Short stories of human inventions
Archive for April, 2009
Sumerians – The Beginning of Inventions
Apr 30th
Our lives and world as it is today owes a lot to the ancient Sumerian people. They were perhaps the innovators of most of the things we take for granted today. The Sumerians were the first to begin a human settlement of any kind and soon they began innovating and improvising in their day to day lives. Sumerian inventions forever changed the course of civilization.
Sumerian inventions contributed in written and oral communication, trade, travel, commerce, clothing, science and literature among a horde of other discoveries. Almost everything that we have always had can be traced back to the Sumerian culture. More >
New Engineering Materials
Apr 29th
There have been a number of science fields which have helped us in producing new engineering materials. Some of the fields are the nano engineering and the forensic engineering. Other important field is the failure analysis .as we know that with new inventions taking place every second facing different failures is natural. So this field of science helps in analyzing these failures and rectifying them. Hundreds and hundreds of scientists and inventors are working and experimenting continuously to make this world a better place to live.
These new inventions have gradually changed the course of living of people. Now these inventions More >
Medical School Equipment Has Changed Over Time
Apr 29th
It’s interesting to take a look back into our past, and explore what life was like before the technologies of today. It’s amazing to think of the things we do today, without a second thought, as being nonexistent a few hundred years ago, if not less. There are the obvious inventions, like when we take a vacation up north for the summer in our cars and SUV’s, but 200 years ago, the same vacationers were on horse and carriage, taking more than a day to travel the distance that now takes us an hour or two. Let’s take a look More >
New Secure Flash Drive Inventions
Apr 27th
New inventions are everyday occurrences in the computer world. As a matter of fact, a month ago, Stealth Ideas Inc., introduced the StealthSurfer II ID Protect. It is a miniature flash drive that lets you surf the Internet anonymously from your computer using an encrypted mode. It comes with memory of 256 megabytes to two-gigabytes and prices start at $99. For those who dabble in the arts, the DigiMemo-692 Digital Notepad enables you to record sketches with ink and paper and then syncronize your notes into your PC using any handwriting reorganization software.
Handheld devices such as PDA or Pocket PC More >
Acne Prone Skin Care – Six Ways of Saying Goodbye to Acne Scars
Apr 24th
Do your acne scars bother you? Are they always noticed? Thanks to the power of science and invention there are now more options available to get rid of those unwanted scars fast and easy. Acne cure treatment comes in different forms and different types. In the end however, it will still be your choice of acne scar skin care treatment that will prevail.
Here are some suggestions that you may want to consider:
• Topical ointments. Your dermatologist may recommend the use of topical creams as a means of getting rid of your acne scars. These creams work to prevent the outbreak More >
There Are a Million Things Waiting to Be Invented
Apr 23rd
Are the latest inventions the last of their kind? Are we reaching a peak in inventiveness, or even passing it? It isn’t likely.
You may have heard he story that in 1899 the head of the U.S. Patent Office urged President McKinley to close the office because “everything that could be invented has been invented.” Even President Reagan told the story in a speech. It is actually an urban myth, believed only because it has been repeated so often. But it does suggest the question: “How many things can still be invented?”
An infinite number is the correct answer in my mind. More >
Evaluating Invention Evaluation
Apr 23rd
Introduction
In this article arguments are made against third party invention evaluation offers. The opinion expressed is that they give the inventor any useful information and are generally just based on an opinion. An inventor may receive a positive or negative evaluation but in either case the inventor may not know how to proceed.
Moreover, an invention with a positive evaluation could fail because of factors not considered in the evaluation.
On the other hand, an idea with a negative evaluation could very well succeed. A negatively evaluated invention or idea could perhaps be modified in such a manner as to improve the More >
Do You Know How Weather Formations Work?
Apr 20th
We know that if the atmosphere did not exist, the earth would go without weather. Imagine for a moment for argument’s sake that the earth has an atmosphere indeed, as it is today, though the sun is absent. Absence of sun would mean absence of weather and that is not only because a frozen solid form the atmosphere will take. Actually the interaction between heat of the sun and our atmosphere builds air masses, while circulation patterns appear due to that. Pressure differences motivate air movements and wind is the end result of the same.
As in case of other materials, More >