosophers like Aristotle and Archimedes observed object motion without a clear understanding of centripetal force. Islamic scholars such as Ibn Sina and Ibn Bajjah discussed impetus, a precursor to centripetal force.
Johannes Kepler for…
In 1900, the remarkable story of Mercedes began, as visionary engineers Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler set out to revolutionize the world of automobiles.
From those early days to the present, Mercedes has evolved into an automotive powerhouse, consisten…
This is a portrait of Daniel Lambert who was at one point considered to be the heaviest person in human history. At the age of 18, Lambert began working as a prison guard and was much respected for his ability to befriend and help rehabilitate many of th…
Moving the Space Shuttle Endeavour to the California Science Center was a remarkable feat of engineering and organization.
Navigating the massive spacecraft through Los Angeles’ busy streets required precise calculations, skilled maneuvering, and unwave…
Emmett Till’s mother insisted that her son’s funeral be an open casket and declined the mortician’s offer to “touch up” her son’s body. “I think everybody needed to know what had happened to Emmett Till,” she said.
In 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till was a…
This is Dr. Eugene Lazowski, a Polish doctor who saved 8,000 Jewish people by creating a fake typhus epidemic in Stalowa Wola, a city in Poland that was occupied by the Nazis during World War 2.
It was discovered that a particular bacteria strain that w…