As schoolchildren, we learned the names of famous inventors from history: Alexander Graham Bell, Eli Whitney, Thomas Edison. Ask someone to name a famous modern-day inventor, though, and you’ll ...

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Two NC Black men, the late Sanford Thurman and Vincent Spaulding , came close to making it big with their inventions.

Inventors from The University of Texas at Arlington have once again been a vital part of the University of Texas System’s ...

Thomas Edison was Henry Ford's hero. In 1896, shortly after building his quadricycle, Henry Ford had the chance to meet the famous inventor at a convention in New York. Edison, who was ...

ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty The CEO of OceanGate Expeditions, Stockton Rush, officially holds a place on Wikipedia's list of inventors killed by their own inventions. The Titan ...

Born to a poor farming family, he aspired to be a millionaire and a famous inventor, and he achieved both goals. Born in 1907 in New Hampshire, Tupper moved many times in his youth, growing up on ...

In the 1930's, Nikola Tesla, who is known for creating the induction motor and refining AC currents, imagined a machine that would allow you to project a mental image in real life and play back ...

In this entertaining collection of clips for primary schools, Dick and Dom explore the work of some of the most important inventors and ... who designed famous bridges. Discovering the work ...