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  2. WonderWorks (museum) - Wikipedia

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    Each WonderWorks location contains interactive entertainment exhibits on the themes of space, physics, and math. Some locations also offer a dinner magic show, as well as a 4D XD motion theater. Each WonderWorks building is designed to look as if an existing building was ripped free of the ground by severe weather and dropped upside down on its ...

  3. 30 Man-Made Innovations That Were Designed Mimicking Nature’s ...

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    Image credits: Sasha Weilbaker #4 Wind Blades. Humpback Whales are one of the largest weighing animals of the world, yet they are profound swimmers, which attributes down to its flippers (fins).

  4. 100 Photographs that Changed the World - Wikipedia

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    [1] Pictures nominated by the public were reviewed by editors who then compiled 100 photographs that they felt portrayed technological photographic achievements, documented historic events and accomplishments or have achieved iconic cultural and, symbolic status. [1]

  5. Timeline of historic inventions - Wikipedia

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    The Lower Paleolithic period lasted over 3 million years, during which there many human-like species evolved including toward the end of this period, Homo sapiens.The original divergence between humans and chimpanzees occurred 13 (), however interbreeding continued until as recently as 4 Ma, with the first species clearly belonging to the human (and not chimpanzee) lineage being ...

  6. 50 Inventions From The Past That Were Amazingly Innovative - AOL

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    The 16th century invention, the Runcible Spoon, outshined the spork even though it failed to become the newest, trendiest dining utensil. ... Perhaps the most famous flying car prototype was the ...

  7. Wonder Works - Wikipedia

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    Wonder Works is a children's museum, a non-profit corporation established in 2002, located in the village of Oak Park, Illinois. [1] It is the successor to the Children's Museum of Oak Park, established in 1993. The museum is dedicated to the principle of offering a fun, largely self-directed playing and learning place for children.

  8. Barbara Askins - Wikipedia

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    Barbara S. Askins (born 1939) is an American chemist.She is best known for her invention of a method to enhance underexposed photographic negatives.This development was used extensively by NASA and the medical industry, and it earned Askins the title of National Inventor of the Year in 1978.

  9. Allen B. Wilson - Wikipedia

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    Allen Benjamin Wilson (1823–1888) was an American inventor famous for designing, building and patenting some of the first successful sewing machines. [1] He invented both the vibrating and the rotating shuttle designs which, in turns, dominated all home lockstitch sewing machines. With various partners in the 19th century he manufactured ...