It is often argued that there is no need to reinvent the wheel, but does that apply to wind turbines? Willard Cooper doesn’t think so. Two of his patents are for a renewable energy generating system for electrical power that includes a storage station superior to batteries. Cooper’s third patented design — granted in 2009 […]
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Since Steve Jobs died, there has been a lot of talk about the amazing people he has joined in inventing history. However, there is one man they missed, and he is also the man Jobs looked up to: Edwin H. Land. As the genius behind Polaroid and instant photography, he’s an important man to remember.
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Names like Levi Strauss and Rube Goldberg are generally well known for many reasons, but the Quincy Herald Whig looks at what these people did before they reached fame. Levi Strauss (1829-1902) Twenty-four-year-old Levi Strauss left New York for San Francisco in 1853 to open a dry goods store with his sister and brother-in-law. They
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At 97 years old, Arch West, the man behind the Doritos brand we all know so well, has passed on. However, to homage to the product he inspired, he is going to be buried with the famous chips. He reportedly came up with the idea of Doritos when he was on vacation with his family
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Dyson made waves when they came out with a fan with no blades. They have grabbed the attention of the public again with a heater fan that will not burn you. Dyson’s new product, bluntly called Hot, uses technologies first developed for its Air Multiplier, released in May 2010, to generate a fast flow of
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Whether you’re looking for a place to build your invention or have it manufactured, it is a long process that can intimidate the toughest inventor. However, one company is helping local inventors find the manufactures they need, but they’re also renting out space for inventions that just need a little more refining and bigger tools,
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We often mention successful American women who successfully cross the gender gap into the man’s world of business. What about women in other countries? Korea leads a traditional “man’s world,” and Lee Bok-hui has found a way across that gap and raise attention for her invention. Lee Bok-hui used to wonder what happened to all
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iOL Lifestyle: For most new parents, the crippling sleep deprivation, the constant nappy changes and the overwhelming responsibility that a newborn baby brings are challenge enough, yet growing numbers of parents are using these early years to nurture not just a child, but also a fledgling business. There is even a name for the phenomenon,
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Not long ago Benjamin Ashpole made the news for his latest invention, The Pocket Grill. Now that he has started picking up funding for his invention on Kickstarter, he’s trying to start down a new path: casual entrepreneur meetings. Ashpole hopes the house becomes a meeting place for inventors and entrepreneurs. with no dress code.
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In June we mentioned an inventor who finally struck gold with his word game. Today the 84 year old inventor has taken his game to the next level. It is now an app that you can download on your iPhone or iPad. Since receiving his first patent in 1958, Weiss spent more than 50 years
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