To figure out if there’s a grain of truth to all these anecdotes, a team of German scientists at the Hamburg University, led ...

Although Edison pioneered the development of incandescent lighting, he was unable in the early 1880s to keep rival inventors from entering this lucrative market.

Ivar Giaever, Norwegian scientist who made Capital Region his home before winning Nobel Prize in 1973, died on June 20 in ...

“If you had been given the money you would have been six years ahead of us,” von Ohain told Whittle when they met years later ...

The world became a smaller place 144 years ago today with the world’s first international phone call. The first international ...

Northeastern United States, which adds several new locations and Areas of Interest (AOI) from the four northeastern US states ...

George Westinghouse is a name often overshadowed by the likes of Thomas Edison, but his innovations—such as the air brake and the alternating current (AC) system—were pivotal in shaping the modern ...

Having started out as a video game designer, the ‘Outside the Wire’ and 'Jackpot!' scribe is eyeing a screen adaptation of the 2017 immersive murder mystery.

The quarry was converted to a public swimming area in the mid-1940’s and remains one of the “most popular” destinations to ...

It was exciting news to the US that GE Appliances announced its decision to move back from China to Kentucky in the US. Accordingly, it will spend $490 million to produce more than 15 washer models ...