Remaking History

Articles in this series:

Levi ben Gershon and the Jacob's Staff from MAKE: 32: Design for Makers
Build the clever instrument that told sailors their latitude for 200 years. by William Gurstelle

Otto Von Guericke and the Magdeburg Hemispheres from MAKE: 31: Punk Science
Make an impressively effective low-tech vacuum pump. by William Gurstelle

The Oliver: A Leg-Powered Hammer from MAKE: 30: Smarter Homes
Build the treadle hammer that helped build medieval Europe. by William Gurstelle

The Tuning Fork from MAKE: 29: DIY Superhuman
Build the 18th-century tool that replaced faulty pitch pipes. by William Gurstelle

Archimedes and the Water Screw from MAKE: 28: Toys and Games
Re-create the invention that quenched the Egyptian desert. by William Gurstelle

The Daniell Cell from MAKE: 27: Robots
Make the electric battery that powered the scientific revolution. by William Gurstelle

Ptah-Hotep and the Bag Press from MAKE: 26: Karts and Wheels
Use linen, wood, and the wisdom of ancient Egyptians to make a juicer. by William Gurstelle

The Chinese Windlass from MAKE: 25: Microcontrollers and Arduino
British soldiers, encamped on the outskirts of Beijing after the war, took note of an ingenious device being used to raise and lower drawbridges. by William Gurstelle

Alessandro Volta and Electrodeposition from MAKE: 24: Space
Before the chemists of the 19th century understood electrochemistry, most metal items were made from one solid hunk of metal; the same on the inside, outside, and everywhere in between. by William Gurstelle

Samuel Morse and the Telegraph from MAKE: 23: Gadgets
Despite the fact that Morse had little knowledge of electricity, he plunged ahead as only a man in the throes of a serious midlife crisis could. by William Gurstelle

The Oil Lamp from MAKE: 22: Remote Control / Wireless
The cave dwellers of Lascaux and the oil lamp. by William Gurstelle

Benjamin Franklin’s Electrical Experiments from MAKE: 21: Desktop Manufacturing
Benjamin Franklin and electricity. by William Gurstelle