We turn back, therefore, to man's first fancy, the imitation of the birds, the heavier than air machine, sustained by the expenditure of energy from
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The First Airplanes
This series has eight easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Origins of Powered Flight.IntroductionBefore the Wright Brothers’
First Commercial Railroad Engine
Today's installment concludes The First Railroad,our selection from The Life of George Stephenson by Samuel Smiles published in 1857.If you have
The Great Competition Begins
The ground on which the engines were to be tried was a level piece of railroad, about two miles in length.Continuing The First Railroad,our
Developing The Rocket’s Engine
When the Rocket was finished, it was placed upon the Killingworth Railway for the purpose of experiment.Continuing The First Railroad,our
Boiler for Railroad Engine
For many years previous to this period, ingenious mechanics had been engaged in attempting to solve the problem of the best and most economical boiler
Competition to Find Engine
The directors determined to offer a prize of five hundred pounds for the best locomotive-engine which on a certain day should be produced on the
The First Railroad
This series has six easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Better Locomotion Needed.IntroductionThis story by Samuel Smiles has the
Do Not Break Our Invisible Bonds
Today's installment concludes South Secedes from the United Statesthe name of our combined selection from Jefferson Davis, John Hay and by John