Thomas Newcomen (1663 - 1729) introduced to the world his invention at work in 1712 in Dudley Castle. His invention inspired others to develop it further allowing man to muster power bigger industries dawning the industrial revolution. But who was this fellow? Here are 5 things to know about Thomas Newcomen:| Searching in History
The Baptist preacher and iron monger Thomas Newcomen and his partner John Calley held their breath as they watched and waited for the beam of their new strange device to swing up and down. Newcomen betted 10 years of their lives, hardwork and experimentation on this device. Its result dictated not only if this bet paid off but also the fate of England’s mining industry and even beyond.| Searching in History
Thomas Edison is often seen as one of history’s great inventors. A closer look, however, suggests he might’ve been better at stealing ideas, than creating them.| Historic Mysteries
In my experience one of the things that inventors of board games frequently forget is the inclusion of alternative methods of play. Don't just focus on the preferred method of play and preferred rules, but think about ways that the game can be modified and changed. Let me use an example from the extremely popular game Monopoly. One of the things that keep many people from playing Monopoly is the length of the game. That has lead to any number of various "house rules" to be implemented by thos...| IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
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