Many "modern" inventions actually have precedents dating back more than 1000 years, to ancient Greek and Roman times.

A retinal implant invented by a Stanford scientist is restoring limited vision to people with advanced macular degeneration, helping some read and recognize faces again.

Explore the history of modern home essentials, from ovens and microwaves to TVs and air conditioning, and see how they ...

The United States has spent its quarter millennium of existence creating tools that reshaped the modern world. As the country ...

Generations of children have learned how pioneers traveled the Oregon Trail, not in textbooks but on a video game with ...

From the lightbulb to the airplane, to medical breakthroughs and the internet age, the past 250 years have been defined by ...

This commonplace car feature was first introduced on a production model by an American brand with a long history.

Inventions That Have Been Lost to Time Throughout history, humanity has created countless inventions that have shaped the ...

IBM's NanoStack architecture has led to transistors that deliver 50% better performance and 70% less energy versus today's ...

Photos and videos of Americans who put up with record heat and rain to celebrate the nation's 250th birthday with massive ...

Walt Disney's iconic quote, "If you can dream it, you can do it," transcends simple optimism. It emphasizes dreaming as the crucial first step, providing direction for effort and courage. Disney's own ...

The Simulmatics Corporation opened for business on February 18, 1959, in an office rented by Edward L. Greenfield, the company’s thirty-one-year-old president, on an upper floor of a building at the ...