In 1642, at age 18, Pascal wanted to help his father calculate taxes, and came up with Pascal’s Calculator, later renamed ...

The official story is that Dr. James Naismith invented basketball in Springfield, Mass., in 1891. But what about the teenager tossing cabbages in upstate New York a year earlier?

For more info: "Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television" by Todd S. Purdum (Simon & Schuster), in Hardcover, eBook and Audio formats Todd S. Purdum (Author page) ...

The Man Who Invented the Modern Zoo Tested Out His Ideas on People First Carl Hagenbeck believed that animals should be housed in habitats that mimicked their natural environment. Earlier, he’d ...

All eyes are on Celine after Michael Rider's debut, meaning it's the perfect time for a brief history lesson on the storied ...

Blonde chocolate was invented by accident when a chef left it in a bain-marie, causing it to undergo the Maillard reaction ...

Nature Video 11 June 2025 Meet the MIT engineer who invented an AI-powered way to restore art The new method could be 70 times faster than repairing painting by hand.

Boasting a top speed of around 870 kph (540 mph), the Me 262 was a full 193.2 kph (120 mph) faster than the North American P-51 Mustang, the darling of the Allied air forces. One pilot, Hans Guido ...

Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball, seen here in an image from the documentary “Lucy and Desi,” directed by Amy Poehler. Writer Todd S. Purdum’s new book, “Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented ...

The history of the semi-truck dates back to Cleveland, Ohio, in the late 1890s — back before even the Model T had hit the road. Alexander Winton, founder of the Winton Motor Carriage Company ...