The snowmobile was invented by mechanic and entrepreneur Joseph-Armand Bombardier in Quebec in the 1920s. Bombardier’s snowmobile prototype was a propeller-driven sled that he tested on…
Thousands of years ago, the Inuit and Yupik peoples of Alaska and northern Canada created the first snow goggles, which were made by carving narrow…
Golfing empowers individuals with cognitive, physical, sensory, health, and age-related challenges. As such, golf is an important therapeutic and rehabilitative tool that can improve the…
Basketball and volleyball each originated in Massachusetts in the late 19th century; both sports were created by pioneering physical directors. ASTM F3683-24: Standard Terminology Relating…
After watching trapeze acrobats perform tricks while bouncing off safety nets, American gymnast George Nissen invented trampolining in 1934. Nissen built the first protype trampoline…
Soccer balls were the original basketball that at time had laces; peach baskets were the original basketball hoop. It was not until the 1950s when…
How many rackets do professional tennis players carry? Typically, players bring more than five or six rackets of the same make and model each often…
Workers in a theatrical, stage, or studio environment can be exposed to a number of hazards that put them at risk of workplace injury. Slip…
The origins of speed skating date back over a millennium when people in Scandinavia and the Netherlands added bones to their boots, made from polished…