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Showing posts with label inventions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label inventions. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 25, 2012

When We Were Young

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That phrase started a lot of sentences, yes, when I was young. When my parents were young, they were nice to their siblings. When they w...
Thursday, March 8, 2012

The Cutting Edge

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By Patricia Winton As a child, I was mesmerized by a pair of scissors in my great-great aunt’s handwork basket. They were shaped somewhat l...
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Monday, March 5, 2012

Yakhchal - Persia's Ancient Icemakers

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By Heidi Noroozy Recently, I went shopping for a new refrigerator – a venture that quickly made my head swim. Double doors, top freezer, b...
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Looking Good in Ancient Egypt

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The ancient Egyptians invented a whole host of useful products that we continue to use today – from locks and clocks, to plows, paper, a...
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Monday, December 12, 2011

Pony Express On The Silk Road

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James Farley Building in New York Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of ...
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Ancient Games, Modern Twists

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We’ve played Chutes and Ladders with our young daughters for years without ever realizing how good it was for our karma. Turns out our...
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