Stories and articles about Invention

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Articles

• Is a Turing Machine the First Computer? Unpacking a Common Belief

Illustrated stories

• 3D Printer
  Invention and innovation • 1980s
• 3D Printing for Media Prototyping
  Invention and innovation • 1980s
• Aircraft Carrier
  Invention and innovation • 20th century
• Airplane
  Invention and innovation • 1900s
• Alan Turing and the Codebreaking Machine
  Codebreaking Machine • Bletchley Park • 1940s
• Alexander Graham Bell
• Alexander Graham Bell's First Call
  First Call • 19th century
• Alfred Nobel
• Alphabet
  Invention and innovation • 800 BCE
• Alternating Current System
  Invention and innovation • 19th century
• Ambulance
  Invention and innovation • 18th century
• Analytical Engine
  Invention and innovation
• Antiseptic Surgery
  Invention and innovation • 19th century
• Archimedes
• Artificial Heart
  Invention and innovation
• Artificial Intelligence
  Invention and innovation • 1950s
• Assembly Line Car Manufacturing
  Invention and innovation • 20th century
• Astrolabe
  Invention and innovation
• Audio Recording
  Invention and innovation • 1850s
• Automobile
  Invention and innovation • 1886
• Autonomous Vehicle System
  Invention and innovation • 1990s
• Barcode
  Invention and innovation • 1940s
• Battery
  Invention and innovation • 18th century
• Benjamin Franklin
• Bicycle
  Invention and innovation • 19th century
• Blockchain
  Invention and innovation • 1990s
• Blood Pressure Cuff
  Invention and innovation • 1896
• Blood Typing
  Invention and innovation • 20th century
• Bluetooth
  Invention and innovation • 1990s
• Bridge Suspension System
  Invention and innovation • 19th century
• Broadcast Radio
  Invention and innovation • 19th century
• Bullet Train
  Invention and innovation • 1950s
• Calculator
  Invention and innovation • 17th century
• Canal Lock
  Invention and innovation • 15th century
• Caravel
  Invention and innovation
• Carl Linnaeus
• CAT Scan Contrast Agent
  Invention and innovation
• Charles Babbage
• Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine
  Analytical Engine
• Chronometer
  Invention and innovation • 18th century
• Cloud Computing
  Invention and innovation • 1960s
• Cloud Storage
  Invention and innovation • 1960s
• Compact Disc
  Invention and innovation • 1960s
• Compass
  Invention and innovation
• Computer Mouse
  Invention and innovation • 1960s
• Concorde: The Supersonic Jet
  The Supersonic Jet
• Contact Lens
  Invention and innovation • 19th century
• Container Ship
  Invention and innovation • 1950s
• Contraceptive Pill
  Invention and innovation • 20th century
• CRISPR Gene Editing
  Invention and innovation • 2010s
• CT Scanner
  Invention and innovation • 1980s
• Data Center
  Invention and innovation • 19th century
• Defibrillator
  Invention and innovation • 1940s
• Dialysis Machine
  Invention and innovation • 1940s
• Diesel Engine
  Invention and innovation • 19th century
• Dmitri Mendeleev
• DNA Sequencing
  Invention and innovation
• Douglas Engelbart
• Drone
  Invention and innovation • 1917
• E-book Reader
  Invention and innovation • 1998
• Electric Car
  Invention and innovation • 19th century
• Electric Generator
  Invention and innovation • 1820s
• Electric Telegraph
  Invention and innovation • 1830s
• Electrocardiogram
  Invention and innovation • 18th century
• Eli Whitney
• Elias Howe
• Email
  Invention and innovation • 1970s
• Epidural
  Invention and innovation • 1921
• Escalator
  Invention and innovation • 1896
• Eyeglasses
  Invention and innovation • 13th century
• Fax Machine
  Invention and innovation • 19th century
• Ferdinand von Zeppelin
• Fiber Optic Cable
  Invention and innovation
• Fiber Optic Network
  Invention and innovation • 1960s
• Film Camera
  Invention and innovation • 1880s
• Forklift
  Invention and innovation • 20th century
• From Windmills to Wind Turbines
  Windmills to Wind Turbines
• George de Mestral
• Glider
  Invention and innovation • 19th century
• Glucose Meter
  Invention and innovation • 1950s
• Gottlieb Daimler
• GPS
  Invention and innovation • 1960s
• Grace Hopper
• Graphical User Interface
