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Integramos la naturaleza en la ciudad
29/08/2024
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Tungsteno
The windscreen wiper and other inventions created by women
One day Mary Anderson was on a streetcar and noticed that the driver had to repeatedly wipe the snow off the window. She came up with a solution: a wiper activated from inside the vehicle to remove the snow. We analyse how the windscreen wiper was born and other great inventions originated by women.
24/08/2022
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Innovación
Juanelo Turriano, unknown 16th c. Innovator (II)
Essentially, the problem was that, although the waters rose from the Tagus to the Alcázar under military administration, the military—despite making use of the Artificio—refused to pay for it, claiming they had not commissioned the project.
01/03/2021
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Innovación
Juanelo Turriano, unknown 16th C. innovator (I)
El Greco is not Toledo’s only adopted son worthy of an entry in the history books. Juanelo Turriano was a remarkable character who merits wider fame.
22/02/2021