Accidental inventions like microwaves, Post-it notes, and penicillin prove that scientific mistakes can create world-changing ...

The Virtual Museum of Ancient Inventions is a project that was begun by students in the course Ancient Inventions, first taught by Marjorie Senechal, which was offered at Smith from 1997 through 2004.

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Modern humans have existed for around 300,000 years, and in all the time we've been here, we've made a lot of things. In the early days, homo sapiens fashioned tools from flint and other materials, ...

Thousands of patents are granted for new inventions every year in the hope they will change the world. And while many ...

During the 2012 Women's History Month Family Day: A Celebration of Innovation and Invention, held at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, a team of ARTLAB+ teens filmed video interviews, asking ...

David Pogue is a six-time Emmy winner for his stories on "CBS Sunday Morning," where he's been a correspondent since 2002. Pogue hosts the CBS News podcast "Unsung Science." He's also a New York Times ...

*The ABC’s of African American Inventions is a recently released children’s book by Kenneth R. McClelland. This fun and informative book can be used for home schooling; in traditional classroom ...