Technology is changing everything--even the way we use our planet’s resources. Smartphones and the internet have changed the way we do business, interact socially, and spend our free time. As tech ...

Certain inventions have dramatically transformed the way we live, communicate, and understand the world. Some groundbreaking ...

The historian’s splendid account sets out the ideas, inventions and relentless exploitation that drove the nation’s growth ...

Industrial revolutions occur during periods of immense technological change that shape our world. The first Industrial Revolution took place from the 1750s to 1840. A surge in iron production led to ...

Semiconductors are a key player in the Fourth Industrial Revolution as they are at the heart of so many inventions with potential to dramatically affect the production capabilities in many industries, ...

In last month's column I began a series about the Industrial Revolution, which started about 1750 and ran until about 1850. It arrived in the United States in time for our Civil War. Its effect in the ...