  Invention and innovation • 1960s
• Guglielmo Marconi
• Hearing Aid
  Invention and innovation • 20th century
• Hedy Lamarr
• Helicopter
  Invention and innovation • 1930s
• Hero of Alexandria
• Home Solar Inverter
  Invention and innovation • 21st century
• Hospital Bed
  Invention and innovation • 20th century
• Hot Air Balloon
  Invention and innovation • 18th century
• Hovercraft
  Invention and innovation • 1950s
• How Aquaculture Tanks Were Built
  Aquaculture Tanks • China
• How Artificial Intelligence Was Programmed
  Artificial Intelligence
• How Blockchain Was Built
  Blockchain
• How Body Armor Was Developed Through History
  Body Armor
• How Cel Animation Was Invented
  Cel Animation
• How Crop Rotation Was Designed as a System
  Crop Rotation
• How Drip Irrigation Was Invented
  Drip Irrigation
• How Electric Generators Are Built
  Electric Generators
• How Email Changed Writing Forever
  Email • 1970s
• How Encryption Was Designed to Protect Data
  Encryption • 1970s
• How Geothermal Energy Plants Work
  Geothermal Energy Plants Work • Italy • 20th century
• How Glass Buildings Were Made Possible
  Glass Buildings
• How GPS Was Built
  GPS
• How GPS Was First Built as a Military Tool
  GPS • 1970s
• How Greenhouses Were Designed
  Greenhouses • Italy
• How Gutenberg Changed the World
  Gutenberg
• How Hydroelectric Dams Were Designed
  Hydroelectric Dams
• How Iron and Steel Were Smelted
  Iron and Steel
• How Modern Domes Are Designed
  Modern Domes
• How MRI Sees Inside Your Body
  MRI Sees Inside Your Body
• How Pasteurization Machines Were Built
  Pasteurization Machines • 19th-century France • 19th century
• How Plastic Was Engineered by Leo Baekeland
  Plastic
• How Power Lines Were Designed
  Power Lines
• How Prefabricated Buildings Were Designed
  Prefabricated Buildings
• How Programming Languages Were Created
  Programming Languages
• How Prosthetic Limbs Were Designed
  Prosthetic Limbs
• How QR Codes Were Invented
  QR Codes
• How Quantum Computers Are Being Built
  Quantum Computers
• How Reinforced Concrete Was Perfected
  Reinforced Concrete
• How Rockets Were Invented
  Rockets
• How Roman Aqueducts Were Engineered
  Roman Aqueducts
• How Satellites Were Built to Connect Us
  Satellites
• How Sonar Found Enemy Submarines
  Sonar Found Enemy Submarines
• How Streaming Technology Was Built
  Streaming Technology
• How Suspension Bridges Were Engineered
  Suspension Bridges • Ohio River
• How the Eiffel Tower Was Built
  The Eiffel Tower
• How the Enigma Code Machine Was Built
  The Enigma Code Machine
• How the Enigma Code Machine Was Built
  The Enigma Code Machine • Bletchley Park
• How the First Skyscraper Was Built
  The First Skyscraper • 1880s
• How the First Social Media Platform Was Built
  The First Social Media Platform
• How the Hoover Dam Was Built
  The Hoover Dam
• How the Internet Was Built
  The Internet
• How the Kiln Was Built to Fire Ceramics
  The Kiln • Ancient China
• How the Laptop Was Designed
  The Laptop
• How the Microchip Was Invented
  The Microchip
• How the MRI Scanner Was Invented
  The MRI Scanner
• How the Search Engine Was Invented
  The Search Engine
• How the Steam Engine Changed Everything
  The Steam Engine
• How the Wheel Was Invented (3500 BC, Mesopotamia)
  The Wheel
• How Tunnels Are Drilled Through Mountains
  Tunnels
• How Virtual Reality Headsets Were Built
  Virtual Reality Headsets
• Hybrid Vehicle
  Invention and innovation • 1900s
• Hydroelectric Turbine
  Invention and innovation • 19th century
• Incubator
  Invention and innovation • 19th century
• Industrial Robot
  Invention and innovation • 20th century
• Inhaler
  Invention and innovation • 20th century
• Instant Messaging
  Invention and innovation • 1980s
• Integrated Circuit
  Invention and innovation • 1958
• Internal Combustion Engine
  Invention and innovation • 19th century
• Internet
  Invention and innovation • 1960s
• Isaac Singer
• Jack Kilby
• James Watt
• Jet Engine
  Invention and innovation • 1930s
• Johannes Gutenberg
• John Logie Baird
• Josephine Cochrane
• Karl Benz
• Keyboard
  Invention and innovation • 1860s
• Laparoscopy
  Invention and innovation • 20th century
