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In 1893, a German mechanical engineer invented a high-efficiency compression-ignition engine originally intended to run on alternative fuels but his invention turned popular years after his demise due to financial troubles: How did Rudolf Diesel changed the world?- In 1897, a German chemist while trying to ease his father’s rheumatic pains accidently developed a drug still widely used as an over-the-counter medication around the world: How did Felix Hoffmann invented Aspirin?
- In 1623, a German astronomer invented the earliest known mechanical calculating machine revealed centuries later in two unknown letters written to Johannes Kepler: How Wilhelm Schickard developed 'calculating clock'?
- Happiness Habit of the day by Friedrich Koenig: ‘We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting what we don’t have, rather it is appreciating…’, German inventor's lessons on finding joy in the presentFriedrich Koenig, the German inventor behind the steam-powered printing press, once said, “We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as...31 Jul, 2026, 12.59 PM IST
- She was an actress, a scientist and was called world's most beautiful woman. Few knew her invention shaped Bluetooth, GPS and modern Wi-Fi. Who is she?Hedy Lamarr was more than a Hollywood star. According to the National Women's History Museum, the Austrian-American actress co-invented a W...28 Jul, 2026, 02.04 PM IST
- In 1909, the Eiffel Tower was set to be demolished. Here's how a radio saved the world's most-visited monumentThe Eiffel Tower was initially intended for demolition after twenty years. Its creators faced significant opposition from artists and write...24 Jul, 2026, 01.59 PM IST
- Meet the 'most beautiful woman in the world' Hedy Lamarr: The Hollywood icon who escaped Nazi Europe, invented a World War II radio signaling system and earned the title 'mother of Wi-Fi'Hedy Lamarr, a famous Hollywood actress, was also a brilliant inventor. Hedy escaped Nazi Europe and developed a frequency-hopping communic...23 Jul, 2026, 03.31 PM IST
- On This Day in History, June 26: UN Charter signed, Indira Gandhi declares Emergency, Harry Potter debuts, Corvette day, Sher Shah Suri wins against Mughals and moreOn This Day in History, June 26 saw the signing of the United Nations Charter, Richard III's rise to the English throne, India's declaratio...25 Jun, 2026, 05.10 PM IST
- On This Day, June 5: D-Day, Operation Blue Star, RFK assassination, AIDS epidemic, Marshall Plan and other key eventsOn This Day, June 5, history witnessed several defining moments across war, politics and social change. The date is associated with the D-D...04 Jun, 2026, 10.33 PM IST
- Quote of the day by German chemist Otto Hahn: 'I felt profoundly ashamed..'-The 'father of nuclear chemistry's' regret after Hiroshima reveals the human cost of scientific discoveryOtto Hahn, a key figure in nuclear fission discovery, expressed deep shame and sorrow after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. ...01 Jun, 2026, 06.00 PM IST
- Laura Dahlmeier mysterious death: How did the 31-year-old Olympic Biathlon star die in Pakistan?Double Olympic biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier tragically died at 31 in a mountaineering accident in Pakistan's Karakoram mountains. Caug...30 Jul, 2025, 08.39 PM IST
- How does a Sarco suicide pod work? Does someone die in just 5 minutes after pressing a button?The Sarco suicide capsule is supposed to provide a peaceful death via asphyxia with nitrogen gas. The first user, an American woman, became...25 Sep, 2024, 08.04 PM IST
- Twitter rival Mastodon declines funding. Here's whySince Elon Musk purchased Twitter for $44 billion in October, Mastodon downloads have risen up. Mastodon, an open-source microblogging plat...29 Dec, 2022, 12.17 AM IST
- From the 1888 mix-up to the no-posthumous-honour rule, 5 interesting facts about the NobelThe winners of this year's prizes will be announced from Monday onwards.01 Oct, 2022, 05.54 PM IST
- Trio win physics Nobel for work that helps understand changing climateOne half of the prize, worth 10 million Swedish crowns ($1.15 million), goes in equal parts to Manabe, who is 90, and Hasselmann for modell...05 Oct, 2021, 04.18 PM IST
- German physics Nobel laureate Peter Gruenberg dead at 78Gruenberg received the 2007 Nobel prize for physics for giant magnetoresistance (GMR) which led to a breakthrough in the development of gig...09 Apr, 2018, 09.51 PM IST
- Delhi High Court favours Natco, Alembic; allows them to export generics of Bayer's drugsBayer had approached court in 2016 to stop Alembic Pharmaceuticals from exporting its generic of the German company's blood thinner brand '...08 Mar, 2017, 02.29 PM IST
- From TNT's Wilbrand to Ecstacy's Kollisch, inventions used differently than expectedWilbrand, who discovered the yellow dye has now become a war weapon & Ecstacy which was invented to stop excess bleeding is now a party dru...14 Dec, 2016, 12.36 PM IST
- The crying gameA new software claims to have deciphered why babies bawl.07 Nov, 2009, 12.22 AM IST
- Volkswagen, Porsche seal merger deal: CompaniesThe supervisory boards of Volkswagen and luxury car maker Porsche approved plan to merge their two companies by 2011.14 Aug, 2009, 05.26 AM IST
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