Insights Some of the most important inventions ever were created by accident.  Viagra is a surprising addition to this list ...

Jacuzzi came up with the invention as a response to the growing number of people who were taking up personal exercise regimens. While the warm, whirling water can help alleviate a number of aches and ...

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 ...

The legendary inventor of the Super Soaker, Lonnie Johnson, is refining technology in Atlanta that he thinks could help the planet reduce energy waste.

Wikipedia turns 15 today. It may be one of the most important inventions in the history of humanity. I know it because of my kid. Last week on our way to school he asked yet another question for which ...

It’s been nearly 50 years since NASA put a man on the moon but many of the technologies invented for the groundbreaking Apollo space program are still used in our lives on Earth today. From the tiny ...

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 ...

The human race has always innovated, and in a relatively short time went from building fires and making stone-tipped arrows to creating smartphone apps and autonomous robots. Today, technological ...

He’s probably the most famous inventor you’ve never heard of. You might recognize his name because of the car brand named after him or because he’s one of the main characters in the new film “The ...

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 ...

Today is the 125th anniversary of a very important day. It not only changed the course of human events, but became the explanation for why many of the shelves in my home need so much extra support ...