s not prevent him from being arrested and suspected of the murder by poisoning of Caterina di Cremona. Imprisoned in Milan, the genius painter and inventor is interrogated by Stefano Giraldi, an officer of the Podesta, about his relationship with this woman who was much more than his muse. Leo ...
An orienteering enthusiast Simon Beck is an engineering geographer with a degree from Oxford University. He worked as a cartographer before devoting himself fully to his art. Before creating works in the snow, he was passioned in orienteering and outdoor sports activities. It was at the end o ...
promote the cultural offer of Paris. 3- They bear the name of a printer Contrary to what one might think, the Morris column is not named after its inventor. If these poster columns from Germany are known by this name in France, it is because the first advertising concession was awarded in 186 ...
patented by its creator, is hidden at the center of the cube. 2- It was invented by a professor of architecture. Contrary to what one might think, the inventor of the Rubik's Cube, Ernö Rubik, is not a mathematician but a Hungarian architect and design professor. He developed this puzzle because he ...
racters that have accompanied entire generations, such as Mickey Mouse and the Disney princesses. The founder of the Walt Disney Company is also the inventor of the first theme park. The beginnings of Walt Disney in animation. Walt Disney began his career as an advertising illustrator in Kansas Cit ...
hirty years. This very popular medium facilitated the circulation of musical works by allowing home recordings and compilations. The decision of its inventor, who graciously granted the patent to all interested industrialists, also greatly contributed to its success. In 1967, Philips launched the m ...
An invention made in France The Platypus was created by a French inventor, François-Alexandre Bertrand. This amazing boat, whose name means platypus in English, looks like a small trimaran of 7 m long and 2.5 m wide. Seen from afar, it looks like an ordinary boat. But it has the particularity o ...
ms line, which allows you to build and program 17 different robots, is geared more toward children ages 10 and up. Teenagers will love the Mindstorms Inventor kit, which is a full-fledged robot and not just a toy anymore. Robotics in a playful version The Lego Boost kit is suitable for children ...
80s... A design inspired by astronauts' shoes It's no coincidence that the Moon Boot has this name and looks like a shoe to go to the moon! Its inventor Giancarlo Zanatta is a member of the Italian family that founded the Tecnica brand. This young boot maker in Montebelluna, Italy was on a tr ...
like other items in our wardrobe such as bikinis or sunglasses, the bumbag does not have an official creator. If it's impossible to put a name on the inventor of this little bag, it's because it already appears in photos of Native Americans taken in 1907 by Edward Curtis. Originally, it was worn on ...
ve solutions to implement in order to fight against climate change. What is the interest of the Fresque du climat? According to Cédric Ringenbach, the inventor of the fresco, manipulating the cards, arguing, and drawing around the fresco gives climate change a much more concrete reality. While IPC ...
ea. Willem Kolff, born in 1911 in the Netherlands, was dyslexic and a rather poor student. Yet, his name has gone down in history as a genius medical inventor. He is now recognized as the father of the first artificial organ. In 1938, at the end of his medical studies, he was traumatized by the dea ...
Where does the name phenoculture come from? In Latin, hay is called "faenum." Therefore, the gardening method of covering the ground with hay should be called "fénoculture" with an f. However, the French agronomist Didier Helmstetter, who discovered this method, decided to replace the "f" with "p ...
ow. From 1925, he decisively turned to abstraction in order to offer a universal art that could be appreciated without cultural references. He is the inventor of a plastic alphabet. Starting in 1942, Auguste Herbin embarked on the creation of a "plastic alphabet". The artist, captivated by Bach's T ...
