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It might seem like an obvious piece of any numerical system, but the zero is a surprisingly recent development in human history. In fact, this ubiquitous …

Everybody knows that Thomas Edison devised electric light and domestic electricity supplies, that Guglielmo Marconi thought up radio and George Westinghou…

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The basic idea of using electricity to create light was first investigated over 200 years ago by the English chemist Humphrey Davy. He showed that when el…

From whence came the genius who first suggested taping 40-ounce bottles of malt liquor or beer to each hand? I’m 37 years old. I go to bed most nights bef…

The man who invented the cult of the ridiculously priced omakase sushi experience is rarely behind the bar at his Columbus Circle flagship these days (the…

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C ongressional authority to set the federal budget—the “power of the purse” as it is known—is a pillar of the American form of government. For the first 2…

But what they were witnessing — on that sunny, fall day in 1994 — was something many of them would have dismissed as just plain crazy. It had taken a few …

His thinking, consulting, teaching and writing won him many accolades and his ideas have become so mainstream, that some are considered to be purely ‘rec…

This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright l…

A Philips cassette tape is shown in 1965. Lou Ottens, who led the invention of the first cassette tape, has died at 94. Alfred Assmann/Picture Alliance vi…

It is an oddly shaped copper kettle officially designated as a "vacuum pan." It sits in a corner of the Agricultural Hall at the Smithsonian's National Mu…

The Man Who Invented Alaska and Sarah Palin W ally Hickel invented Alaska and told me he regretted it. He also invented Sarah Palin, and I was hoping, whe…

Tim Berners-Lee, who invented the Web, testified Tuesday in a Texas courtroom, fighting to keep the web's most basic interactivity from being subject to l…

Douglas C. Engelbart was 25, just engaged to be married and thinking about his future when he had an epiphany in 1950 that would change the world. He had …

Home · Band · The Story of The Who · Pete Townshend · Roger Daltrey · John Entwistle · Keith Moon · Current Touring Band.

We are the #UnitedNations' health agency - #HealthForAll. ▶️ Always check our latest tweets on #COVID19 for updated advice/information.

Tim Berners-Lee, who invented the world wide web in 1989, said the draft legislation “risks breaching a fundamental principle of the web by requiring paym…

MEN invented the Internet. And not just any men. Men with pocket protectors. Men who idolized Mr. Spock and cried when Steve Jobs died. Nerds. Geeks. Give…

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We are the #UnitedNations' health agency. We are committed to achieve better health for everyone, everywhere - #HealthForAll.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. It is headquartered in Geneva ...