In 1877, inventor Thomas Edison introduced the phonograph. An amazing contraption, it had the ability to record sound and ...

With their visionary thinking and innovative approach to solving problems, inventors have the power to change the course of ...

I meant to do that. Oft-spoken words, and probably uttered by some of the inventors behind the famous creations featured here.

These are some of the women behind the technologies that make our modern world go round, from WiFi to windshield wipers.

She often says that if more people “saw through the noise” the way autistic people sometimes do, the world would act faster ...

Author Walter Isaacson is drawn to minds that bend the world. He writes about men who catch lightning, who bottle reason, who ...

Today, X-rays are the source of many experiments and medical tests, but it took a long time for humanity to develop proper ...

The engineering company was famous for its vacuums and fans. Then it discovered the beauty industry.

His jiggly temperament was being channelled by the age of five. Inspired by the troubles of his father, who was severely deaf, Clark announced at school that he wanted to “fix ears”. By eight, Clark ...