German engineer and inventor Konrad Zuse is considered as the inventor of the modern computer but was frustrated in his ...

Modern spaceflight rests on a deceptively simple idea: a machine that carries its own fuel and oxidizer, then hurls exhaust ...

No historical evidence exists to tell us who sang the first song, or made the first rhythmic sounds that resembled music.

Heron of Alexandria was an important ancient Greek inventor of mechanical devices whose inventions included the first steam ...

The groundbreaking invention of the microwave oven changed the landscape of domestic cooking after its unexpected discovery in the mid-20th century. An electric oven that uses electromagnetic ...

Photo: Photo by Erich Andres/United Archives via Getty Images Today, skiing is a behemoth. Millions of visitors crowd slopes worldwide, wearing fancy, ever-evolving gear. But skiing wasn’t always an ...

Television is one of the most popular ways for many people around the world to spend their leisure time. Many of you might recall spending your childhood watching cartoons on television. In fact, ...

Borland founder Philippe Kahn takes credit but CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos begs to differ. In this case a picture tells much less than a thousand words. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at ...

For the last decade, Richard Montañez has been telling the story of how he invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. The world has been eating it up. It goes like this: He was working as a janitor at Frito-Lay’s ...