While they don't always get the credit they deserve, tools have shaped our civilization. From the moment that an early human grabbed a stone to carve a piece of wood, tools have advanced our species ...

Using tool as a slang term is not, however, a modern Princeton invention. Tool is a word with a long history. By the 1660s, a "tool" had come to mean a person who is easily manipulated. "Which made ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Makita has been a household name in power tools for decades. Since 1958, in fact, when the company produced its first power tool — a portable ...