Who invented the March Madness bracket? Staten Island bar and Kentucky postal worker stake claims
Trying to prove the real inventor of the March Madness pool seems about as implausible as picking a perfect bracket.
New Scientist9d
A radical new idea for how our ancestors invented stone tools
Stone tools are considered the first form of technology devised by ancient humans – but they might not have been invented ...
The forgotten story of the woman who invented the dishwasher
But a more recent innovation was causing an even bigger stir: the Garis-Cochran Dishwashing Machine, the only device in the ...
WTEN13d
Who invented the March Madness bracket?
NEW YORK (AP) — Could it really be true? That of all of college basketball’s urban myths, one of New York’s five boroughs is actually the birthplace of filling out an NCAA Tournament bracket ...
Sydney Morning Herald5d
Who really ‘invented Wi-Fi’, and the problem of Australian science innovation
It’s a classic pub-quiz trivia question: who invented Wi-Fi? Australia! The clever country, creators of one of the hallmark technologies of the internet age. On a day the Trump White House is ...
Scientific American9d
Kanzi the Bonobo, Who Learned Language and Made Stone Tools, Dies at Age 44
Kanzi the bonobo, who learned how to communicate with humans using symbols, has died at the age of 44. Raised and kept in ...
The historical figures who inspired Nvidia's product names, from Grace Hopper to David Blackwell
Nvidia chips take their names from pioneering figures in STEM fields like mathematics and computer science.
Austin American-Statesman20d
How does daylight saving time work, and who created it? See history behind the time change
Many would agree that the Monday after daylight saving time begins is among the worst days of the year. Even though time "springs forward" one hour early Sunday morning, it can take a few days ...
Nature28d
Who invented nano?
It is widely agreed, for instance, that William Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain invented the first transistor in 1947. Such inventions and discoveries were based on research conducted ...
Observer10d
5 Scientists in History Who Inspired the Names of Nvidia’s A.I. Chips
Nvidia’s sought-after Blackwell chips were inspired by David Blackwell, a mathematician and statistician who died in 2010 at ...
Goal21d
Who invented football? Where and when the beautiful game of soccer was born
Who invented football and when? Where was 'The Beautiful Game' of soccer born? GOAL takes a look at the history and origins of the sport. Since then, while the rules of the sport have gradually ...