16:29 Game-Changing Inventions Improvement in propelling machinery by magnetism and electro-magnetism, US132A Thomas Davenport Electric Lamp, US223898A Thomas Edison Improvement in telegraphy ...

The late 1800s was a time of invention and the problems of the housewife-cook were solved in many ways. Hundreds of different apple slicers were patented.

The crafty invention solved many a restaurant woe, while inadvertently creating a new one. No worries, as Lee once again rose to the occasion. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement ...

Italian physicist Alessandro Volta posed for this painting with two of his inventions on the table, the voltaic pile (left) and the electrophorus (right). 1800: Italian physicist Alessandro Volta ...

A brief history of holiday songs and hymns. The second installment of a 3-part series, covering the re-invention of Christmas in the 1800s.

Get our newsletter! The late 19th and early 20th centuries were full of inventions such as this--the "Pinkert Navigating Tricycle," which was meant to be used on water. Scientific American ...

Re-imagined Christmas hymns The mid- to late-1800s were a time not only when new Christmas hymns were written, but when hymns were translated into English (such as "Adeste Fideles" in 1841) and ...