Patent Pending
The Supreme Court may soon reinvent the rules for invention
Abraham Lincoln Is the Only President Ever to Have a Patent
In 1849, a future president patented an amazing addition to transportation technology
35 Who Made a Difference: Bill Gates
The king of software takes on his biggest challenge yet
Making Copies
At first, nobody bought Chester Carlson’s strange idea. But trillions of documents later, his invention is the biggest thing in printing since Gutenburg
New Leash on Life
In an innovative program, prison inmates are raising puppies to be guide dogs for the blind
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
All Aboard!
A new multimedia exhibition shows how innovations in transportation spurred the growth of the nation
Wise Guys
From absorbing shocks to shock absorbers
Useful Gadget
The legendary explorers carried destiny on their expedition. But they could not have fulfilled is without this unprepossessing device
Batteries Included
Let’s hear it shhhh, not so loud for electric boats
Digging Ditches
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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