Accidental inventions like microwaves, Post-it notes, and penicillin prove that scientific mistakes can create world-changing ...

Bowl of chocolate covered raisins on a brown cloth - BeataGFX/Shutterstock Raisinets are the perfect movie theater snack. For those who've never tried them, they're a plump raisin covered in chocolate ...

History is littered with brilliant ideas that arrived too early for their own good. Some were buried by economic constraints, ...

Auto-mation becomes intelligent process automation, healthcare transforms and more to expect in the decade ahead, with a nod to the original roaring '20s. Technology predictions are for losers.

Sometimes the most brilliant discoveries happen when we least expect them. Throughout history, countless inventors have ...

American real estate developer, rancher and inventor of the first practical windshield wiper Mary Anderson poses for a portrait circa 1900. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)(Getty ...

"This catalog is published to accompany the exhibition Cocktail Culture: Ritual and Invention in American Fashion, 1920-1980, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island, ...

If you enjoyed this article, I’d like to ask for your support. Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 years, and right now may be the most critical moment in ...

If you enjoyed this article, I’d like to ask for your support. Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 years, and right now may be the most critical moment in ...

The post-pandemic financial boom of the 1920s was epic. Cars, radios and telephones became widespread, and the major market indexes were stuffed with the tech and consumer leaders of the day – from ...

Hugo Gernsback was a pioneer in the world of science fiction during the first half of the 20th century—so much so that the Hugo Awards are named after him. But Gernback also edited serious tech ...

Before 1900, some tires were little more than rubberized cloth straps, wound to form tires encasing an inner tube. Vulcanized rubber was developed and performed better than its predecessors. It was ...