The human capacity for invention and discovery is a remarkable phenomenon that has shaped the course of history. It is as if humans are driven by an innate desire to improve their lives and the world ...

The world's most famous inventors are household names. As we all know, Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, Alexander Graham Bell invented the phone, and Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. Except ...

You probably don't think twice when stepping into an elevator. It's just there, ready to whisk you up to your hotel room on ...

In 1994 when naming the Newell Shredder a National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) stated: Mr. Newell’s original metal shredders were ...

After 7,000 years of "drinking tubes" across many civilizations, two men reinvented the straw in the last 150 years. The first made it modern. The second made it bend. sketch bendy straw.jpg Image ...

New Jersey has a rich history of innovation and invention that will be celebrated at an upcoming event at the Shady Rest Golf & Country Club in Scotch Plains. “A History of Inventing In New Jersey: ...

The disposable razor -- Vaseline -- Hair straightener -- Frozen food -- The blender -- Breakfast cereal -- The intercom -- Bank notes -- Locks and keys -- Muzak ...

How a museum dedicated to telling the story of industrial history became the steward of the largest private collection of patent models Caroline Western-Osienski Nation of Inventors, Hagley Museum and ...

Lansing, Michigan is known for being the state capital and a hub for the auto industry, but it also has a rich history of inventions. R.E. Olds, known for his contributions to the auto industry, held ...