August 14, 2015
A Chinese development group is working on the world's largest canal, stretching 172 miles across Nicaragua.
: General Foundation
July 21, 2015
The Smithsonian’s new “American Enterprise” exhibit tells the stories of innovations that have shaped U.S. and world history.
July 20, 2015
The Smithsonian is using Kickstarter to raise funds to preserve the suit worn by astronaut Neil Armstrong in 1969.
July 10, 2015
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July 8, 2015
June 24, 2015
Who are your leaders? As we toured cities for Innovation That Matters, 1776's study of civic entrepreneurship, we found that how this question told us a lot about the future of a city’s startup ecosystem.
June 22, 2015
“There are few industrialists in history who could match Elon Musk's relentless drive and ingenious vision,” says Ashlee Vance, a Bloomberg Businessweek journalist, in his new biography of the talented
May 27, 2015
Using Big Data, companies can help those affected by two major earthquakes by analyzing current and future needs.
May 19, 2015
Think of it as Google Maps, on steroids.
May 14, 2015
In conjunction with 1776, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and its Foundation attended a series of roundatables in eight cities to examine the startup economy and civic entrepreneurship.