On Oct. 3, 1950, three Bell Labs scientists received a patent for a "three-electrode circuit element" that would usher in the ...

As Black History Month continues in the UK, we celebrate the inventors and the other outstanding achievements and ...

When you think of world-changing inventions, you might picture Silicon Valley tech or European scientists in lab coats. But ...

Once firmly the nation's center of innovation, New Jersey has consequently been the home of some famous inventions. Not all, ...

The human capacity for invention and discovery is a remarkable phenomenon that has shaped the course of history. It is as if ...

In the early 1970s, Spanish inventor Arturo Estévez Varela introduced a pioneering engine powered by water — a concept that held the potential to revolutionize automotive technology. Despite its ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you'd like an expert to answer, send it to ...

On this day in history, the first US Patent was licensed for an invention that would change the face of farming in Nebraska and the U.S., a new method of making potash to Samuel Hopkins. Potash was a ...

During the 2012 Women's History Month Family Day: A Celebration of Innovation and Invention, held at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, a team of ARTLAB+ teens filmed video interviews, asking ...

August 10, 1997 - Kool-Aid Days started in Hastings to celebrate the invention of Kool-Aid. The popular powdered drink mix, Kool-Aid, was created by Edwin Perkins in 1927. It came in six flavors and ...

Thousands of patents are granted for new inventions every year in the hope they will change the world. And while many ...