Published on: March 3, 2015Telephone Though several inventors did pioneering work on electronic voice transmission (many of whom later filed intellectual property lawsuits when telephone use exploded), Alexander Graham Bell was the first to be awarded a patent for the electric telephone in 1876. His patent drawing is pictured above. The invention quickly took off, […]
Published on: May 6, 20156. Teotihuacan, Mexico Teotihuacan is an archaeological site near Mexico City. The city is filled with pyramids and is about 20 square km (8 sq miles). It was a huge urban center and home to probably 100,000 people. The city was ruined and abandoned some 1,400 years ago. Centuries after it was forgotten, the city […]
Published on: February 5, 20166.Maldives Beach There’s no compelling reason to look in the sky to see stars. This beach in the Maldives illuminates during night, thanks to microscopic organisms called bioluminescent phytoplankton. The organisms react to changes in the water, so voyaging pontoons leave a remarkable noteworthy trail of light in their wake. Loading…
