Fun facts about technology and inventions both past and present.

Science and technology are advancing at a pace human have never seen before, and it's changing out world. Rockets blasting into deep space are revealing the secrets of the outer solar system. Neurologists are making it possible to control artificial limbs using thoughts. Revolutionary energy and agriculture technologies are building a cleaner, more sustainable future. The pace of innovation will continue to accelerate in the years to come. Learn...

Introduces computers, describing the first large computers built for only one task, the circuits and transistors that are included in a computer, and how coders write the software that tells the computer what to do.

"We live in a world of complex and seemingly infinite information. The ways in which people of all ages use and obtain that information has changed drastically in recent years: e-book readership has increased, Wikipedia has largely supplanted encyclopedias and reference books, and many people now consume news and media through their smartphones, tablets, and laptops. With digital culture ascendant, it seems counterintuitive to argue that libraries,...