Inventor Archive

Marian R.

David Crosthwait (1898-1976), inventor and authority on heat transfer, ventilation, and air conditioning, was born in Nash

The fine details surrounding the invention of one of the United States' favorite snack foods are somewhat haz

Poland-born Maria Sklodowska Curie is remembered as one of the world’s most brilliant scientists.

Jamie Lee Curtis is a famous American actress kn

Leonard Cutler was a pioneer in the field of ultraprecise timekeeping standards and devices for over forty years.

Women around the world have for centuries enthusiastically chosen to wear high-heeled shoes in the name of fashion, des

In the summer of 1964, a new sport was born out of an idea conceived by Newman Darby while vacationing on Wyoming Mount


The board game Monopoly™ was itself the winner in a field of real estate games.

When you plug your printer, keyboard, or monitor into your PC, the majority of the time you'll find that it simply works,

Every parent knows that young children love to put just about any object they can find into their mouths, and that means s

John Deere, pioneer, inventor, and entrepreneur, singlehandedly revolutionized American agriculture by developing and m

Lee De Forest (1873-1961) invented the device that made wireless radio broadcasting practicable: the "triode" or "audio

Ronald S.