Famous Dreams

There are some famous dreams you may not know about. They have affected our world and lives in so many ways. Did you know that the periodic table of elements was inspired by a dream?

Check out our collection of some of the famous dreams that will bewilder you. Start paying attention to your own dreams and see what you find.

Happy dream exploration!

Elias Howe and Invention of the Sewing Machine

Elias Howe, was an American inventor who wanted to refine the concept and design of sewing machines of the 1800s. He struggled with the key…

Crash of Flight 255 Predicted in a Dream

There are many stories of people having dreams of future events, such as the September 11, 2001 terror attacks and the Sandy Hook school shooting…

Benzene

The Missing Molecular Structure of Benzene Benzene is a type of organic chemical compound called a hydrocarbon. It is a natural constituent of crude oil,…

Alexander’s Dream and Invasion of Jerusalem

When Alexander the Great set out to invade the Persian empire, he had many challenges along the way. He had to invade and conquer many…

Beatles Song “Yesterday” was Born in a Dream

Sir Paul McCartney’s biographer, Barry Miles, shared the story about how the tune for the Beatles song “Yesterday” originated. It was 1965. McCartney was at…

Aunt Mary’s Farewell

“We are too gross to be capable of understanding the signification of the dream, the vision, or the sudden presage, or of divining the source…

Mendeleev’s Periodic Table of Elements

In this part of Dream Social’s “Famous Dreams” series, we are visiting a dream that gave mankind a major scientific stride in chemistry, the Periodic…

Frog Heart Experiment

The famous “Frog Heart Experiment” made it to the waking life of Dr. Otto Loewi from the realm of dreams, helping him to solve one…