Ancient India developed the decimal system and the concept of zero, transforming mathematics. India produced Wootz steel, ...

The invention of the compass promoted maritime undertakings, and its use soon spread to the Arab world, and thence to Europe. China's four great ancient inventions made tremendous contributions to ...

Primarily, the compass was used for geomancy for a long time before it was used for navigation Ancient Chinese alchemists realized that the magnetite ore would point towards a magnetic north. Their ...

The principle he used in his design is similar to that of today's jet propulsion. Heron did not consider this invention being useful for everyday applications: he considered his aeolipile invention as ...

This story appears in the June 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Thomas Edison liked to say that he never failed. He succeeded every now and again with an invention that would change the ...

When considering ancient Greek innovations, we often think of philosophy, mathematics, and architecture—not bakeries or ovens, right?

Findings suggest early humans used handcart-like devices, pushing American arrival back 8,000 years - Anadolu Ajansı ...

What did the ancient Greeks do for us? Find out about some ancient Greek inventions that are still used today! Introduction to Ancient Greece Find out what the ancient Greeks were like.