Category: Time Tested

MARCH 3, 1821 Thomas Jennings became the first African-American inventor to receive a U.S. patent,...

The sporting event that transfixes millions of Americans every March is the result of a game...

Tee Vee Muntz holds no resentment toward her father for the birth name he gave her. “There are a...

When Harry Coover passed away in 2011, virtually all of the obituaries written by news outlets...

“A Christmas Story” was anything but an instant classic. Released on Nov. 18, 1983, the movie...

aTelevision shows have been a rich source of inventions, both real and fantasy. At any moment in...

Ouija Board inventor conducted demonstration to  convince patent office official, inventor’s...

BY EDITH G. TOLCHIN I learned about Shintaro “Sam” Asano in an article, “10 Inventions out of MIT...

By Reid Creager These are our stories, and we’re sticking to them. Many Americans’ love affair...

Silver screen star Hedy Lamarr, dubbed “the most beautiful woman in the world,” was revered for...

It’s 99 degrees in the shade but a cool 72 degrees in your home thanks to Willis Haviland Carrier....