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A constitution was drafted based upon the Maitland Club of Scotland. The members of the society were divided into the five academies with their own presidents, vice-presidents and secretaries. The Polytechnic Society of Kentucky was named after a lantern slide projector bought from Professor Pepper.
John Henry "Professor" Pepper (17 June 1821 – 25 March 1900) was a British scientist and inventor who toured the English-speaking world with his scientific demonstrations. He entertained the public, royalty, and fellow scientists with a wide range of technological innovations.
The artists he employed included actors, song and dance teams, ballet dancers, mummers and comedians like the Great Little Titch and magicians like Leotard 'Boz' Bosco (James Frederick Greethead.) He also hired international acts such as The Brothers LaFayette (American tight rope walkers) and Professor Howard (an American illusionist). By the ...
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In 1976, the Little Professor cost less than $20. More than 1 million units sold in 1977. [9] The second generation Little Professor was designed by Mark Bailey, now a full life-sized professor, whilst working for Raffo and Pape, an award-winning toy design consultancy based in the UK. In a brief interview in 2013 Bailey stated 'I've designed ...
The Royal Marionette Theatre, Illustrated London News, 17 January 1852 In May 1853, Henry Murlin took out a licence to establish a Marionette theatre, 'executed with mechanical figures.' [8] Merlin opened in the old Olympic Circus building in Castlereagh Street and a month later went on the road with the 'burlesque theatre' holding a number of shows, including a performance of Bombastes ...
Dominic Paul DiMaggio (February 12, 1917 – May 8, 2009), nicknamed "the Little Professor", was an American Major League Baseball center fielder. He played his entire 11-year baseball career for the Boston Red Sox (1940–1953). DiMaggio was the youngest of three brothers who each became major league center fielders, the others being Joe and ...