The American innovation that made millions of others possible

From the lightbulb to the airplane, to medical breakthroughs and the internet age, the past 250 years have been defined by ...
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The true story of Lewis Latimer, the little-known inventor who made electric lights possible

Thomas Edison's lightbulb lasted only a few days — until Lewis Latimer, a Black inventor and patent draftsman, came up with a ...
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In Asia, this spectacular exhibition immerses visitors in the fascinating and visionary inventions of Leonardo da Vinci

In Kazakhstan, the capital city of Astana is hosting a major exhibition dedicated to one of history's greatest minds. Featuring flying machines, military devices and ingenious mechanical inventions, ...

Innovation nation: From the airplane to the lightbulb — big, bright ideas have always thrived in the Land of the Free

On July 31, 1790, President George Washington affixed his elegant signature to a single piece of parchment. The short ...

See inside Thomas Edison's New Jersey lab, where some of America's biggest inventions took shape

Thomas Edison conducted tens of thousands of experiments in his lab in West Orange, New Jersey. See what a day's work looked ...

250 Years of American Food Innovation

Sliced bread. Soul food. Cheetos. Here are 25 inventions, crazes and cravings that defined the national diet, decade by ...