Cincinnati’s wonderful Fire Museum on Court Street continually burnishes our city’s two fire-fighting claims to fame: Cincinnati created the first professional fire department in the United States in ...

All Nicolaus Otto wanted to do was make enough money to marry his wife, settle down and begin a career. He was 26 and a seemingly happy young man who was content to sell sugar, rice, coffee or tea ...

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MOUNT PLEASANT — For all but one of the past 71 years, the Midwest Old Threshers Reunion has been a celebration of human invention and innovation, but absent from the event has been representation of ...

Rocket -- Changes in the atmosphere -- A great company of men -- The first and true inventor -- A very great quantity of heat -- Science in his hands -- The whole thing was arranged in my mind -- ...

Sometimes, you stumble upon an invention that makes you wonder, "How did they even think of this back then?" Some ideas were way ahead of their time, only to be forgotten or overshadowed by newer ...

Automobiles have been around in some form for around 150 years. In that time, countless combustion engines have been produced by manufacturers all over the globe. From flat-four engines to massive ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. An engine indicator is an instrument ...