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This film tells the secret story of the proximity fuse, one of the most important but least-known inventions of World War II.

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If you trace the DNA of modern television — the deceptively casual rhythm of The Office, the warm bickering of Everybody ...

Hardly a modern invention, the electric car has a long history. Interest has boomeranged over the years based on consumer trends and economics.

The top 10 automotive safety innovations that have saved countless lives over the decades, from crumple zones to collision ...

The country's first "diner" opened in Providence in 1872, when Walter Scott began serving sandwiches, coffee and pies to factory and newspaper workers from a horse-drawn wagon. He left a job as a ...

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 ...