Born: 1795 Steam Locomotive. Baldwin was the first American to build steam locomotives of the same quality as were made in Europe. His “Old Ironsides” was the first locomotive to carry passengers.…
Source: National Marine Fisheries Services' Northeast Fisheries Science CenterHow many kinds of lobsters are there in the United States? Two kinds of lobster-like crustaceans exist in U.S. waters…
On (and Under) the Water
Most people think Robert Fulton invented the steamboat. But in fact, John Fitch, an American, built and operated a steamboat on the Delaware River in 1787, but his…
RIVER’S COURSELIMESTONE CAVESFIND OUT MORERivers drain the surrounding land, carrying water that falls as rain and snow down to the sea. As rivers flow, they erode (wear away) rock,…
WHAT IS MEMORY? WHAT IS A MICROPROCESSOR? HOW IS VIRTUAL REALITY CREATED? FIND OUT MOREAn electronic machine that uses binary code to store and process data is a computer. Binary code can represent…
Born: 1909Birthplace: Connecticut Photographic product comprising a rupturable containing carrying a photographic processing liquid—Land developed the first modern light polarizers and also optical…
Born: 1882Promoter known as “Cash and Carry”; hyped Red Grange's pro football debut by arranging 1925 barnstorming tour with Chicago Bears; had Grange bolt NFL for new AFL in 1926 (AFL folded in '…
Thoroughly Bred for Racing A closer look at the real athletes behind horse racing by John Gettings Running in one of the Triple Crown races takes a special kind of athlete, and…
PERFECT SYMMETRYSHARK ANATOMYEXOSKELETONCELLSCIRCULATORY SYSTEMFIND OUT MOREThe study of the structure of living things is called anatomy. All animals are made up of CELLS, some of which are…
PLANT CELLLEAFSTEMROOTFIND OUT MOREA plant’s body has different structures designed for different tasks, such as making food and conserving water. LEAVES, usually broad and flat, take in…
