In Ray Bradbury’s 1953 futuristic classic, Fahrenheit 451, fireman Guy Montague discovers that the only safe place for a book is in the minds of its readers. Thankfully, Mark Hart has a different ...

How did we forget about Alexander von Humboldt? Learn all about the polymath who helped shape our understanding of the natural world. This August, the SciFri Book Club is reading The Invention of ...

Two children’s books out this week tell kid-friendly stories of Hedy Lamarr’s contributions to the scientific community: 'Hedy Lamarr’s Double Life: Hollywood Legend and Brilliant Inventor,' by Laurie ...

Michael Hart, the man who created what is considered to be the first ever e-book, has died aged 64. What the American came up with back in July, 1971 was a far cry from the slick experience you get ...

On the surface, Leland Stanford and Eadweard Muybridge were an odd couple. One of the wealthiest men in the United States, Stanford lived high, dressed well (rarely leaving home without a top hat and ...