Latest Buzz
The First CGI Movie: The History of Computer-Generated Imagery
Key Points: CGI, or Computer-Generated Imagery, uses computer software to create still or animated visuals. It’s used to create 3D (and sometimes 2D) renderings as...
Going Viral
Microsoft Outlook Guide: History, Origin, and More
Microsoft Outlook is a popular email client which is now available for free on the web, as well as part of a subscription to...
Key Historical Figures That Died in Mysterious Ways
Throughout the history of the world, there have been plenty of mysterious deaths of historical figures. Whether it’s disappearances or suspicious circumstances, conspiracy theories...
MOST SHARED
TRENDING
The Worst Songs of All Time, According to Critics
what are the worst songs of all time? Music is so highly subjective for listeners that I would hesitate to name them myself. However,...
POPULAR
Community Faves
William Pratt: Complete Biography, History, and Inventions
William Pratt was a mathematician and a member of the active circle of London’s Mathematical teachers. William Pratt invented a pocket calculator that was...
Buzzworthy
The 5 Real Reasons Polaroid Failed
Not many companies have the privilege of being synonymous with their product. Kleenex, Xerox, ChapStick, Post-Its… these brands and their products are so popular...
Jewna Jakobson – Complete Biography, History and Inventions
Who was Jewna Jakobson? Jewna Jakobson was a Hebrew clockmaker, mechanician, and by extension, a jeweler in the court of Polish magnates Radziwill in the...
The Real Reason HD DVD Failed Spectacularly
It seems every major shift in home video formatting brings with it a battle. Most famously, there was Betamax vs VHS in the 1980s....
Complete History of the Operating System
When thinking about the history of computers, you have to consider operating systems. If you’ve used a video game console, or computer or own...
Jawed Karim — Complete Biography, History, and Inventions
It’s hard to imagine, but YouTube was launched just 18 years ago. Before then, there was no such thing as stupid cat videos and...
Just Shared
Three Facts About IBM PC 5150 The IBM PC 5150 originally cost less than $1,600, which was far less than the $9 million price tag...