History has a strange habit of forgetting its own brilliance. Civilizations rose, fell, and took entire libraries of ...

The Archimedes screw, an ancient Greek invention for lifting water. Learn about its origins, how it works, and its modern applications.

At head of title: Smithsonian. Summarizes one thousand notable inventions and discoveries of ancient and modern times, from 3,000,000 B.C. to the beginning of the twenty-first century A.D.

All inventions cause the world to react in one way or another. In many cases, discoveries push the boundaries of human output ...

A rare 1,700-year-old discovery by archaeologists in Turkey highlights the use of advanced engineering of the Roman-era.