“Places of Invention,” the latest exhibition from the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, opens at the National Museum of American History July 1. It examines six ...

Sometimes the most groundbreaking innovations emerge from spilled chemicals, forgotten lab samples, or misplaced ingredients.

Certain inventions have dramatically transformed the way we live, communicate, and understand the world. Some groundbreaking objects sparked revolutions in technology, healthcare, and transportation, ...

In the 1920s, Emma Read invented the “Baby Cage,” a wire box designed for parents to hang out of their apartment windows so their infants could get some “fresh air.” The cage functioned like a tiny ...

March Happenings include a new exhibition, a new online educational video series and the 46th season of the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society Amy Kehs WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH NEW EXHIBITION & RELATED ...

Watch the trailer for Inventions that Changed History, the upcoming series which reveals the wild and often unbelievable stories behind many of pop culture's most impactful inventions. The series ...

DENVER (KDVR) — The root beer float, known by some as the “black cow,” was first crafted by a miner in the Colorado mountains — according to legend, that is. A close look at historical records shows ...

The Super Soaker Patent on set backdrop lit up blue, in a scene from the Discovery+ TV series “Inventions That Changed History.” Courtesy of Discovery+ Despite the aura of gravitas implied by its ...

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