In 1861, he secured a patent for “a new or improved mode of inflating air-mattresses and air-cushions” and another for an improvement in “steam-pumping engines.” They at least sound practical.

Set among the Museum’s monumental Victorian steam pumping engines, once crucial to London’s clean water supply, Tender Machines features art works that juxtapose rusted metal with delicate organic ...

The Zip also has a 100 ANSI lumen brightness and two 1-watt speakers. The downside: the Zip Projector can only last 1.5 hours on a single charge, so make sure that movie you're watching is short ...

IN this, the third edition, Dr. Ewing has thoroughly revised his well-known text-book, and to some extent he has rewritten certain chapters; for example, the chapter on steam turbines is new, and ...

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