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Buy a Handwritten Note by 19-Year-Old Steve Jobs [Steve Jobs]
Sotheby's is auctioning off a little piece of Apple history: an engineering memo penned by an unbearable teenage Steve Jobs before Apple even existed—the earliest known document the man produced.More »
Travel Through Time With This Flux Capacitor Of An App
Ever wanted to check out the ghost of your city past? Interested in experiencing the history of the spaces around you? Well, you just may be able to do that with this free app from Enlighten Ventures, LLC. WhatWasThere is an augmented reality app that figures out where you are using your iPhone...
Oxford University Is Hunting For the Yeti [Science]
While most of us probably suspect that the yeti is a mythical beast, the finest minds in the world beg to differ. Which is why Oxford University has just announced that it is going on a yeti hunt, to establish once and for all whether the creature has ever existed.More »
How One Man Took a Secret Super-Material to His Grave [Science]
In 1990, an amateur inventor called Maurice Ward appeared on British TV demonstrating a super-material he'd invented without any scientific training. Called Starlite, it could withstand temperatures of 1000 C, was hard enough to drill holes in walls, and could easily be painted on to surfaces. In...
Black Plaques App Takes You On A Tour Of London's Darker Side [Review]
There's more to London than meets the eye... lots more If you’re planning to visit London for the Olympic Games later this year – or for any other reason, come to that – you need to grab a copy of Black Plaques London before you go. It’s a fascinating, gruesome, wonde...
Does An Old Map Reveal Fate of The Lost Colony of Roanoke? [Maps]
Every American school kid learns the story of the Lost Colony of Roanoke. But could its fate have been hiding in plain sight all along, behind some patches on a map? It's a major clue that could eventually solve a 400 year old mystery.More »
Simply Stunning—The World Famous Cutty Sark After Its 50 Million Renovation [Past Perfect]
The Cutty Sark is kind of a big deal. It's the last tea clipper in existence and is considered a national maritime treasure by the British. So when she was badly damaged in a fire in 2007, the British government spent 50 million restoring her. These are the results.More »
The Claude Mirror aka The 18th Century Instagram
They might not have had 4G or even electricity in the olden days, but that didn't stop them trying to invent Instagram You might not know this, but back in the 1700s there was no iPhone, and therefore — shockingly– no Instagram. It may also surprise you to know that the English were o...
The Claude Mirror aka The 18th Century Instagram
They might not have had 4G or even electricity in the olden days, but that didn't stop them trying to invent Instagram You might not know this, but back in the 1700s there was no iPhone, and therefore — shockingly– no Instagram. It may also surprise you to know that the English were o...
A Glimpse Into the Archives of Da Vinci's Anatomical Drawings [Video]
Leonardo da Vinci was many things: artist, architect, engineer, inventor and—on occasion—scientist. But even though he made many detailed studies of the human form, his anatomical drawings languished unpublished for centuries. Here's a glimpse into his archives.More »
