Thomas the Tank Engine was created in 1945 by Reverend Wilbert Awdry to entertain his son Christopher who was recovering from illness. The popular books reached the screen in 1984 with former ...

Funk band Galactic teams up with Irma Thomas, the "Soul Queen of New Orleans," for a new record of original material.

By 1834 he had moved on to design his Analytical Engine, the first general purpose computer, which used punch cards for input and output. This machine also lacked financing and was never built.