The tallest building today has 163 floors. You’d have to climb over 3,000 steps to reach the top, while an elevator would take you there in around a minute. The humble passenger lift had a huge impact ...

Most web designers will be fine. Many secretaries won’t. Women largely hold the most vulnerable occupations. Look up your job ...

Hedy Lamarr, the "Mother of Wi-Fi," was also one of the most glamorous actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age.

A half-century ago, George Clinton debuted a $500,000 spaceship that turned his live concerts into intergalactic journeys.

Apollo 11 first landed astronauts on the Moon in 1969, but the journey to the lunar surface actually began 43 years before, ...

Cinema in Ancient Greece began with Philion and Heron, who crafted automated theaters, bringing stories to life through motion and spectacle.

Selfridge, best remembered for his unfortunate fate, was part of the early push to understand how aircraft could be used in warfare.

There are military artifacts with stories behind them across the state, but few are as famous as the two Civil War-era cannons that, until 2023, when they were "temporarily" relocated, could be seen ...

There’s no moon landing without Robert Goddard. This month marks 100 years since Goddard launched the first liquid fuel rocket on a farm outside of Worcester. Clark University is celebrating the man ...

During her tenure, Florence Murray authored 300 decisions and became known for her human approach to the law, empathy and kindness.