In 1956, Marjorie Wicoff decided that Christmas didn’t need snow—just sunshine! While everyone else was battling the cold, she headed to West Palm Beach, Florida, for a warm holiday escape. At the time, West Palm was just starting to become the go-to spot for...
The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) at Princeton University is a leading research facility dedicated to plasma physics and fusion energy. Founded in 1951, PPPL was spearheaded by astrophysicist Lyman Spitzer's vision of harnessing [gallery...
Sleigh Bells were attached to harnesses of horse-drawn vehicles. They very helpful and useful because they would alert other riders or people...
Two-person saws cut in both directions, the word two-person saw meaning two people will hold each side of the saw and cut the material...
Typewriters were used in the olden times to communicate with people around the world. They were also used mostly for organizations until our...
During the late 1950s, a worldwide burst of energy poured forth in experimental Ground Effect Machines (GEMs) and Surface Effects Ships (SES). The Aeronautical Engineering Department of the James Forrestal Research Center at Princeton University produced several GEMs,...