Category: Time Tested

Zamboni resurfacing machine rolls on as an iconic invention.
It has been 70 years since Frank J. Zamboni applied for, and later received, a patent for the Model A Zamboni Ice Resurfacer.

Basketball innovation has evolved in its 100-plus years.

It’s an iconic Halloween treat, but candy corn gets little respect.
Candy corn is said to have been invented by George Renninger of the Wunderle Candy Co. in the 1880s.

Fred Morrison’s inventiveness, salesmanship launched the Frisbee “We worked fairs,...

Push-button format added convenience, enabled today’s high-tech communication devices. Although...

Powel Crosley Jr. left an indelible mark in myriad other businesses that included radio,...

“To try to get a normal businessman to understand a robot, they thought you were talking about...

Noteworthy inventions by African-Americans range from the potato chip to the 1-gigahertz chip....

Anti-monopolist had patented forerunner to iconic U.S. game: Lizzie Magie sold her patent for “The Landlord’s Game” to Parker Brothers for $500 and no royalties.

Sensation derives from similar toys dating back centuries; media myths abound The fidget spinner...