William Gurstelle
William Gurstelle is a contributing editor of Make: magazine. His new book, ReMaking History: Early Makers is now available.
Latest from William Gurstelle
05/13/2022
This simple woodworking project provides years of backyard fun, French style
05/07/2021
Build the amazing, accurate water clock invented by Baghdad’s Golden Age engineer.
10/29/2019
A Cold junction In 1798, Jean Charles Athanase Peltier was just 13 years old and although he came from a...
02/12/2019
In 1764, scotsman James Watt grew thoughtful as he tinkered with the machinery associated with his job as a steam...
11/15/2018
Zakariya Al-Razi, the Secret of Secrets, and the invention of the modern still
10/25/2017
Locate the sun on overcast days with this ingenious Viking invention.
06/02/2017
When Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis noticed high fatality rates in his maternity ward, he introduced soap. Learn the basics of homemade...
12/20/2016
Air conditioning is simpler than you'd think. Build a simple battery-powered portable cooler to stay fresh in the summer.
11/01/2016
Put the world’s most obnoxious yard tool to batter use!
08/29/2016
Learn the history of the tech that gave us radio, TV, computers, and the Marshall stack — and then build...
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