Inventor Archive

In the 1960s, a pair of Bell Labs scientists, James Edwa

Accidents have been responsible for a great number of American inventions, from the implantable cardiac pacemaker to th

Candy that’s good for your teeth?

Donna Shirley, the original leader of the team that built the Mars Pathfinder rover, grew up in Wynnewood, Oklahoma.

The typewriter was reinvented dozens of times; but credit for the first practical machine is given to Christopher Latham S

Kavita Shukla had just finished high school and was already on her way to a prolific career in science and invention, w

Aviation pioneer Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky was born Ma

Arlyne Simon is a biomedical engineer, children’

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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Elmer Ambrose Sperry is one of the foremost inventor-entrepreneurs of American history.

Urban development got a major boost in 1887 when inventor Fran

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