Inventions
Editor’s Pick: The Beauty of Letterpress
Filmmaker Danny Cooke captures a day in the life of Paul Collier as he goes through the elaborate steps to create typographic works of art
Ten Inventions That Inadvertently Transformed Warfare
Some of the most pivotal battlefield innovations throughout history began as peacetime inventions
50 Years of Pantyhose
Love them or hate them, the once-ubiquitous women’s accessory was a revolutionary invention that helped transform women’s fashion
A Salute to the Wheel
Always cited as the hallmark of man’s innovation, here is the real story behind the wheel – from its origins to its reinvention
Flights of Fancy
Leslie Payne's flying machines soared, if only in his imagination
Second Time Around
Invented by Ben Franklin but lost to history, the glass harmonica has been resurrected by modern musicians
Wise Guys
From absorbing shocks to shock absorbers
Eureka!
Accident and serendipity played their parts in the inventions of penicillin, the World Wide Web and the Segway super scooter
Chilly Reception
Dr. John Gorrie found the competition all fired up when he tried to market his ice-making machine
It's a New Battle Every Day In The War on Whiskers
Razors have come a long way in 7,000 years, but preparation and a steady hand remain the survival skills each time steel meets skin
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