Revolutionary Objects: The Surprising Origin of the Cell Phone
The technology has its roots in 1950s Soviet Russia.
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Revolutionary Objects: The Woman Behind the World’s First Bra
Although inventing the bra was barely an adolescent pit stop on Mary Phelps Jacobs' glamorous trajectory, it did suggest what she would get up to next.
Revolutionary Objects: The Real Story Behind the Chocolate Chip Cookie
Ruth Graves Wakefield, the woman who invented the chocolate chip cookie, was something closer to the Martha Stewart of her day.
Revolutionary Objects: The Transcontinental Railroad System That Almost Wasn’t
Boats were, in fact, a proposed alternative solution.