On Oct. 3, 1950, three Bell Labs scientists received a patent for a "three-electrode circuit element" that would usher in the ...

David Pogue looks at our nation's tradition of pioneering inventors, from Thomas Edison's R&D facility in Menlo Park, N.J., ...

If you graph the history of economic growth, it looks a lot like a hockey stick laid on the ground with its blade sticking up ...

While many people assume that Henry Ford is the father of the automobile, the history of cars spans more than 200 years, with numerous inventors and milestones contributing to the vehicles we drive ...

The human capacity for invention and discovery is a remarkable phenomenon that has shaped the course of history. It is as if humans are driven by an innate desire to improve their lives and the world ...

In their new book Poplorica: A Popular History of the Fads, Mavericks, Inventions, and Lore That Shaped Modern America (HarperResource), Martin Smith and co-author Patrick Kiger have brought together ...

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, ...

Watch the trailer for Inventions that Changed History, the upcoming series which reveals the wild and often unbelievable stories behind many of pop culture's most impactful inventions. The series ...