Inventor Archive

Isaac Merrit Singer developed the first commercially successful sewing machine.

Working with innovative instincts and a broad world-view, Amy Smith has made a career of inventing devices that improve

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In most respects, Richie Stachowski, who lives in Orinda, California, is a typical, fun loving 13-year-old, who vastly

Getting young girls interested in science and technology has always been a challenge in the U.S.

It takes a rare combination of creativity and ingenuity to create practical fashion.

Organic chemist Giuliana Tesoro made tremendous a

Mark Thatcher reinvented an item of dress as old as civilization itself, the sandal, and succeeded in making his produc

Rose Totino was born in 1915, one of seven children of Italian immigrant parents. The family settled in Minneapolis.

By a two-step process of invention, Earl S.

Eddie Van Halen was the co-founder of the popula

Artist, inventor, musician, engineer and philosopher Leonardo da Vinci was born in the small Italian village of Vinci,

Luis von Ahn is the co-founder and CEO of the l

It may be hard to believe, but before the 1930s no one had ever had the pleasure of biting into a chocolate chip cookie

Few historical figures of the latter part of the 19th century fit the profile of inventor, entrepreneur and philanthropist