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The Indian-American chemist and 2018 National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee Sumita Mitra developed technology that revolutionized the making of dental fillers, a process still used by dentists two decades later.
Read MorePosted by Reid Creager | Apr 20, 2022 | Featured
The Indian-American chemist and 2018 National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee Sumita Mitra developed technology that revolutionized the making of dental fillers, a process still used by dentists two decades later.
Read MorePosted by Reid Creager | Feb 14, 2022 | Time Tested
In a creepy launch commercial for PlayStation’s American debut on Sept. 9, 1995, a dark, menacing voice challenged the public: “You are not ready.” But in the wake of a brief, tumultuous partnership between Nintendo and Sony several years earlier that led to this new gaming frontier, was anybody ready?
Read MorePosted by Reid Creager | Feb 14, 2022 | Featured
The curator of the Museum of Failure is an expert on the subject as a licensed psychologist and PhD in Organizational Psychology who has given many international speeches on the subject.
Read MorePosted by Reid Creager | Jan 6, 2022 | Featured
In just the past few years, the ancient process of permanent makeup has been getting a face-lift in the United States.
Read MorePosted by Reid Creager | Dec 22, 2021 | Time Tested
In 1932, Thompson applied for the patent rights on a “Screw” (U.S. Patent No. 1,908,080) with a “cruciform groove” and a matching “Screw driver” (U.S. Patent No. 1,908,081). He is still listed as the inventor on both applications, both of which were granted the following year. But Thompson’s attempts to sell his design to screw manufacturers yielded frustrating results.
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