Photographs by Jo Whaley for TIME; Inventions from left: On Cloudboom Strike LightSpray, Medical Microinstruments Symani ...

Beulah Louise Henry was just nine years old when she came up with her first invention in 1896, a device that allowed a man to ...

Throughout human history, certain inventions have fundamentally transformed the way we live, work, and interact with one another. From ancient breakthroughs to modern marvels, these innovations have ...