By the time Bell died, he had moved on to other inventions. But the telephone made a huge mark on American society
The device would allow police to check if phone usage could be to blame for a car crash, but critics have raised privacy concerns
The Tower Subway tunnel was only seven feet in diameter
The inventor of the World Wide Web had a few different name ideas
A thin layer of the genetic material seems to effectively block the sun's rays and becomes more effective over time
Gunpowder, fertilizer, soap, candles and flour were all important to Americans
The first “Hurricane Hunter” flight was a bet, but today they’re an essential part of risk management
The United States is the one of the world's only holdouts at this point, but it could have been the first country outside of France to adopt the system
Data from these robovacs could assist in the development of other 'smart home' devices
He thought he was two people (sort of) and more things you didn't know about the pioneering psychologist
The beefy behemoth was recently bestowed the title of world's largest commercially available burger
Frances Gabe, who died late last year, channeled her frustration with housework into a futuristic design to end the drudgery of cleaning
Like many others, Poe was certain the machine couldn't be playing chess under its own power
Using millions of photos and documents, researchers will reconstruct life on the ISS to see how visitors interact with their tools and each other
A new text messaging service lets users explore the museum’s vast collection
More than a mere toy, this water gun can slice through glass and watermelons
Eighteenth-century ladies would recognize some things about the modern contractor’s tool
Fuller held more than 30 patents during his life, but many of his ideas didn't make it off the page–or not for long
The 'Wedgwood Slave Medallion' was the first modern piece of protest jewelry
Thoreau's essay became a cornerstone of 20th-century protest
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