Inventing Ohio
The first airplane. The light bulb. The …revolving hay rake? From the well-known to the lesser-known, Ohio’s history is chock-full of innovative …
Blast From the Past: Farming with Dynamite
One fine November day in 1905, farmhand Frank Martin was passing a stone crusher next to a creek–probably Bokes Creek in York …
Charles F. Kettering, Ohio Inventor
Charles Kettering was born August 29, 1876, on a farm near Loudonville, Ohio. After graduating high school, he took classes at the …
Glenn Curtiss and his “Conquest of the Air”
Ohio has its share of famous folks in aviation history, but last week marked an interesting aviation first that, while the pilot …
“The Fiery Orb Darkened”
This past Monday marked a remarkable astronomical event that you have probably heard about in the news if you didn’t see it …
Part of the American Epic: Katherine Johnson and Mary Jackson
If you’ve watched any television in the past twelve months, or read any newspapers, or consumed media of any kind, you have …
Ohio and the Space Race
Did you know there’s a NASA research facility in Ohio? On January 23, 1941, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics broke ground …
The Martin Glider: A Different Kind of Flying Machine
When we talk about Ohio aviators, most everyone has heard of the Wright Brothers and their famous flight in 1903. But did …
