The ancient Greeks were way ahead of their time! Join us as we count down our picks for the Ancient Greek myths that eerily ...

Grew up back East, got sick of the cold and headed West. Since I was small I have been pushing buttons – both electronic and human. With an insatiable need for tech I thought “why not start a website ...

In the azure waters off the coast of Antikythera, Greece, a chance discovery in the early 20th century transformed our understanding of ancient technology. A sponge diver, exploring the remnants of a ...

Earthquake monitoring, steam engines, surgery, and advanced materials: A journey through ancient inventions that were ahead of their time—and did not survive. In the year 138 AD, in the imperial court ...

Visitors interact with a robot at the Science Education Exhibition Area of the 2026 Beijing International Week for Science ...

In this video, I demonstrate the process of making a knife using ancient Greek technology, focusing on case hardening ...

The Virtual Museum of Ancient Inventions is a project that was begun by students in the course Ancient Inventions, first taught by Marjorie Senechal, which was offered at Smith from 1997 through 2004.

Ancient inventors were working without computers, electric tools, or modern laboratories, yet some of what they produced remains surprisingly difficult to explain. Researchers can often identify what ...

I don’t think about ancient Rome every day, but I’ll concede that the sword-and-sandals superpower does invade my thoughts from time to time. And this is the Up Wing question I frequently ponder: Why ...