A Brief History of the Office Cubicle
In 1964, the office cubicle was born. For that you can thank Robert Propst, a designer at the Herman Miller…
The Cold War Arms Race Over Prosthetic Arms
In 1961, Norbert Wiener, the father of cybernetics, broke his hip and wound up in Massachusetts General Hospital. Wiener’s bad…
How James Wimshurst Achieved Electrostatic Immortality With His Ingenious Machines
The British engineer James Wimshurst did not invent the machine that bears his name. But thanks to his many refinements…