The world as we know it today is convenient and fun to be in because of certain inventions which have made all the difference from being medieval to being
From the Apple iPod to Google driverless cars, Sophie Curtis runs down the technologies that have transformed our world since the start of the 21st century
Chindogu is the Japanese art of creating essentially useless inventions that could be used to solve basic everyday problems, but do so in a ridiculous way.
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-inventions-change-history-for-better-and-for-worse-kenneth-c-davis Invented in 1793, the cotton gin changed history for good and bad. By allowing one field hand to do the work of 10, it powered a new industry that brought wealth and power to the American South -- but, tragically, it also multiplied and prolonged the use of slave labor. Kenneth C. Davis lauds innovation, while warning us of unintended consequences.
vFrom a wheel-shaped water container for the developing world to a lamp powered only by gravity, these seven inventions are saving lives through simplicity.
From the Apple iPod to Google driverless cars, Sophie Curtis runs down the technologies that have transformed our world since the start of the 21st century
An experimental flying bicycle (Photo by Easyart/PA Wire) Beauty Micrometer, 1934, analyzed facial flaws for Makeup (Image via Lela London) The Isolater, 1925 (Image via Kitschy Kitschy Coo) Bike t...
Not long ago we came to you with 25 inventions that changed our way of life. Well, we're back, but this time we're only concerned with those inventions that no one actually intended to invent. So, from dynamite to Penicillin these are the top 25 accidental inventions that changed the world.
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