Inventor Archive

Sometimes it takes a young innovator’s fresh eyes and outsider’s perspective to come up with a unique solution to a lon

One would be hard-pressed to find a guitar fan unfamiliar with the name Les Paul, who not only established himself as a

The California Gold Rush, which took place from 1848 through 1855, brought thousands of men and women from the eastern sta

It’s difficult to imagine a world without Coca-Cola, the most popular soft drink on earth.

During the 1970s scientists and programmers were working hard on assembling the networks and technology to enable what

Though his name may be unfamiliar to some, the remarkable achievements that scientist and inventor Dr.

Van Phillips, inventor of the Flex-Foot brand of prosthetic feet and limbs, turned a tragic moment into a revolutionary

Gregory Goodwin Pincus was one of the creators of the first effective birth-control pill.

In 1938, Roy J.

Mothers and babies around the world enjoy the soothing, bouncing motion of an ingenious swing known as the Jo

Jessie T.

Anyone who's a fan of television infomercials has undoubtedly spotted inventor Ron Popeil peddling his wares on air som

Biotechnologist Emilie Porter was fortunate enough to get involved in research very early on in her education.

The now taken-for-granted system of voicemail was made possible by the work of Danish inventor

George Mortimer Pullman, inventor of the Pullman sleeping car, was born on March 3, 1831 in Brocton, New York.  He