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Million-Dollar Math Problem

—By Borgna Brunner After a seven-year, three-billion-mile expedition through the solar system, NASA’s Stardust spacecraft capsule landed in the Arizona desert on Jan. 15, 2006, with an…

Roundup of Recent Science Milestones, 2007

From a leopard species discovered to the Airbus A380 by Liz Olson and Beth Rowen Related Links 2007 Year in Review New Planets and a Larger Solar System Encyclopedia: Leopard…

The 2007 Class of Inductees

Maurice Hilleman pioneered the development of many vaccines Related Links The 2006 Class of InducteesThe National Inventors Hall of FameA Guide to Inventions and DiscoveriesPaul…

The 2008 Class of Inductees

The following inventors—seven are living and eight are received posthumous recognition—were honored because their accomplishments have improved human lives. LED, the solar cell, and…

In the Air

photostogo.com IMSI Master Clips 1783 The hot-…

On the Rails

Wikipedia 1769 The steam engine is invented in Scotland. 1804…

On the Road

Most people think Henry Ford invented the automobile. But in fact, the modern automobile was invented in Germany by Karl Benz in 1885. The first…

On (and Under) the Water

Most people think Robert Fulton invented the steamboat. But in fact, John Fitch, an American, built and operated a steamboat on the Delaware River in 1787, but his passenger business failed. Fulton's…