The 24-hour day isn’t a given anymore. In recent years, scientists have discovered Earth is rotating slightly faster, which ...

Inventor Nikola Tesla was born July 10, 1856, in what is now Croatia (then part of the Austrian Empire). In 1899, Tesla ...

A new documentary film tells the story of Ralph Teetor, whose vision for innovation produced dozens of inventions.

For the bathroom photos depict Henry Cyril Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey, a man who bankrupted his family and died young ...

Imaginary time is a wonky concept for our time-bound brains, but in quantum theory and mathematics, it’s a useful tool for ...

Almost a century ago, one of Switzerland’s historic maisons created the enduring formula for the water-resistant diving watch ...

Citizen-owned Arnold & Son celebrates English chronometer pioneer John Arnold and his Cornish heritage with Cliff Grey ...

Clockwork Revolution is a new time-bending steampunk action/RPG from the creators of Wasteland and Arcanum.

If there was one silver bullet, one invention that set Britain’s imperial ambitions ahead, it was the invention of the longitudinal chronometer, the first design of which was completed in 1730 ...

This year, Longines celebrates 100 years since it first invented the GMT wristwatch, debuting the Longines Spirit Zulu Time 1925.

A French electrical technician, inventor, toymaker, and kite designer, André Cassagnes, designed one of the most popular toys of all time in the later 1950s. These toys are effective plotters.

A British Royal Navy officer named Robert Wauchope is credited with creating the time ball, an ingenious Victorian-era contraption that inspired New York’s New Year’s Eve ball drop.