People were happily spinning wool by hand, and then—BAM!—a bunch of inventors said, “What if we let machines do that instead?

Wooden model 16 inches high 11 inches wide, 20 inches long--it has 12 spindles operated by hand crank. This is a model of the spinning jenny invented by James Hargreaves, June 22, 1770. This model was ...

using supported spinning and drop spinning techniques (photographed by Talia Yashuv). (Credit: Yashuv, Grosman, 2024, PLOS ONE) Perforated pebbles discovered in Israel may roll back the time of the ...

After testing out replicas of the ancient devices, the authors of a new study suggest that they were functional spindle ...

Archaeological findings in Israel push the wheel's origins back to 12,000 years ago, reshaping our understanding of early ...

Every year for over two decades, TIME editors have highlighted the most impactful new products and ideas in TIME’s Best Inventions issue. To compile this year's list, we solicited nominations ...

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Scientists might be closer to learning who invented the wheel after discovering stone spindle stabilizers in Israel that date ...