Here, we explore 22 of the most important inventions of all time, along with the science behind the inventions ... anyone on Earth can use to determine their precise position — provided they ...

so National Geographic asked Hayden to list what she considers 10 of the most meaningful advances in history—the inventions and innovations responsible for the trappings of modern life.

The 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics went to William Shockley, Walter Brattain, and John Bardeen for the invention of the transistor. But these talented scientists did not act alone. Their success ...