Tuesday’s Google Doodle celebrates the 131st anniversary of the day Friedrich Soennecken filed a patent for what would soon become arguably the sleekest, most elegant example of applied physics known ...

Throughout history, humans have developed several simple machines to make work easier. The most notable of these are known as the "six simple machines": the wheel and axle, the lever, the inclined ...

A simple machine is a tool that helps us do work. They use clever shapes to help us move, lift, cut and other types of work. Learn more about the inclined plane, the pulley, the lever, the wheel and ...