It’s hard to believe, but the inventors of some of the 10 simple inventions that made millions were nothing more than dreamers not long ago. They had an elementary idea that they imagined could make ...

American inventions proved their worth in the Normandy campaign that began on June 6, 1944. They allowed Allied forces to shoot, move and communicate in the arduous D-Day landings. From floating ...

Your smartphone packs more computing power than room-sized mainframes from the 1970s, yet fits in your pocket without breaking a sweat. This miniaturization revolution isn’t just making gadgets ...

Including a vibrating sauna, an all-in-one credit card, a van that converts into a sports car and more By David M. Green Published Jan 18, 2013 11:00 PM EST Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

Things started to look like the world we live in today in the 1990s: People used cell phones and had computers in their homes. People were exposed to fancy new digital products that were advertised by ...

The other day I was running on the treadmill and thought to myself, "These are all over the world and have made things much more convenient to athletes; I wonder when this was created and who made it?