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Google Doodle on March 12, 2018.

Google Doodle Celebrates William Henry Perkins, Who Made the World More Purple

Perkins' discovery of strong and inexpensive purple dye sparked a violet fa...

Perkins' discovery of strong and inexpensive purple dye sparked a violet fashion frenzy

Winners of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering announced in London today, (L-R) Michael Tompsett (UK) Nobukazu Teranishi (Japan) and Eric Fossum (USA). Along with George Smith (USA) they will share the £1million prize for combined contribution to digital imaging

Queen Elizabeth Prize Awarded to Inventors Who Revolutionized Digital Imaging

"Everyday I am still astonished by how widespread the technology is"

"Everyday I am still astonished by how widespread the technology is"

A boy holds up a 'slinky' on June 14, 1946

How the Slinky Sprang Into Stores 70 Years Ago

The first demonstration sold 400 Slinkys within 90 minutes

The first demonstration sold 400 Slinkys within 90 minutes

Nikola Tesla (1856-1943).

How Nikola Tesla Predicted the Smartphone

"We shall be able to communicate with one another instantly, irrespective o...

"We shall be able to communicate with one another instantly, irrespective of distance"

A Hardees restaurant.

This Is How Fast Food Chains Invent New Sandwiches

A ‘This American Life’ podcast takes you behind the scenes

A ‘This American Life’ podcast takes you behind the scenes

The design for Margaret Crane's prototype home pregnancy test kit was inspired by a transparent plastic paperclip container.

How the First Home Pregnancy Test Was Designed

Margaret Crane says it was a simple idea, but it met with enormous pushback

Margaret Crane says it was a simple idea, but it met with enormous pushback

This Is the Most Pointless Kickstarter Project Yet

Surely this is unnecessary

Surely this is unnecessary