Tag: inventions

World Typing Day – January 8th

.Reading time 7 minutes.

World Typing Day began in Malaysia in 2011 and the day commemorates the Malaysian Speed Typing Contest.  The invention of various kinds of typing machines was attempted throughout the 19th century but most were large and cumbersome, some resembling pianos in size and shape. All were much slower to use than handwriting.  Typewriting machines as we […]

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Curious Inventions – which would you pick?

.Reading time 4 minutes.

by Matthew Pope ‘The value of an idea lies in the using of it.’ is a great quote by the famed inventor of the light bulb, motion film camera, phonograph and more – Thomas A Edison. You have an idea – so put it into practice, build it, try it! That is what inventors do. […]

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Robots before 1900 – must be a wind-up! – The Automaton

.Reading time 11 minutes.

Sometimes, realising that what seems new is actually old can be surprising and fascinating. Take robots as an example. They are now at an advanced stage compared to 10 years ago and that speed of development is increasing. But the concept of a robot as a device that is engineered to serve a duty, construct […]

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