The Lightbulb Moment

At first Mark Zuckerberg worried that the like button would discourage meaningful interaction.

A futuristic designer named Robert Propst dreamed up the cubicle as a groovy 1960s workplace utopia.

Barcodes have helped fuel the rise of everything from massive companies to world powers.

An army of real estate boosters changes Florida from a backwater to a vacation destination.

In 1856, a chemistry student accidentally created a strange substance with a rich purple hue.

The vanilla bean takes the world by storm, sparking the artificial flavor revolution.

Hedy Lamarr invented a technology that laid the groundwork for the wireless internet of today.

A technological breakthrough in streaming video sets the foundation for the era of Netflix.

Edison pioneered the world's first research and development center in Menlo Park.