• Laptop
  Invention and innovation • 1970s
• Laptop Computer
  Invention and innovation • 1980s
• Laser
  Invention and innovation • 1960
• Laszlo Biro
• LED Lighting
  Invention and innovation • 20th century
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Light Bulb
  Invention and innovation • 1879
• Linus Pauling
• Lithium-ion Battery
  Invention and innovation • 1970s
• Locomotive
  Invention and innovation • 19th century
• Louis Daguerre
• Machine Learning System
  Invention and innovation • 1950s
• Maglev Train
  Invention and innovation • 1930s
• Marconi's Wireless Machine
  Wireless Machine
• Mary Anderson
• Mechanical Computer
  Invention and innovation • 19th century
• Metro System
  Invention and innovation • 19th century
• Michael Faraday
• Michael Faraday's Electric Generator
  Electric Generator • 1830s
• Microphone
  Invention and innovation • 19th century
• Microprocessor
  Invention and innovation • 1960s
• Microscope
  Invention and innovation • 16th century
• Mobile Phone
  Invention and innovation • 1970s
• Motion Picture Projector
  Invention and innovation • 19th century
• Motorcycle
  Invention and innovation • 19th century
• Movable Type
  Invention and innovation • 15th century
• MP3 Compression
  Invention and innovation • 1980s
• MRI Scanner
  Invention and innovation
• mRNA Vaccine Platform
  Invention and innovation • 1990s
• Navigation Chart
  Invention and innovation • 16th century
• News Wire Service
  Invention and innovation • 19th century
• Nikola Tesla
• Nuclear Reactor
  Invention and innovation • 1940s
• Numerical Control Machine
  Invention and innovation • 1947
• Operating System
  Invention and innovation • 1950s
• Organ Preservation System
  Invention and innovation • 20th century
• Elisha Otis
• Pacemaker
  Invention and innovation • 1957
• Pager
  Invention and innovation • 20th century
• Papyrus Scroll
  Invention and innovation
• Parachute
  Invention and innovation • 15th century
• Penguins Don't Like Pickle Juice
• Percy Spencer
• Personal Computer
  Invention and innovation • 20th century
• Philo Farnsworth
• Photocopier
  Invention and innovation • 20th century
• Photograph
  Invention and innovation • 19th century
• Podcasting
  Invention and innovation • 1990s
• Postal System
  Invention and innovation • 18th century
• Power Grid
  Invention and innovation • 19th century
• Pregnancy Test
  Invention and innovation • 20th century
• Printing Ink
  Invention and innovation • 15th century
• Printing Press
  Invention and innovation • 15th century
• Prosthetic Limb
  Invention and innovation • 16th century
• Pulse Oximeter
  Invention and innovation • 1970s
• Punch Card
  Invention and innovation • 1880s
• QR Code
  Invention and innovation • 1990s
• Quantum Computer
  Invention and innovation • 1980s
• Radar
  Invention and innovation • 1930s
• Radio
  Invention and innovation • 20th century
• Rapid Diagnostic Test
  Invention and innovation • 1950s
• Ride-Sharing Platform
  Invention and innovation • 21st century
• Robert Noyce
• Robert Oppenheimer
• Rocket
  Invention and innovation • 13th century
• Roller Bearing
  Invention and innovation • 19th century
• Rudolf Diesel
• Sailboat
  Invention and innovation
• Samuel Colt
• Samuel Morse
• Satellite Communication
  Invention and innovation • 1945
• Satellite Navigation
  Invention and innovation • 1970s
• Search Algorithm
  Invention and innovation • 20th century
• Search Engine
  Invention and innovation • 20th century
• Semaphore Telegraph
  Invention and innovation • 1790s
• Semiconductor Fabrication
  Invention and innovation • 1950s
• Silicon Chip
  Invention and innovation • 1958
• Skateboard
  Invention and innovation • 1950s
• Smart Grid
  Invention and innovation
• Smart Speaker
  Invention and innovation
• Smartphone
  Invention and innovation • 1990s
• Snowmobile
  Invention and innovation • 1920s
• Social Media Platform
  Invention and innovation • 21st century
• Solar Cell
  Discovery of the photovoltaic effect marked the genesis of solar energy, revealing… • 1839
• Space Shuttle
  Invention and innovation
• Starblade: Awakening
• Steam Engine
  Invention and innovation • 18th century
