Short stories of human inventions
Archive for April, 2009
Sumerians – The Beginning of Inventions
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. Some of the most influential of the Sumerian inventions are discussed here.Writing system: Developing a writing system is perhaps the most significant of Sumerian inventions. It helped the Sumerians to communicate, contribute to literature and in book keeping. Cuneiform was the first form of writing developed by the Sumerians around 3200 BC. Clay tablets were used as paper and a stylus like implement was used to draw wedge – shaped characters. These clay tablets were then baked for preservation. For several decades after that Cuneiform was the method… More >>
New Engineering Materials
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 can be seen in every field that has direct or indirect link to the humans. To consider new engineering materials we consider the Polymer Engineering. This field of science develops new concepts which are based on the materials that are polymeric in nature. These materials are not a result of single engineering technology but these are obtained or produced from a blend of different technologies.To understand this blend of technologies we consider the example of fiber reinforced blends in which the preferred wetting material induces a synergy. It… More >>
Medical School Equipment Has Changed Over Time
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 back in time and see how our ancestors managed in their day to day lives.Imagine waking up with a toothache. We call the doctor, and go in to see the dentist, later that day. They use their high tech machinery to take a look at the tooth, maybe have us go for an x-ray, and use their extensive background knowledge in their field to determine the appropriate next steps of action to help us heal. According to a dentistry book published in 1828, “Domestic Medicine for the use… More >>
New Secure Flash Drive Inventions
April 27, 2009
by merlin
in Technology
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 is best for note sketching and it can be synchronized into your PC as a digital copy. The problem of the handheld is its screen input limitations and the screen protector needs to be replaced frequently. DigiMemo 692 Digital Notepad is a breakthrough to all these limitations which is able to ‘record’ your sketches with ink and ordinary paper. You can easily synchronize your notes into your PC and it is compatible with most of the handwriting reorganization software. This… More >>