Today, Super Bowl parties across the nation will begin. Lots of beer, snacks and fun to be had. Will you stay up too late? Drink too much? Overindulge in salty, sugary snacks? How will you feel at work in the morning? Is Thomas Edison to blame for all this? The light bulb and other artificial…
He was one of the most brilliant, if not misunderstood, minds that science has ever known. His name was Nikola Tesla. He was known as the Master of Lightning. Tesla was born in the Baltics in 1856. A prodigy who could perform calculus in his head, he soon immersed himself in studies of mechanical and…
There are still inventive minds out there. Sure, Thomas Edison isn’t around any more, but there are still bright individuals who think up new ideas, then pursue their dream by patenting and producing the product. Such a mind is that possessed by Steve Evans, who has invented a dumbbell bench that has revolutionized the way…
Okay, ready to get WAY back? Today’s FamilyFirst site is a multimedia experience spanning back to 1878. That’s right, multimedia from the 19th century is available on the internet! All you have to do is visit tinfoil.com. Tinfoil.com celebrates the cylinder record. You’re not familiar with it? No problem, they haven’t made them since the…
The summer blockbuster movie season is here, and there are some good ones to go see. The new “Fantastic Four” movie has great special effects, and the remake of “The Bad News Bears” is hilarious. But today’s Family First Site looks at one movie company that won’t be releasing any major blockbusters, but has a…
One of the greatest inventors of all time has his own web page. What is so unusual about that, you might ask? Nothing, except this inventor passed away over 60 years ago, before the computer was invented and long before the Internet was even thought of. But his presence is still being felt today, even…
Maintaining the history of our country is an ongoing and monumental task. I have found a site that is sponsored and maintained by National Public Radio that is a unique and fascinating site. It truly shows how the Internet can be used to educate and entertain at the same time. Called Lost and Found Sound,…
Maintaining the history of our country is an ongoing and monumental task. I have found a site that is sponsored and maintained by National Public Radio that is a unique and fascinating site. It truly shows how the Internet can be used to educate and entertain at the same time. Called Lost and Found Sound,…
One of the greatest inventors of all time has his own web page. What is so unusual about that, you might ask? Nothing, except this inventor passed away over 60 years ago, before the computer was invented and long before the Internet was even thought of. But his presence is still being felt today, even…
The summer blockbuster movie season is here, and there are some good ones to go see. But today’s FamSite looks at one movie company that won’t be releasing any major blockbusters, but has a long and storied history that goes back over 100 years. The site is called The Oldest Movie Company in America, and…