Utopia entered the English language in the book of the same name by Sir Thomas More, published in 1516.Continue reading Utopia
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29 Oct /13
Yoga
William Ward was a Baptist missionary to India in the early 1800s.Continue reading Yoga
25 Oct /13
Paraffin
The word paraffin was coined by German scientist Karl von Reichenbach in 1830.Continue reading Paraffin
24 Oct /13
Scientist
Derived from the Latin scientia meaning expertise, the word scientist was first used in print in 1834 by William Whewell, a true Renaissance Man who would also coin the word physicist.Continue reading Scientist
18 Oct /13
Skyscraper
Looking out over a metropolitan skyline it’s easy to see the source of the word “skyscraper”, but it was initially used to describe tall men, tall hats and tall horses.Continue reading Skyscraper
