This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. The earliest wheels were apparently made some 5,500 years ...

GPS navigation has proven a complete game changer for our travel, logistics, and location-based services. GPS not only improves safety, efficiency, and convenience but has also helped navigation in ...

Grave robbing increased during the Victorian Era to supply cadavers for medical schools. The theft of John Scott Harrison's body brought national attention to the issue. Patents were filed for "coffin ...

We have selected for you 10 most important innovations, which, no doubt, will repeatedly prove themselves next year. If you are the author of the materials or the copyright owner of it, but your ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. China invented most of the technology we use today, ...

Malcolm McLean may be the most important person you’ve never heard of. His claim to fame? Inventing a box. But not just any box. McLean—a high school-educated truck driver from North Carolina—came up ...

In both research papers and his excellent book “The Rise and Fall of American Growth,” economist Robert Gordon writes about the huge economic impact of some “could only happen once” inventions: the ...

Last night at 2:17 AM, every child from Mrs. Gandy's class went missing.

Social media profoundly impacts society by shaping opinions, influencing elections, and enabling rapid dissemination of news and misinformation. It fosters connections but can also lead to addiction ...