Science history: the invention of the Linotype machine

In the mid-1400s, German inventor Johannes Gutenberg began producing books on his new printing press, using moveable cast metal type, and the world changed. Within a decade or so of Gutenberg’s …
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Camp Invention inspires Lehigh Valley kids to pursue STEM careers

Summers are quiet for most schools, the halls silent. But this week, March Elementary in Easton has come to life again — its rooms as filled and as noisy as ever. In one, third graders bid on an …
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The invention of Essex: how a county became a caricature

As a child growing up in the 80s and 90s in Southend, a sprawling seaside town in south-east Essex, I noticed that people on TV often laughed at the very word Essex. Some years later, in 2016, my wife …
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Camp Invention expands area students’ creative minds

Jeremy Jaczko may have just finished the fifth grade at Eastern Elementary School, but he already knows he wants to work for NASA. He got a chance Monday to flex his scientific and creative muscles as …
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With plastic straw ban, Washington turns its back on its own invention

Washington (AFP) – “How do you drink a milkshake without a straw?” It is a question the city of Washington will soon face after deciding, in the interest of the environment, to ban plastic drinking …
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