Oklahoma is famous for its Sooners but it is also known for at least two famous inventions. Older Alvans remember the parking meters that once ringed the Square. They were a pain to shoppers and were ...

Imagine what life would be like without your phone, the internet, or even something as simple as electricity. It’s hard to ...

Sometimes we take things we have around for granted. Basically, we assume that this one useful thing we always have available will be like this whenever we travel around the world. And then we learn ...

The Byzantine Empire has marked world history in many significant ways, contributing ingenious inventions still in use to ...

The decade that embraced the weird The 1970s were an experimental playground where tech optimism mingled with countercultural quirkiness to yield strange inventions. Some were innovative, ...

From water pumps to musical automatons, Ismail al-Jazari's extraordinary machines ranged from practical to playful, delighting farmers and kings alike. A miniature from al-Jazari’s Book of Knowledge ...

Wi-Fi, Google Maps, black box flight recorders, the electric drill, cochlear implants are just some famous inventions that have origins in Australia. And there are plenty of young Aussies who are ...

Many brilliant minds have shaped the world of mathematics, but one name stands out above all: Archimedes of Syracuse. Known for his genius in geometry, physics, and invention, Archimedes made ...

Leonardo da Vinci is one of the most famous artists in history. His genius, however, was not just in his art; Leonardo was also a brilliant inventor in the fields of civil engineering, chemistry, ...