The first sound recording is often credited to Thomas Edison, but in 1857, a typographer named Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville actually beat him by inventing the phonautograph, a device designed to ...

A livestream of the awards show will be available on thedrum.com today as we celebrate the Americas’ most effective marketing campaigns, companies and people.

Was Elon Musk ever a genius? Yes, he revolutionized the electric-car industry and space travel. Yes, he once seemed to represent America’s...he restored American confidence in its ability to innovate ...