Inventions
The First Telephone Book Had Fifty Listings and No Numbers
It came out less than two years after Alexander Graham Bell invented the device
Are Artificial Trees the Future of Renewable Energy?
While a new device's flapping leaves can generate a lot of energy, extracting it is far from a breeze
This Oven Could Change How We Cook
By using radio frequency technology, it can prepare all the components of a dinner, at the same time, just right
This Wooden Running Machine Was Your Fixie’s Great-Great Grandpa
The draisine was invented as a potential replacement for the horse during a shortage
With Patents or Without, Black Inventors Reshaped American Industry
American slaves couldn't hold property, including patents on their own inventions. But that didn't stop black Americans from innovating in our country
The Patents Behind the Roses You Receive on Valentine's Day
You probably never thought of the perennials as inventions, have you?
These "Smart Glasses" Adjust To Your Vision Automatically
The glasses' liquid lenses change shape according to the distance of objects, making reading glasses and bifocals unnecessary
Watch the Original 1959 Ad for the First Office-Ready Xerox Machine
When the Xerox 914 entered offices, the working world changed forever
These Four Black Women Inventors Reimagined the Technology of the Home
By designating the realm of technology as 'male,' we overlook key inventions that took place in the domestic sphere
This Robotic Silver Swan Has Fascinated Fans for Nearly 250 Years
It preens, fishes and impresses
Visit the Homes of America's Greatest Inventors
Within these walls, our nation's most brilliant tinkerers once ate, slept and imagined
The Story of the Astrolabe, the Original Smartphone
Prosperous times likely paved the way for this multifunctional device, conceptual ancestor to the iPhone 7
Scotch Tape Can Create X-Rays, and More You Didn't Know About The Sticky Stuff
People have used it to repair everything from curtains to ceilings
Can This Trash Can Turn Food Waste Into Garden Treasure?
The Zera Food Recycler may not transform scraps into ready-to-use soil, but it could still help take a bite out of landfill-bound waste
Seven Wild Gadgets Unveiled at CES 2017
From a levitating speaker to vibrating jeans that help you navigate city streets, these innovations offer an interesting glimpse of the future
Happy 10th Birthday, iPhone! So What's Next?
Based on patent documents, here are eight innovations that could become part of the iPhone of the future
Escape Artist Harry Houdini Was an Ingenious Inventor, He Just Didn't Want Anybody to Know
More than just a magician, Houdini was also an actor, aviator, amateur historian and businessman
The Inventor of the Telegraph Was Also America’s First Photographer
The daguerreotype craze took over New York in the mid-nineteenth century
On This Day in 1847, a Texas Ranger Walked Into Samuel Colt’s Shop and Said, Make Me a Six-Shooter
Samuel Colt was a clever marketer as well as a talented inventor
The Christmas Tale Spoken Record That Launched the Audiobook
Narrated by Dylan Thomas, the album would go on to sell 400,000 copies
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