Young children express their creativity more than anything else with their box of crayons.

Forrest Bird, inventor of the first reliable, low-cost, mass-produced medical respirator, was born in Stoughton, Massachus

Clarence Birdseye (1886-1956) found a way to flash-freeze foods and deliver them to the public - one of the most important

Long-lasting lipstick was one of the first modern cosmetics of its kind, one that took advantage of advances in chemistry

Workplace fires cause billions of dollars in damage each year.

Ernesto Blanco is one of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) leading teachers and practitioners of invention

With a master's degree in hand at age 19, Katherine Blodgett (1898-1979) was the first female scientist to be hired by Gen

Bessie Virginia Blount (1914-2009) led a remarkable life that began in Hickory, Virginia, where she was born on November 2

Candymaker Walter Bogdon created the delightful novelty confection known as the Bogdon Reception Stick.

Nils Ivar Bohlin, creator of the three-point lap/shoulder automobile seatbelt, was born on July 17, 1920 in Harnosand

Gail Borden, Jr., creator of the first commercial process of condensing milk, was born in Norwich, New York on November 9,

Amar Bose used his instincts and education to produce stereo speakers that are world-famous for giving high-end performanc

Rubber-soled shoes were first mass-marketed as canvas top "sneakers" by U.S. Rubber, with its Keds® in 1917.

Herbert Boyer and Stanley Cohen combined their efforts in biotechnology to invent a method of cloning genetically engineer

African American inventor Otis F.