We have a lot to thank history’s inventors for. Every time you turn on a TV, drive a car, style your hair, iron your clothes, or do almost anything else throughout the course of your day, it’s likely ...

Each year, Black History Month allows us to reflect on so many great Black Americans who’ve contributed to the success of our nation. We reflect on the contributions of many well-known and not so well ...

(Note: Data compiled and cross-verified from multiple historical and academic sources, including the Smithsonian Institution archives, Encyclopedia Britannica, and World History Encyclopedia for ...

Smithsonian’s Eric S. Hintz, a historian of invention, details how scholars are envisioning a more inclusive ecosystem for the innovators of tomorrow Scholars say that Afrocentric notions of invention ...

The individuals on this list are among the most important inventors of all time. The phone, the lightbulb, and the World Wide Web are all thanks to individuals on this list. Vaccinations, calculus, ...

Inventors are often remembered as brilliant, daring minds who changed the world. However, sometimes, that boldness came at a terrible price. History is full of stories about innovators who believed in ...