Alexander Graham Bell submitted a patent, on February 14, 1876, outlining a technique for transmitting sound electronically, ...

No historical evidence exists to tell us who sang the first song, or made the first rhythmic sounds that resembled music.

On a brisk afternoon in Washington, D.C., on December 13, 1844, an unusual sight drew curious onlookers to the U.S. Capitol.

One might be forgiven for assuming, based on a cursory reading of the Constitution or perhaps a fleeting bout of logic, that the U.S. patent ...

A 2025 report from a bipartisan, congressionally chartered commission warns that China is closing in on a win, and the United ...

Imagine what life would be like without your phone, the internet, or even something as simple as electricity. It’s hard to ...

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Telecommunications began to take on special relevance in the 19th century with the invention of the telegraph, although ...

Tyson’s ultimate goal was to image large swathes of the sky, measuring how galaxies’ shapes distorted as their light ...