What Happened in May 1902

Eruption of Mount Pellée

Mount Pelée in Martinique, West Indies, and Lassen Peak and Mono domes in California are examples of lava domes. An extremely destructive eruption... Read more

The Antikythera Mechanism is Discovered by Valerios Stais

The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient mechanical calculator (also described as the first known mechanical computer) designed to calculate... Read more