In 1885, an English psychiatrist published the case of a man called W.B., who had spent much of his life cycling through jail and asylums. W.B. was “a quiet and useful man,” the doctor wrote ...

But, believe it or not, waterbeds weren't actually invented to make bedtime bouncier. They were intended to help people get better sleep. Waterbeds, as we know them, were invented in 1968 ...

Here features the invention of the La-Z-Boy as one of the cultural events that happens in the film's single location, but it ...

Humans put a lot of stock in numbers. Our need to divide items into handy sections of equal length is based on many things. For a start, there’s the 365-and-a-quarter days it takes the Earth to ...

She's also a great-granddaughter of the hard-hat inventor. MEET THE AMERICAN WHO INVENTED THE ELECTRIC GUITAR AND INSPIRED ROCK ‘N’ ROLL "They are the people building our roads, bridges and ...

James Goodfellow invented the automated cash machine but received just a £10 bonus The world's first ATM was unveiled 50 years ago today but the inventor of the bank cash machine has been a ...

The wheel was likely invented around 6,000 years ago, but a new analysis of curious rocks from Israel suggests that ...

It all begs the question, who invented the bra? Below, a look at the fascinating evolution and history of the bra. The bra may seem decidedly modern, but there are records of its existence – or ...

In fact, the design for the first tablet PC was set out in 1968, long before most of the technologies necessary to build it were even invented. That design was the Dynabook, and its author was ...

Hard hats are the team headgear of working-class America — the people who built the United States with their bare hands. The people who still build the USA today. Tip your safety cap to Edward W ...