PC: The Library of Congress The US Patent Office Fire is a captivating and heartbreaking story that has left a lasting impact on the history of innovation in the United States. The fire, which took place on December 15, 1836, destroyed a significant portion of the...
No matter where you are sitting, we all owe a lot to this week’s featured inventors, Leonard Dyer and Nikola Tesla. The first is a man that history has perhaps forgotten, while the second is someone whose name may be a bit more familiar. Either way, their visions...
People who have asthma know how difficult it can be when it flares up. The wheezing, tightness in the chest, and the sensation that you are not getting enough air into your lungs not only make it difficult to do physical activities, it also makes it quite scary. ...
Many, if not most of us, know the story of Thomas Edison: brilliant American who, through a combination of hard work and ingenuity, either invented or improved upon a plethora of inventions – so many so, in fact, that Edison has nearly 2000 American patents to his...
Ever wonder what the most successful US patent in history has been? Well, if you gauge a patent by the amount of money that it makes for its creator, then the answer is pretty clear: Lipitor (patent #4,681,893). Lipitor is a cholesterol-lowering drug. Cholesterol...
Laundry day – two of the worst words in the English language, and many of us even have it relatively easy today. Since WWII, automatic machines in the home became much more prevalent, perhaps even the norm. For those who don’t have one, laundry day means hauling...
