Twelve-thousand years ago, people in a coastal village in the Levant used stone weights on their spindles to spin thread faster and more evenly—and, some archeologists are arguing, in the process they ...
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The English philosopher Francis Bacon, who’s credited with developing the scientific method, wrote in 1620 that the three ...
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America's first patent statutes date to the 18th century, when steam engines and cotton gins were cutting-edge. It’s little ...
Archaeological findings in Israel push the wheel's origins back to 12,000 years ago, reshaping our understanding of early ...
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A gentleman from Old Typerwriters and Calculators demonstrated a James Watt Copying press from 1780, known to be the first ...