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An invention at the heart of our modern world helped create radios, cars and smartphones. The team from Planet Money traces the origins back to a fight over who invented the sewing machine.

Sometimes, the most extraordinary breakthroughs happen when no one is looking for them. Throughout history, accidental discoveries have revolutionised how we live, work, and communicate. From ...

RACINE, WI—Before the age of the modern automobile, an inventor in Racine named Reverend Dr. John Wesley Carhart designed and operated the first light self-propelled highway vehicle in the United ...