Beginning in 18th-century Britain, the Industrial Revolution transformed agrarian societies into industrial economies powered by machines, steam, and factories. Key inventions in textiles, iron, and ...

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 ...

This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we go back in time for a historical conversation about the role patents have played with respect to innovation, and push back on the myth that patents were not ...

The French inventor Jacques de Vaucanson is remembered for, among other things, producing three curious automata in the 18th century. A poster from the time advertised them all side by side: a figure ...