Over the years, tinkering, curious Mainers have created many useful inventions, from grippier train wheels, more efficient ...

T he Wallace And Gromit movies are thoroughly charming affairs. Following the wacky adventures of the eccentric inventor ...

The Thompson submachine gun was designed for use by soldiers in war, but Chicago gangsters made it famous as the Tommy gun, ...

“Gen John T. Thompson, U.S.A., retired, inventor of the Thompson submachine gun and in charge of design and manufacture of ...

To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the  International Museum of Horology in La Chaux-de-Fonds is presenting an exceptional night clock, designed in 1682 by the Italian Pietro Tommaso Campani.