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

From the Napoleonic Wars to the COVID-19 pandemic, discover 32 revolutionary inventions and discoveries that were sparked by ...

Hundreds of thousands of patents are issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for new inventions every year. Some of these creations, such as the lightbulb, personal computer, and automobile, ...

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.

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, ...

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 ...

University of Tennessee provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. When people name the most important inventions in history, light bulbs are usually on the list. They were much safer than ...

Imagine a world plunged into chaos without traffic lights, or a universe of anarchy where people couldn't secure their front doors. These everyday essentials might not have existed if it weren't for ...