Articles related to "Inventions"

What do fireworks and wheelbarrows have in common? Both were invented by the Chinese. During the Chinese New Year learn about their influence in our lives today.

Various lists of "Useless Inventions" have been around for half a century or more. But are they really all that dumb? Maybe it's time to think outside the box!

Ricky Gervais goes on a porky pie streak in new film The Invention of Lying. Sadly, as far as his movies go, it's not much of an improvement on his previous offerings.

'Strawjet' is the History Channel's top global invention in 2006. The device produces mats for durable, low-cost building panels from wheat, flax and sunflower straw.

Colonial America was a time of innovation. During this time there were many useful and creative objects that were invented; many still in use today.

America became a leading producer of goods because a century of ingenuity produced innovation in all areas of industrial and social progress.

Intended to be jokes, those lists of "useless inventions" may actually contain real, useful, and clever products.

Humorous lists of "Stupid Inventions" often target a minority . Ethnic populations and the sensory-handicapped are frequent victims.

Some home truths about Native Americans that may change your mind about myths of "the primitive".

When an inventor is planning to submit an invention to industry for outright sale or for licensing or to market it himself, there is vital information needed to proceed.

Black History Month activities for students to learn about African-American Inventors.

Widespread acceptance of the modern safety belt, invented in August 1959, combined with road safety legislation, led to a huge decrease in car accident fatalities.

The telegraph, refrigeration, even the humble ute - all prove that at least a page in the history of invention has to be reserved for some ingenious Australian creations.

In the fields of science and civilisation, China's early history claims numerous inventions which laid strong foundations for the modern world.

Insights into Christmas lights inventions, the inventors, Xmas trees with candles, and the tradition of stringing Xmas lights inside and outside houses.

Cyberchase's Inventions Initiative has a new deadline of Oct. 20th. Children are encouraged to submit videos that showcase their inventions. Videos may be shown on TV!

Eating Poetry leads the reader down a mysterious literary digestive tract, while The Invention of Cuisine views a plate of food as a palate, full of primitive imaginings.

Various economic and political factors of the times influenced thought, worldview and inventions of the Renaissance.

Because people are willing to create and test products, we all benefit from inventions. Learn when some popular inventions were discovered and how to research them more.

According to a recent Debenhams survey of 3,000 UK women, stiletto shoes were voted fourth in a list of top twenty favorite fashion inventions.

A look at the pioneers of some food consumed everyday like instant coffee, margarine, and baked beans.

After middle school students write a research paper on a famous inventor, they will create an invention and produce a commercial to advertise the product.

The Hippo Water Roller makes things easier for Africans. Larger amounts of water can be transported for drinking and cooking as well as more for their gardens.

Priestley was a man of The Enlightenment, notable scientist, minister. He founded the Unitarian church but his political ideas forced him to leave England for a new USA.

Australia's Angus & Robertson bookstore launches its first in-store print-on-demand Espresso Book Machine in Melbourne.

Madeleine L'Engle delivers a powerful story of love and loss, in this half-memoir, half-journal account of her marriage to husband Hugh Franklin.

It is one of the best inventions of the 20th century! Email has united people and changed the way we communicate on a global scale.

Insights into the pioneers of writing instruments - pen and pencil - their inventions, discoveries and evolving improvements.

The Sumerians spent a great deal of time developing many innovations that would forever change the course of civilization.

Over the centuries, mankind has demonstrated both incredible ingenuity and incredible cruelty. In 2008, Tess Press released two books highlighting both "achievements".

In the 19th century, machines were changing everyday life in many important ways. This led to a widespread craze for all kinds of machines and all things mechanical.

Joseph Priestley was a scientist, a minister, and a friend of Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. Johnson's book looks his life and how he influenced the Founding Fathers.

What could have been Ricky Gervais' magnum opus is instead a rickety romantic comedy that collapses under the weight of its concept. Still, the religious satire is sharp.

Pottery is one of many on the long list of Chinese inventions. Chinese ceramics are both beautiful, practical, and have been exported worldwide since the Ming Dynasty.

The first English settlers in Colonial Virginia did nor arrive with a well-developed concept of race based slavery. Slavery had to be invented.

An Englishman and a German both contemporaniously invented jet engines.

Kites are one of the most loved Chinese inventions, and are an important part of Chinese culture and history. Used for both fun and work, Chinese kites appeal to all ages

One customer's dissatisfaction with the thickness of his French fries led to the accidental discovery of one of the world's most popular munchies.

Hans Lipperhey is most often credited with inventing the telescope. However, Pierre Borel in his 1655 book said that Zacharias Janssen was its creator.

Allocating credit to the correct person responsible for an invention is often not straightforward. Find out how some famous inventions are as much myth as fact.

Women in the UK have voted the push-up bra as the greatest fashion invention of our time. Closely followed by boot-cut jeans and another wardrobe weapon, magic pants.

Drive in bottle shops may be Australia's most absurd contribution to the world, but there are others that are slightly better...

Patented inventions include light-transmitting concrete, weight-control ingredients from a cactus plant, mirror television, a waterless toilet and a musical snorkel.

Invention and Imagination writing exercises are a step up from writing raw material, and they begin the process of turning experience into a story.

Biomimetics, applying designs from nature to solve problems in engineering and technology, is rapidly growing as more and more companies realize the benefits.

Almost since the first gasoline-powered cars hit the road, people have been inventing ways of making them go farther on a litre of fuel.

The Invention of Hugo Cabret is a children's book like none you've ever read before.

A ride on a streetcar in snowy weather prompted the imagination of this woman entrepreneur from Birmingham, Alabama.

Tupper's inventiveness and Wises' vision changed how America viewed food storage and leftovers forever. Here is a brief overview of how Tupperware came to be.

Canadians invented the telephone and Blackberry and discovered insulin, but perhaps, their greatest gift to humanity is the Whoopee Cushion.