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Chemist James Franklin Hyde, the “Father of Silicones,” is credited with launching the silicone industry in the 1930s afte

Michael Joseph Jack

After decades of stuffing themselves into seemingly barbaric undergarments, mostly of a corset-like nature, women aroun

Listed among the ingredients of countless foods, such as salad dressing, ice cream, canned soup, and condiments, is a m

Most of us know Thomas Jefferson as the man who authored the Declaration of Independence, the United States’ first Secr

It may be difficult to imagine a world without the now-indispensable tool known as genetic fingerprinting, which analyz

Thomas L.

The Sunbeam “Mixmaster”

For years, Lonnie G.

Frederick McKinley Jones (1893-1961) applied the mechanical experience that he gained at work and at war to revolutioni

A revolution in the beauty industry occurred during the early 1920s when a group of female African American inventors d

Most of the fastening devices used in clothing today, like the shoelace, the button, and the safety pin, have existed in s

What would breakfast be without Kellogg’s Corn Flakes®?

Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner was a remarkable 20