Curious Mind Blog
Gyroscopes
In Germany 1817, German astronomer Johann Bohnenberger created, the first device that resembled what we know as a gyroscope today, He called it ‘The Machine’.
Solar Radiometers, Light Mills and Scintillating Curiosity
During the latter half of the 19th century, Sir William Crookes was conducting research on Thallium. While trying to ascertain the atomic weight of Thallium, he noticed that...
Hero's Spectacular Steam Turbine
Almost two thousand years before the world entered the industrial era, Hero, a Greek inventor, invented the Steam Engine! Hero’s ‘Aeolipile’, more commonly known as ‘Hero’s Engine’ is...
The Beautiful Science Of Radiometers
A Radiometer is a device used for measuring the power of electromagnetic radiation. Usually a radiometer is an infrared radiation detector or ultraviolet detector. The first radiometer was...
