Private Military Companies (PMCs) are the modern day version of mercenaries, or soldiers for hire. Since the dawn of civilization, professional warriors have emerged in every race, culture, and ...

James White Many thanks to Mr. Denis Roegel, Professor at Loria, France, for his seminal work on White’s […] ...

Looking back to 1999 brings us to the story of Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker, who didn’t know exactly how at the time, but they would change the music industry forever. The release of their app, ...

WWII hindered the progress of computer inventors like Atanasoff and Zuse but had the opposite effect on the first British steps toward the creation of electronic computers. During the war, the ...

Samuel Morland created three separate calculating machines as well as a variety of other devices. Jump in to read about his inventions!

George Boole was a self-taught mathematician, philosopher, logician and mathematics professor at Queen’s College, Cork in Ireland.

Keypoints There were few World War 2 fighter aircraft that could match the speed and firepower of America's top fighters The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt and Lockheed P-38 Lightning were some of the best ...

Jacques de Vaucanson is a French engineer. He created the world’s first robots, the first automated loom, and the first all-metal lathe.

Charles Babbage is credited for designing and giving birth to the idea of the first automatic digital computer. During the mid-1830s, Charles developed plans for an Analytical Engine. Although it wasn ...

When we look back on life in the 1960s, it was marked by cultural change along with many significant events in American history.