From the Archives: A brief history of Fort Myers
This week we take a look at Lee County’s seat of power, Fort Myers, which takes its name from a former fort built during the ...
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The American West: Before Tesla Was An Automobile
The Tesla name was appropriated from the man who invented the world we live in today. A man who lived in Colorado Springs and ...
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December 31, Edison demonstrates incandescent lights in Menlo Park
On Dec. 31, 1879, Thomas Edison first demonstrated his electric incandescent lights for the public by illuminating some 100 ...
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Tech In Plain Sight: Incandescent Bulbs
You might have learned in school that Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, but the truth is much stranger (public domain) It has been known for a long time that passing a current through a wire ...
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Edison’s Lightbulb and Blackbody Radiation Combine Forces in New Method of Generating “Twisted Light”
Researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered a novel way to generate bright, twisted light—known as chiral light ...