From the airplane to the transistor, inventions developed in the United States have radically ...

Thomas Edison liked to say that he never failed. He succeeded every now and again with an invention that would change the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Per the USPTO, Americans were "benefitting from a post-World War II economic boom" in the 1960s and a workforce that "grew by ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area Oct. 29, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Front page flashback: Oct. 30, 1929 1929: ...

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 ...

Throughout history, humanity has created countless inventions that have shaped the course of civilization. However, some of these remarkable innovations have been lost to time, leaving behind only ...

African American inventors have revolutionized our world with their innovations. Did you know that African Americans hold more than 50,000 patents? 1 Despite facing countless obstacles and ...

The Roaring Twenties didn't just roar with jazz, flappers, and speakeasies—it hummed with the sound of innovation. As America emerged from World War I, the decade ushered in unprecedented economic ...