The new 73-cent stamp
The US Postal Service has introduced its new forever stamp, and it costs 73 cents — a five cent increase over January 2024’s stamp. Part of the increase…
Month: August 2024
‘Otis’ is still the sign of safety
One invention alone is responsible for the modern city full of skyscrapers that twinkle in the night sky: the elevator. Before the elevator, buildings…
Thank a sailor for these phrases
We may be future colonists of Mars but with the way we talk, you would think it’s still the 18th century. Sailing ships were the cutting edge technology…
How one man invented the road trip
Wally Byam was a country boy from Oregon, but by the 1920s, the Stanford grad was living working in the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles. He yearned to…
The job interview: Edison�s invention?
Thomas Edison may well be the most famous inventor of all time. Edison invented or played a role in inventing many of the technologies that now define…
Diamonds lose a little of their sparkle
A diamond is forever, but some are wondering if diamonds may, in fact, be going out of style. In jewelry, the Big Four precious stones are diamonds,…