Sometimes, you stumble upon an invention that makes you wonder, "How did they even think of this back then?" Some ideas were way ahead of their time, only to be forgotten or overshadowed by newer ...

When did indoor air become cold and clean? Air conditioning is one of those inventions that have become so ubiquitous that many in the developed world don’t even realize that less than a century ago, ...

Roaring '20s Chicago was the epicenter of a wave of American inventions, like a new, more violent kind of organized crime and most importantly in this story, the rental car. One hundred years ago ...

The lofty wingspan of its title might suggest a lavishly-illustrated, 10,000-page exposition on planes, trains, automobiles and skyscrapers; it's to this book's credit that it isn't. Written by an ...

THE rôle of prophet of the industrial development ot the discoveries of science is one not lightly to be assumed, especially if it is the aim of the prophecy to cover so long a period as a hundred ...

History is rich with examples of scientific discoveries that have contributed to the wider development of breakthrough inventions in the health, energy, transport, and telecommunications industries, ...

A valve invented by engineer Nikola Tesla a century ago is not only more functional than previously realized, but also has other potential applications today, a team of researchers has found after ...