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

Every day, you click and tap on devices, most likely using the internet to answer questions you have, stay up to date with current events and stay connected with people in the world around you. The ...

Smil (How the World Really Works), a professor emeritus at the University of Manitoba, takes a thought-provoking look at what “the long trajectory of inventions” suggests about what to expect in the ...

600,000 BC-AD 1299 : The first inventions -- 1300-1779 : Printing and the spread of ideas -- 1780-1869 : Steam power and the Industrial Revolution -- 1870-1939 : Electric power and the Modern World -- ...

On Oct. 3, 1950, three scientists at Bell Labs in New Jersey received a U.S. patent for what would become one of the most important inventions of the 20th century — the transistor. John Bardeen, ...

In this article, we will take a look at 20 countries with the most inventions in all human history. You can also check out the 25 Most Important Inventions of the 21st Century. Numerous inventions ...

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Many theories have tried to explain when and where the wheel and axle were first invented. A new study examines a relatively recent theory that miners in the Carpathian Mountains created the first ...