American electrical engineer William Stanley invents this device for changing energy from AC to DC
German engineer Carl Friedrich Benz develops the first working one of these powered by a gasoline engine
Developed by British inventor John Starley, the safety bicycle features these of equal size
Anthropologist Francis Galton notes the uniqueness of these for every individual, a help to police
Designed by William L. Jenney, the first of these buildings, the 10-story Home Insurance Co., goes up in Chicago
American botanist Subhash Minocha succeeds in producing clones of this carnivorous plant
Construction begins on the Keck telescope, the world's largest, in this U.S. state
Using a remote-controlled camera, oceanographers discover this liner's remains after 73 years
This fourth space shuttle makes its first flight
Probably as a result of making enemies while protecting native species, this primatologist is murdered