This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. The earliest wheels were apparently made some 5,500 years ...

Certain inventions have dramatically transformed the way we live, communicate, and understand the world. Some groundbreaking ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Roman, Egyptian, and Chinese civilizations had many ...

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A sallow light rises over the land at the opening of 2001: A Space Odyssey, one of the most celebrated movies of the 20th century. Stanley Kubrick’s shot pulls in on a band of furry man-apes gathering ...