Even in those relatively early days of the telephone’s use, American etiquette maven Virginia Van der Water was lamenting the ...

Before we can answer this question, we need to think about another one: “What is art?” Art is something people make to share ideas or feelings. It can make others think or feel something too. Art can ...

James Moylan, who thought up the little arrow on your gas gauge that tells you what side of the car your fuel filler sits, has passed away. Moylan was a Ford interior trim designer who came up with ...

The origins of nuclear power are complicated because it wasn't discovered by a single person. Nuclear power is a product of many scientists and engineers who worked across generations and borders.

When people name the most important inventions in history, light bulbs are usually on the list. They were much safer than earlier light sources, and they made more activities, for both work and play, ...

Hardly a modern invention, the electric car has a history tracing back all the way to the mid-1800s. Interest in technology has boomeranged over the years based on both consumer trends and economic ...

Burt Meyer, who invented toys like Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots, Lite-Brite and Mouse Trap in the 1960s that delighted generations of children, has died. He was 99. Meyer's creations arrived in the ...

Until recently the Arcement family wondered how they were going to move thousands of boxes of unsold board games filling their garage. Now they’re just trying to keep up with demand. What changed?

One man built a machine to clean up pollution - and it killed him. Another tried to fly before engines even existed. Joe Scott explores six tragic moments in science history where ambition met its ...

It’s a common question: “Paper or plastic?” And while we may not think much of what type of bag we prefer while buying our eggs, the history of the paper bag has roots right here in Central ...

Every chef has their go-to kitchen tool. For Chris Cosentino, the former San Francisco chef behind Incanto and Cockscomb, it’s a stackable stainless-steel bacon press that he swears by. “I have two ...

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 ...