Without electricity, our modern lives would grind to a halt. Think about it—no phones, no lights, no refrigerators, no electric cars. But have you ever stopped to think about how it all started? It ...

Behind the scenes of our daily lives, a host of ingenious inventions quietly power the modern world. Semiconductors, motors, and batteries are the foundational technologies behind electronics and ...

The course of his work at the Science Museum, South Kensington, Mr. W. T. O'Dea has had occasion to examine the history of many notable inventions; he gave an account of some of his investigations in ...

THE progress of electrical discovery and invention, and especially of electric lighting, telegraphy, and telephony, in the last fifty years is the theme on which the Editor of NATURE has asked me to ...

The patent-pending invention provides an effective way to power a household electric heating pad using a cigarete lighter socket within a vehicle. It also can be used to plug in and use other types of ...

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If you enjoyed this article, I’d like to ask for your support. Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 years, and right now may be the most critical moment in ...