On Oct. 3, 1950, three scientists at Bell Labs in New Jersey received a U.S. patent for what would become one of the most important inventions of the 20th century — the transistor. John Bardeen, ...

The era between 1901 and 1920 saw an influx of Black inventors in realms including science and engineering. While some of these inventors have become household names—George Washington Carver, for ...

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - The Science Museum in London is displaying models of what it feels are the 10 greatest scientific inventions in human history to mark its centenary on June 22. It chose the ...

Katherine Reinhart receives funding from the NEH. During the 2019-2020 academic year, I was the NEH postdoctoral fellow at the Consortium for the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in ...

Susan R. Jenkins in the lab, ca. 1969. A diverse workforce is not only fundamental to the company’s future success, but it’s also a part of its rich history. Taking a look back in time, the company ...