Inventors shape the world we live in with their scientific discoveries and technological innovations. Over the last century they have transformed our lives with inventions ranging from the humble ...

This story appears in the June 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Thomas Edison liked to say that he never failed. He succeeded every now and again with an invention that would change the ...

That is true, but it is China that used the technologies to come up with the new inventions," writes Xu Gongcheng, a professor at Xiamen University. China now has the world's largest high-speed ...

But other fields, like engineering and computer science — which tend to be more lucrative, and have more opportunity for invention — remain disproportionately male. Part of the problem ...

When people list things that 'France has given to the world' they tend to focus on ideas ... the chest so it would be more comfortable. Her invention was first presented at the Universal ...

Explore a world of cool vehicles and unique inventions that will leave everyone amazed. This video features groundbreaking designs and innovative ideas that challenge the limits of technology and ...

The result is a list of 200 groundbreaking inventions (and 50 special mention inventions)—including the world’s largest computer chip, a humanoid robot joining the workforce, and a bioluminescent ...