Stacker has chronicled social, scientific, and business inventions that changed America over hundreds of years.

We took a look back over the past half-century of family vehicles and found a solid 50 that stand out as the iconic family ...

They aren’t famous, and didn’t necessarily get rich, but their products made domestic labor easier and safer.

Inventor Gerald Bull essentially became a fiendish secondary character in a real-life James Bond movie, then suffered the ...

Discover 25 funny inventions that shouldn't exist, from baby cages to car-boats. Explore humanity's most bizarre creations ...

The last of the steam fire engines arrived in Chambersburg in 1903. Borough Council bought a LaFrance steam fire engine for ...

The company's novel rocket engine could be a game changer for the U.S. military.

In Part 4 of my interview series with controversial physicist Bob Lazar, he contrasts current physics laws with future ones, ...

In 1861, Lowe reached out to Professor Joseph Henry, the first Director of the Smithsonian Institution, for funding help.

Few transportation systems in the world are as instantly recognizable as the cable cars of San Francisco. Climbing steep ...

The Motte Historical Car Museum in Sun City isn’t your typical automotive showcase where everything feels untouchable and ...