Given the world-changing success of radio in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it’s no wonder that so many scientists, physicists, and engineers have been credited with its invention.

To the shipboard radio operators, it was a miracle -- a ... Marconi sent the first "wireless" transmission with his new invention, and only five since Marconi sent signals across the Atlantic.

Claim: China invented high-speed rail, mobile payment, e-commerce, and bike-sharing. Reality Check verdict: China did not invent any of these technologies - but it has led the way in their ...

Lee de Forest (1873-1961), the inventor of the "Audion" tube, who liked to call himself the "Father of Radio." De Forest grew up in Talladega, Alabama, where his father was the white president of ...

The four great inventions of ancient China refer to papermaking, printing, gunpowder, and the compass. They exerted far-reaching impact on the world. In the 8th century, Chinese papermaking ...

“a sensational radio invention,” and credits discovery of the oscillating crystal principle (later to be known as a “tunnel” or “Esaki” diode) to Russian researcher O. V. Lossev. (Such devices embody ...

Circa 1550, Children playing with a rattle, a mill and a hobby horse. On the right a boy blows bubbles which others are catching on cushions.

What is Russia and where did it come from? Misha Glenny presents the story of Russia, biggest landmass on the planet, from a time when it was very small.

A loose wire touching the steel frame of an office building caused it to act as a giant radio receiver, allowing callers to ...

Trevor Baylis campaigned to make theft of intellectual property a white-collar crime The inventor of the wind-up radio, Trevor Baylis, has died aged 80, the manager of his company has confirmed.

The alarm clock is a simple device that plays a critical role in our daily lives. It's hard to imagine waking up without one!

A Mercer County inventor who died five years ago achieved a measure of immortality when one of his creations was accepted for ...