When did indoor air become cold and clean? Air conditioning is one of those inventions that have become so ubiquitous that many in the developed world don’t even realize that less than a century ago, ...

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 ...

When you think of world-changing inventions, you might picture Silicon Valley tech or European scientists in lab coats. But let's give credit where it's due; Latino inventors have been making […] ...

MUNICH (dpa) – If you look under the bonnet of a car in Germany, Mexico or New Zealand, you will generally see the one type of motor – the internal combustion engine. But 30 years ago it seemed ...

Who would have thought that oil would become the most powerful impetus for the development of wind energy in the 20th century? More precisely, the oil embargo imposed by the five opec Arab member ...

I am settled in at B&D Cafe north of Victoria pondering today's column by Aprill Brandon on the 20th year of the World Wide Web. Knowing what an impact the Web has on our daily lives, we would like to ...

Humanish: What Talking to Your Cat or Naming Your Car Reveals About the Uniquely Human Need to Humanize ...

Last Updated on October 9, 2025 by Matt Staff The year 1900 was more than just the beginning of a new century. It was a ...

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 ...