Typewriter The first patent for a typewriter was given to a Englishman called Henry Mill in the year 1714 though it was never manufactured commercially, because in those days typewriters were used only as devices to help the blind. In the year 1829 William Burt in America was given a patent for his invention called the ‘Typographer’ and in the year 1843 Charles Thurber, an American, made a machine but it...

The First Libraries The first libraries are known to have existed during the Mesopotamian civilisation over 8000 years ago. The Mesopotamians use to write on wet clay tablets, by making wedge shaped marks on them, these tablets were then baked and preserved. During archaeological excavations a large number of these tablets have been uncovered from temple and palace sites. The Egyptians also had large libraries, under the charge of priests, with...

The First Books Rolls of paper or papyrus were the predecessors of books and the first books appeared only in the middle ages. In the middle of the 5th century, parchment made of goat and sheep skin with writing on one side was cut to a uniform size and bound together with pieces of leather to form the first books. This manner of making books underwent a change in the middle...

The First Schools Our modern schools are the successors of the ancient Roman and Greek schools. Initially in Greece the teachers taught only a single pupil at a time in fact the singular teacher and pupil relationship existed elsewhere in the world as well. Over a period of time these teachers began to hold teaching classes where more than one pupil was taught at the same time. As a result of...

Mathematics It is difficult to imagine our modern way of life without mathematics, imagine what would happen if we could not measure things or calculate amounts. We would not be able to even weigh the vegetables we would like to buy or for that matter calculate the price payable for them. The need to measure how long or how much or how many is so great in our daily life that...