The Hidden Truth Of Chia Pets
Chia Pets' lasting role in American pop-culture owes a lot of their success to clever marketing. Here are the hidden truths behind the product.
Read MoreChia Pets' lasting role in American pop-culture owes a lot of their success to clever marketing. Here are the hidden truths behind the product.
Read MoreFunctional and stylish, Mead's Trapper Keeper was the quintessential 1980s school binder. Here's what happened to the inventor, E. Bryant Crutchfield.
Read MoreWhat happened to Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the world wide web? He's been relentlessly at work forming business after foundation after institute.
Read MoreTo address the greatest issues of our time, great inventions are required. Here are a handful of the things created in 2022 with the potential to be just that.
Read MoreIt can sometimes seem like the glory days of invention are behind us, but people haven't stopped inventing things. These are the greatest inventors alive today.
Read MoreDue to the distorted lens of history, many women's accomplishments often went unnoticed. These are inventions and discoveries by women that men took credit for.
Read MoreThomas Edison is probably America's most famous inventor, with his name on over 1,000 patents. Check out some of the best Thomas Edison inventions below.
Read MoreFrom bifocal glasses and the eponymous Franklin stove to the flexible catheter and a spill-proof soup bowl, discover the 10 best Benjamin Franklin inventions.
Read MoreLeonardo da Vinci invented many creations that were ahead of their time. Here are a few of the best concepts and inventions from the Italian genius.
Read MoreAlexander Graham Bell did more than patent the telephone. From an early metal detector to lifesaving breathing equipment, discover 12 of his best inventions.
Read MoreWhen we think of typical Amish trappings, they usually revolve around barns, buggies, and beards. Computers and cell phones certainly have no place, right?
Read MoreNew technology ending in disaster has been a recurring theme, even with the most seemingly innocuous of inventions.
Read MoreMany of Tesla's greatest contributions to science came from his ideas, not necessarily the things that he was actually able to build. As you'll see, many of Tesla's designs would ultimately lay the foundation for today's technologies. We're fortunate that some of the others were never built.
Read MoreCommon characteristics include a coffin-shaped handle, a heavy cross guard -- the piece of metal found at a right angle to the blade above the handle -- and a "sweeping clip blade" with a "partially sharp top edge." The blade itself might measure anywhere from 9-12 inches in length.
Read MoreLincoln is not just a good politician; he was also something of an inventor, dabbling in mechanical creativity. And he even managed a patent for one of his inventions, said Time Magazine, the first (and so far, only) president to hold a patent.
Read MoreAirplane parts to ballet shoes. Mars Rover calibration gear to a digital abacus. Bill Nye, famously the Science Guy, is also the Busy Guy.
Read MoreThere's no question that the ancient Romans contributed some of their own inventions in this, that, and the other thing. So let's start with the other thing.
Read MoreWhen Bill Gates tells you certain future technologies are worth paying attention to, it's probably a good idea to take a listen.
Read MoreThere were great inventions leading up to the present but some even more incredible ones that were lost long ago. These are the biggest inventions lost to time.
Read MoreSome of the tools and contraptions you have used every day have been around longer than your great-great-great-grandparents. The ancients had some ideas so perfect that even now, nobody has thought of a better way to do it. Here are ancient inventions you didn't realize we still use today.
Read MoreNo one can predict the future, but there are always new technologies on the horizon that will change things. These inventions will be here sooner than you think, so it's best to get yourself and your wallet ready for the next big thing. These will be some of the greatest inventions of 2020.
Read MoreIt's interesting to track the massive inventions of the past 10 years. Here are the greatest inventions of the past decade that changed everything.
Read MoreNobody asked for these inventions, but they got made anyway.That's the beauty of them. The best inventions are ones we didn't even know we needed. It's a fine line, though, and these inventions missed the boat on the "need" part. Here are inventions from this past decade that nobody asked for.
Read MoreHave you ever solved a Rubik's cube? If not, it's okay, you're not alone. Want to know another genius who had a rough time figuring the damn thing out? Well, amusingly enough, the dude who invented it.
Read MoreThousands of years after the collapse of their civilization, the Greek empire still reigns as one of those most successful of all time. Sure they gave us things like the Olympics, but they were more than just athletes. They were thinkers, and pioneers in many areas of science and philosophy.
Read MoreHumans invented the internet, buses, doctors who can save you if you get hit by a bus, and best of all, sliced bread. These inventions were made possible by the rise of civilizations, and for that, modern humans have ancient Mesopotamia to thank.
Read MoreIf you know anything about inventions, you know inventors need garages. Here are great inventions that were made in garages.
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