Look around yourself right now and chances are pretty good that you’ll quickly lay eyes on a zipper. Zippers are incredibly commonplace artifacts, a commodity item produced by the mile that we rarely ...

During the 1930s, there was a sales campaign promoting the addition of zippers to children’s clothing. The qualities of the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

This American invented the zipper in 1893 — here's his amazing story Whitcomb Judson was raised in Chicago, fought with the Union Army in the Civil War and was wounded in battle. He produced ...

IT IS A little bit of magic. A gesture up and a seam comes together. A gesture down and a garment comes apart. The zip was one of the later fruits of the Industrial Revolution, and one that was slow ...

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