Beulah Louise Henry was just nine years old when she came up with her first invention in 1896, a device that allowed a man to tip his hat without ever putting down his newspaper. By her death in 1973, ...

Throughout human history, certain inventions have fundamentally transformed the way we live, work, and interact with one ...

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

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

For each of the past 25 years, TIME editors have highlighted the most impactful new products and ideas in TIME’s Best ...

To determine TIME’s annual unranked list, we consider hundreds of inventions from around the world. In the past, we’ve ...

The event brought together students from Alanson, Boyne City, Boyne Falls, East Jordan, Northport and Petoskey to showcase ...

The Archimedes screw, an ancient Greek invention for lifting water. Learn about its origins, how it works, and its modern applications.

The University of California secured more U.S. utility patents than any other university in the world last year, according to rankings released today by the National Academy of Inventors. The No. 1 ...