When we think about cutting-edge technology, we usually picture Silicon Valley startups or futuristic labs. But here's the ...

Necessity might be the mother of invention, but sometimes dumb luck plays an even bigger role. World-changing tech often begins as total accidents, proving that stumbling around in the dark ...

1. Invention and innovation : a long history and modern infatuation -- 2. Inventions that turned from welcome to undesirable. Leaded gasoline ; DDT ; Chlorofluorocarbons -- 3. Inventions that were to ...

History is full of military inventions that seem completely absurd—like bat bombs, exploding rats, or pigeon-guided missiles. We're counting down 5 of the craziest war inventions ever conceived, but ...