Humans are highly creative and inventive creatures, and this quality has enabled them to make giant leaps forward throughout ...

Throughout the 20th century, each decade had its own unique set of inventions that left their mark on history. Curious about ...

Revolutionary inventions from the 1920s, including medical breakthroughs like insulin and everyday innovations like Band-Aids, sliced bread, and the polygraph.

Discover the remarkable story of Hedy Lamarr, the Hollywood icon whose wartime invention of frequency-hopping technology helped pave the way for modern wireless innovations like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and ...

“USA250: The Story of the World’s Greatest Economy” is a yearlong WSJ series examining America’s first 250 years. Read more about it from Editor in Chief Emma Tucker. Technology and entertainment in ...

All inventions cause the world to react in one way or another. In many cases, discoveries push the boundaries of human output and unlock unforeseen possibilities for the species. Of course, for every ...

Lying awake one night, Dr. Louis Argenta at Wake Forest University’s School of Medicine thought about his patient who was suffering from serious wounds after having both legs amputated. The unfairness ...

Race did not spread because it was scientifically persuasive. It spread because it served very human interests.” ...

Women’s Day is a moment to recognise women who have shaped different fields, including technology and artificial intelligence.

Ancient sewing needles helped humans survive freezing climates by enabling tailored clothing, while also serving many other uses.

For Rooney, the history of timekeeping has many pivotal moments - but three he picks out when talking to DCD are the invention of the pendulum and the balance spring in the 1600s, and centuries later, ...

Discover March 10's historic milestones including Alexander Graham Bell's first phone call, Harriet Tubman's legacy, and pivotal global events shaping history.