Stacker has chronicled social, scientific, and business inventions that changed America over hundreds of years.
The 19th century became a heyday of American railroads, as business magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt built an empire on the backs ...
Dixieland is what shopping used to be before corporations decided that everyone should buy identical products in identical ...
An extract from the April 1938 issue of The Railway Magazine describing the Kofler automatic train stop system. The article ...
A report in the New York Times claims to have identified the person who goes by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamato, the inventor ...
A historic steam locomotive built in 1912 still runs on active railway tracks in Canada, offering a rare glimpse into early ...
Both Mr. Back and Satoshi were involved with the Cypherpunks, a group of anarchists formed in the early 1990s who wanted to ...
Bitcoin’s creator has hidden behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto for 17 years. But a trail of clues buried deep in crypto ...
The 10000 coggers of Mount Washington. One man's passion has resulted in a 5,000-plus page history and staff roster for the ...
In 1861, Lowe reached out to Professor Joseph Henry, the first Director of the Smithsonian Institution, for funding help.