• Steamship
  Invention and innovation • 19th century
• Stephanie Kwolek
• Sterile Glove
  Invention and innovation • 19th century
• Streaming Media
  Invention and innovation • 1990s
• Submarine
  Invention and innovation • 17th century
• Supercomputer
  Invention and innovation • 20th century
• Syringe
  Invention and innovation • 18th century
• Telephone
  Invention and innovation • 1870s
• Teleprompter
  Invention and innovation • 1950s
• The First Hot Air Balloon
  First Hot Air Balloon • France • 18th century
• The Invention of Anesthesia
  Invention of Anesthesia • 19th century
• The Invention of Aspirin
  Invention of Aspirin
• The Invention of Bar Soap
  Invention of Bar Soap
• The Invention of Concrete
  Invention of Concrete
• The Invention of Email
  Invention of Email • 1970s
• The Invention of Eyeglasses
  Invention of Eyeglasses • 13th Century Italy • 13th century
• The Invention of Freeze-Drying Technology
  Invention of Freeze-Drying Technology
• The Invention of Gore-tex: Waterproof Fabric
  Waterproof Fabric
• The Invention of Gunpowder
  Invention of Gunpowder • 850 AD
• The Invention of Irrigation Canals
  Invention of Irrigation Canals
• The Invention of LEGO: A Brick That Built Imagination
  A Brick That Built Imagination
• The Invention of Memory Foam
  Invention of Memory Foam
• The Invention of Modern Body Armor
  Invention of Modern Body Armor • Italy
• The Invention of Night Vision Goggles
  Invention of Night Vision Goggles
• The Invention of Paper
  Invention of Paper
• The Invention of Radar
  Invention of Radar • Snow Globe Kingdom • 1930s
• The Invention of Radar for Defense
  Invention of Radar for Defense
• The Invention of Refrigeration
  Invention of Refrigeration
• The Invention of Solar Panels
  Invention of Solar Panels
• The Invention of Steel
  Invention of Steel
• The Invention of the Aircraft Carrier
  Invention of the Aircraft Carrier • 1910s
• The Invention of the Alarm Clock
  Invention of the Alarm Clock • 18th century
• The Invention of the Alternating Current Motor
  Invention of the Alternating Current Motor
• The Invention of the Alternating Current Motor
  Invention of the Alternating Current Motor
• The Invention of the Ballpoint Pen
  Invention of the Ballpoint Pen
• The Invention of the Blood Transfusion Machine
  Invention of the Blood Transfusion Machine
• The Invention of the Book Press
  Invention of the Book Press • 15th century
• The Invention of the Bread Machine
  Invention of the Bread Machine • 1903
• The Invention of the Button
  Invention of the Button
• The Invention of the Chronometer: The Clock That Saved Ships
  The Clock That Saved Ships • 18th century
• The Invention of the Combine Harvester
  Invention of the Combine Harvester
• The Invention of the Compass
  Invention of the Compass
• The Invention of the Compass
  Invention of the Compass
• The Invention of the Computer Mouse
  Invention of the Computer Mouse • 1960s
• The Invention of the Construction Crane
  Invention of the Construction Crane • 19th century
• The Invention of the Cotton Gin
  Invention of the Cotton Gin
• The Invention of the Defibrillator
  Invention of the Defibrillator
• The Invention of the Diving Bell
  Invention of the Diving Bell
• The Invention of the Diving Suit
  Invention of the Diving Suit
• The Invention of the Electric Battery
  Invention of the Electric Battery • 18th century
• The Invention of the Electric Car
  Invention of the Electric Car
• The Invention of the Electric Guitar
  Invention of the Electric Guitar
• The Invention of the Elevator
  Invention of the Elevator • 19th century
• The Invention of the Eraser
  Invention of the Eraser
• The Invention of the Film Projector
  Invention of the Film Projector
• The Invention of the First Mechanical Toy
  Invention of the First Mechanical Toy • 18th century
• The Invention of the First Power Station
  Invention of the First Power Station • 19th century
• The Invention of the First Video Game
  Invention of the First Video Game
• The Invention of the Fishing Net
  Invention of the Fishing Net
• The Invention of the Fuel Cell
  Invention of the Fuel Cell
• The Invention of the Hydraulic Elevator
