“Necessity is the mother of invention,” and in the kitchen, that’s especially true. From ancient tools to modern gadgets, simple innovations have profoundly shaped our food culture. These aren’t your ...

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How do inventions happen? NPR's Planet Money's team brings us the history of one underappreciated invention that has enabled countless other inventions, from the Phillips screwdriver to Bluetooth. You ...

Often misunderstood, the journey of the sewing machine arose through teamwork rather than individual ingenuity. Isaac ...

Over 14 million bales of cotton will be harvested in the U.S. this season, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. All of that cotton will run through a machine invented in Savannah ...

A 1922 innovation, initially for malted drinks in drugstores, marked the birth of the modern electric blender. This seemingly ...

An invention at the heart of our modern world helped create radios, cars and smartphones. The team from Planet Money traces the origins back to a fight over who invented the sewing machine. How do ...