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Did Bell steal the most valuable patent ever issued, or were the two inventors on different tracks?

Perseverance may be NASA's most sophisticated rover yet, but it's only the latest episode in a long history of innovation and experimentation on the Red Planet. 

Dubbed the Gossamer Albatross, Paul MacCready's engineering marvel revolutionized aeronautics when it became the first human-powered aircraft to cross the English Channel. 

Vintage NASA photography has never been more popular. But, unlike the missions they depict, authentication of these prints is not an exact science.

A veteran editor discovered CBS VideoTape # 1 — the oldest entertainment videotape in existence — when looking for a recording of the legendary Edsel Show.

The competition was intense, and the victor turned out to be a small, virtually unknown firm. The results changed entertainment forever.

The hunt for a rare sundial by an obscure inventor helps highlight what makes these ancient timepieces so timelessly engrossing 

By venturing directly into the eyes of hurricanes, dare-devil meteorologists have made tracking and forecasting nature’s deadliest storms much easier.

REGINALD FESSENDEN BROUGHT VOICE TO THE AIRWAVES—ONLY TO LOSE CONTROL OF HIS INVENTION