  Invention of the Hydraulic Elevator
• The Invention of the Lock and Key
  Invention of the Lock and Key
• The Invention of the Locomotive
  Invention of the Locomotive • 19th-century England • 1810s
• The Invention of the Longbow
  Invention of the Longbow • Medieval England
• The Invention of the Match
  Invention of the Match • 1826
• The Invention of the Mechanical Clock
  Invention of the Mechanical Clock
• The Invention of the Mechanical Loom
  Invention of the Mechanical Loom
• The Invention of the Microscope
  Invention of the Microscope
• The Invention of the Military Parachute
  Invention of the Military Parachute • France
• The Invention of the Mine Detector
  Invention of the Mine Detector • France
• The Invention of the Mirror
  Invention of the Mirror
• The Invention of the Movie Camera: The Lumière Brothers
  The Lumière Brothers • France • 19th century
• The Invention of the Nail
  Invention of the Nail
• The Invention of the Nuclear Reactor
  Invention of the Nuclear Reactor
• The Invention of the Paper Clip
  Invention of the Paper Clip
• The Invention of the Phonograph
  Invention of the Phonograph
• The Invention of the Plow
  Invention of the Plow
• The Invention of the Printing Press
  Invention of the Printing Press • 1400s Germany • 1400s
• The Invention of the Radio
  Invention of the Radio
• The Invention of the Radio Broadcast
  Invention of the Radio Broadcast
• The Invention of the Rain Gauge
  Invention of the Rain Gauge • 17th century
• The Invention of the Safety Pin
  Invention of the Safety Pin • 1850s
• The Invention of the Seed Vault
  Invention of the Seed Vault
• The Invention of the Sextant
  Invention of the Sextant • 1730s
• The Invention of the Shopping Cart
  Invention of the Shopping Cart
• The Invention of the Silk Loom
  Invention of the Silk Loom • Ancient China
• The Invention of the Silo
  Invention of the Silo • 1870s
• The Invention of the Space Shuttle
  Invention of the Space Shuttle
• The Invention of the Steel Helmet
  Invention of the Steel Helmet
• The Invention of the Stethoscope
  Invention of the Stethoscope • 19th century
• The Invention of the Submarine
  Invention of the Submarine • 17th century
• The Invention of the Synthesizer
  Invention of the Synthesizer
• The Invention of the Telegraph
  Invention of the Telegraph • 1840s
• The Invention of the Thermometer
  Invention of the Thermometer • Italy • 17th century
• The Invention of the Thermos Flask
  Invention of the Thermos Flask • Germany
• The Invention of the Toothbrush
  Invention of the Toothbrush
• The Invention of the Tractor
  Invention of the Tractor
• The Invention of the Vinyl Record Player
  Invention of the Vinyl Record Player
• The Invention of the Wheel
  Invention of the Wheel
• The Invention of the World Wide Web
  Invention of the World Wide Web • 1980s
• The Invention of the Zipper
  Invention of the Zipper • 19th century
• The Invention of Toilet Paper
  Invention of Toilet Paper • Imperial China
• The Invention of Velcro
  Invention of Velcro
• The Rabbit Who Wanted to Fly
• The Wright Brothers
• Thermometer
  Invention and innovation • 17th century
• Thomas Edison
• Touchscreen
  Invention and innovation • 1965
• Traffic Light
  Invention and innovation
• Transformer
  Invention and innovation • 19th century
• Transistor
  Invention and innovation • 1940s
• Tunnel Boring Machine
  Invention and innovation • 19th century
• Typewriter
  Invention and innovation • 19th century
• Ultrasound
  Discovered too late, or with significant risk • 1914
• USB Standard
  Invention and innovation • 1990s
• Ventilator
  Invention and innovation • 1920s
• Video Recorder
  Invention and innovation • 1950s
• Videoconferencing
  Invention and innovation • 20th century
• Vinyl Record
  Invention and innovation • 19th century
• Web Browser
  Invention and innovation • 1980s
• Wheel
  Invention and innovation
• Wheelchair
  Invention and innovation
• Wi-Fi
  Invention and innovation
• Willis Carrier
• Wind Turbine
  Invention and innovation • 19th century
• World Wide Web
  Invention and innovation • 1980s
• Writing
  Invention and innovation • 800 BCE
• X-ray Imaging
  Invention and innovation • 19th century