Picture the “default” jazz band we all imagine, then rewind history to see how that lineup was assembled by accident, technology, and American culture. We trace how brass valves, Civil War surplus, ...

Seth Wickersham, author of "American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback," helps us understand why quarterbacks are among ...

At an event for the Trump administration’s new “Action for Progress” initiative last week, Dr. Mehmet Oz insisted that “the ...

The world's only ventriloquist museum houses rows of dummies, ventriloquist tools, and performance memorabilia. It's a ...

A fter more than fifty years of uninterrupted fertility in invention, during which he has not only begotten but continuously fathered the electrical era, Thomas Alva Edison believes that we have only ...

At the dawn of automotive history, one man thought four wheels just wasn't enough. This is the experimental vehicle he came ...

The Super Bowl is one of the few cultural events to enrapture the entire nation. Even if sports aren't your thing, the ...

Method of Mechanical Theorems is a letter from Archimedes to Eratosthenes, the head of the library of Alexandria and a ...

The Corn Palace isn’t just a quirky roadside attraction – it’s the cultural heart of Mitchell and a celebration of the region ...

Our ranking of America’s 250 Greatest Innovators is aimed at those who were able to commercialize their innovations, but these less fortunate inventors also changed the world—even though they didn’t ...

From steam train rides and zookeeper training, to cookery and baking classes and science experiments, Bristol has it ...