inventions

The device created allegedly unbreakable codes for the Nazi war effort.

How does it work? It's actually pretty simple.

Who knew floppy drives and scanners could rock so hard?

He built it in his shed. He knocked down a brick wall with an axe to get it out.

John Muir was more than a great explorer and advocate of national parks—he was also an ingenious inventor.

A new museum in Helsingborg, Sweden showcases corporate duds.

What do you do when you want to go to the deepest part of the ocean? Build a bathyscaphe, of course.

Without nurses, we wouldn’t have a number of tools regularly used today in both hospitals and homes.

English craftsman John Wilkes created the clever gadget, currently displayed in Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum.

The achievements of these inspiring ladies are worth recognizing.

Because not every invention can be a home run.

A recycled, coffee-based fuel log eliminates the need for women and children to embark on dangerous trips to collect firewood for cooking.

"This is the miracle of the can." -Narrator hired by the American Can Company

It would cost $900 in today's dollars.

With thousands of mousetrap patents in the United States, it seems people can’t resist innovating new ways to slay vermin.

All about the "patron saint of geeks."

It's reportedly part of Apple’s larger effort to go green.

Whatever happened to the guy who invented the Slinky?

Germany's traditional food gets a high-tech twist.

Where would the Ferris Wheel, Cherry Coke, and IMAX be without them?

Stuck zipper? Let a Q-Tip assist.

Even if you’ve never heard his name, you’ve likely benefited from Morgan's most famous invention.

When Margaret Atwood got tired of long book tours, she developed a pen that would sign books for her long-distance.

Stone Age tools + YouTube = Fascinating.