There’s a story that keeps circling the internet, and it’s too good not to question. An Instagram creator named @builtbytiffy claims that the humble toaster was invented as a clever way to get people ...

Hello, everyone! In 1799, an Italian scientist named Alessandro Volta invented electricity, and one and a half centuries ...

A technological battle burned hot between these two geniuses and their competing visions for the future of electricity.

"Now, we have all sorts of products available to us 365 days a year, flown/shipped in from around the world. The downside is that it led to producers choosing varieties that are shelf-stable and bland ...

Phones are integral to the everyday lives of most people, but who should be regarded as the device's mastermind? The Scottish-born Alexander Graham Bell is routinely credited as the inventor of the ...

This, well, illuminating social history of the introduction of electric power in 19th-century America illustrates a thesis that has resonance today: that the introduction of any potentially ...

Inside Look is a Bellingham Herald series where we take readers behind the scenes at restaurants, new businesses, local landmarks and news stories. Bellingham’s SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention ...

Water filter machines may generate electricity in the future thanks to a new invention by researchers from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology. The research team created a cutting-edge ...

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