The Wright brothers’ 1903 invention enabled faster travel, shrinking distances and making the world more connected. Discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928, penicillin became the first antibiotic, ...

A keel breaker is a counterweight hull-piercing device. It was originally designed by Mariano di Iacopo (or Jacopo) 1382-c.1453), known as Taccola. Like many men of the early 15th century, Taccola was ...