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Though the first camera was invented in 1816, the first photograph we have a historical record of is from 1826. Using his prototype, Joseph Nicéphore Niépce took the first official photograph in ...

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The former editor of Vanity Fair for 25 years, and cofounder of Spy Magazine, Graydon Carter recounts a career as a tastemaker quietly shaping pop culture in his new memoir, "When the Going Was ...

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Rape kits were widely known as "Vitullo Kits" after a Chicago police sergeant. But a new book tells the story of Marty Goddard, a community activist who worked with runaway teenagers in the 1970s.

Long overshadowed by his talented wife Lucille Ball, with whom he created ‘I Love Lucy,’ Arnaz is seen in Todd S. Purdum’s new biography as a television pioneer.

In 'Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live,' Susan Morrison goes behind the scenes of a tense meeting just days before the 2006 upfronts.

Most estimates are off by more than 100 years. Learn when the fax machine was actually invented and how it evolved to today's technology.

Television has become a permanent fixture of modern American life. Nielsen's research for 2023-2024 turned up a penetration figure of 97% among U.S. households. With such intense interest in TV ...

Writer Todd S. Purdum’s new book, “Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television,” was published on June 3, 2025, and tells the story of the “I Love Lucy” stars life and career from the ...

Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball, seen here in an image from the documentary “Lucy and Desi,” directed by Amy Poehler. Writer Todd S. Purdum’s new book, “Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented ...