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Abraham Lincoln Is the Only President Ever to Have a Patent
In 1849, a future president patented an amazing addition to transportation technology
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35 Who Made a Difference: Bill Gates
The king of software takes on his biggest challenge yet
In an innovative program, prison inmates are raising puppies to be guide dogs for the blind
At first, nobody bought Chester Carlson’s strange idea. But trillions of documents later, his invention is the biggest thing in printing since Gutenburg
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A Century of Flight - Taking Wing
From the Wright brothers to the latest robot jets, the past century has been shaped by the men and women who got us off the ground
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The legendary explorers carried destiny on their expedition. But they could not have fulfilled is without this unprepossessing device
From absorbing shocks to shock absorbers
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A new multimedia exhibition shows how innovations in transportation spurred the growth of the nation
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Let’s hear it shhhh, not so loud for electric boats
Narrow, humble irrigation ditches called acequias sustain an endangered way of life but for how long?
When Your Toast Starts Talking To You, the Info Age Has Hit Home
When your toast starts talking to you, the Info Age has hit home
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