In 1994, there were just a few thousand websites on the internet. HTML was still new, and the concept of web publishing was still embryonic. It was the year that Microsoft launched its own website—and today, to celebrate its 20th anniversary on the web, it dug it up and put it back online . Read more…
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Microsoft’s First Website From 1994 Looks Delightfully Ancient Today
When the iPhone got native panorama function in iOS 6, people started sharing tons of sprawling views. 360s of stadiums, the whole visible coastline at sunset. Laudable Facebook wallpapers all. But the urge to capture really wide shots didn’t start a few years ago, it began in the 1800s when photographers like George R. Lawrence realized that aerial technology could help them take new kinds of photos . Read more…
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Panoramas From The Early 1900s Let You Gaze Far And Wide At The Past
As the generation that fought World War II passes on, it can be difficult for younger people to remember that it was a war fought not by the elderly in black and white, but by millions of Americans in vivid color. These gorgeous images, via Shorpy , remind us just how vivid that war was. Read more…
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Check Out These Gorgeous Color Photos From World War II
Did you know Albert Eistein wanted to make a fridge? Seriously. The greatest brain in modern physics dedicated a lot of time in trying to create a long lasting, energy efficient, environmentally friendly refrigerator. More »
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Albert Einstein Wanted to Create the Best Refrigerator Ever That Would Last a Century
You’re looking at what was once the main junction for telephone connections in Stockholm. See all the wires? That’s because it was used for around 5,000 phone lines—literal lines—from 1887-1913. More »
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Why Aren’t Telephone Towers This Beautiful Anymore?