Category: Time Tested
Ringing the Bell
Posted by Reid Creager | Dec 4, 2020 | Time Tested
Vexing Virus Vaccines
Posted by Reid Creager | Nov 2, 2020 | Time Tested
Purposeful Repurposing
by Reid Creager | Sep 30, 2020 | Time Tested
Innovator and designer Charles Harrison improved the trash can and hundreds of other everyday items.
Read MoreTops of the Flops
by Reid Creager | Aug 31, 2020 | Time Tested
The anticipation of failure and having a healthy attitude about it are essential traits for anyone trying to bring a new idea or product to the masses. However, it’s true that some inventing failures get added notoriety—whether due to their unconventional nature, excess hype, or number of dollars invested.
Read MoreSlow Path
by Reid Creager | Jul 31, 2020 | Time Tested
It took 31 years of planning and constructing before Sicard finalized his concept and became the generally acknowledged inventor of the first commercial snowblower in 1925.
Read MoreNew Coke’s Old Debate
by Reid Creager | Jun 28, 2020 | Time Tested
Although blind taste tests showed the revised formula was preferred to Pepsi, public reaction to New Coke was even more bitter than the original drink’s taste.
Read MoreIcon for All Seasons
by Reid Creager | May 8, 2020 | Time Tested
Antonio Pasin’s marketing gamble at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair helped cement the Red Flyer’s place in American history.
Read MoreSci-Fi Movie Inventions
by Reid Creager | Mar 31, 2020 | Time Tested
Here’s a fun look back at some memorable movie gadgets and their chances of becoming real-world reality.
Read MoreCheers for Fears
by Reid Creager | Mar 5, 2020 | Time Tested
Since their commercial debut 100 years ago, haunted houses’ popularity is scary. Learn more about technology and innovation in haunted houses.
Read MoreGaming Greatness
by Reid Creager | Feb 27, 2020 | Time Tested
One day in the late 1970s during his train commute, Nintendo employee Gunpei Yokoi saw a man playing with an LCD calculator. Gaming history soon changed forever.
Read MoreFortunate Misstep
by Reid Creager | Dec 3, 2019 | Time Tested
It was 1943. Richard James, a naval engineer, was trying to develop a meter for measuring horsepower on naval battleships. During his work with tension springs, one of them fell from a shelf to the floor. The spring didn’t stop moving when it landed, briefly “walking” along the floor. An idea for a children’s toy was soon put into motion.
Read MoreA Last Will for Peace
by Reid Creager | Aug 31, 2019 | Time Tested
When Alfred Nobel read his obituary, it could have killed him.
Read MoreShort Song: The Rise and Fall of Napster
by Reid Creager | Jul 26, 2019 | Time Tested
Despite its meteoric rise and fall, Napster has a permanent place in innovation and internet history. It has often been called the fastest-growing business of all time; perhaps more important, it revolutionized the music industry and forced it to adjust to the commercial realities of the internet age.
Read MoreThe 45 at 70
by Reid Creager | Jul 25, 2019 | Time Tested
The 45 RPM single reflects a simpler time in technology and the world. The 70th anniversary of its release reveals some detailed and surprising origins.
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