All posts tagged "inventions"
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5.7KConnecticutJohn C. Colt, Samuel Colt’s “Bad” Brother, Commits a Macabre Murder
Too bad John Colt didn’t use one of his brother Sam’s revolvers to kill Samuel Adams in 1841. If he had, Samuel...
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6.4KArts and LeisureRufus Porter, the Folk Artist Who Founded Scientific American Magazine
Rufus Porter left his mark on early New England homes with stencils on their walls and Scientific American on the coffee table....
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7.0K3Rhode IslandLillian Gilbreth, Genius in the Art of Living
Lillian Gilbreth hated the best-selling book written about her in 1948 because it depicted her as a sweet, stay-at-home mom who deferred...
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10.2K3Arts and LeisureSix (And More) Mothers Who Left a Mark on History
Mothers have always had to balance competing demands, and some of those who did it best made history. Mindful that Mother’s Day...
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45.6K5MassachusettsPuritan Easter, or The Devil’s Holiday
John Winthrop famously wrote in this journal that the Arbella departed for the New World on Easter Monday – March 29, 1630....
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14.8K2Business and LaborPolly Peabody, The Bohemian Blueblood Who Invented the Bra
Inventing the bra was possibly the least interesting thing Polly Peabody did in her life. Born Mary Phelps Jacob, she was called...
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13.4K3Business and LaborThomas Davenport Makes the First Electric Car in America in 1834
Today’s makers of electric cars should tip their hats to Thomas Davenport of Forest Dale in Central Vermont, who made the first...
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28.6K4Business and LaborPercy Spencer Melts a Chocolate Bar, Invents the Microwave Oven
Percy Spencer had only a fifth-grade education, but that didn’t stop him from earning patents crucial to winning World War II –...
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10.6K5Arts and LeisureSeeing Boston By Streetcar on Film in 1906
Seeing Boston By Streetcar stands as one of the first films of the city ever made. It offers today’s viewer a fascinating glimpse...
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6.4K5Business and LaborAmazing Grace Hopper, the Tiny Old Lady Who Changed Our Lives
In 1946, the U.S. Navy considered Grace Hopper too old to be an officer. Thirty-seven years later, President Ronald Reagan promoted her...
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