The invention goes back to the French scientist, Denis Papin, who worked in the second half of the 1600s.Continue reading Pressure cooker
EVS Translation Blog / Category: Word of the day
9 May /14
Multiple choice
Multiple choice (test) The multicle choice type of assessment was developed in the United States.Continue reading Multiple choice
8 May /14
Asbestos
Early uses in translations by Trevisa around about 1400 describe asbestos as a material that once lit can never be put out.Continue reading Asbestos
7 May /14
Postcard
In 1840 the world’s very first postcard was designed and sent by Thomas Hook to himself, as a joke, together with a Penny Black, the world’s first stamp.Continue reading Postcard
6 May /14
Blurb
With mass production of quality goods came an advertising industry.Continue reading Blurb
