Gunmaker Simeon North suggested that government manufacturing contracts require interchangeable parts. The Army agreed, and he got the first-ever contract with that spec. Courtesy American Precision ...

How would one about verifying that parts from one gun would fit and function on another of the same make and model? What ...

Eli Whitney brought interchangeable parts to the U.S. a few years ago, condemning the South to an agriculture-based economy for much of its history. I doubt Whitney had spiffy-looking headphones in ...

Forecasters predict 2012 to be a record-breaking year for tropical storms – and a truly sturdy umbrella is essential for dealing with pouring rain and gusting winds. A new crowdfunded umbrella called ...

One sweltering afternoon in July 1785, officials, dignitaries and a few infuriated gunsmiths gathered at the Château de Vincennes, a splendid castle to the east of Paris. They were there to see the ...