How do inventions happen? NPR's Planet Money's team brings us the history of one underappreciated invention that has enabled countless other inventions, from the Phillips screwdriver to Bluetooth. You ...
A 1922 innovation, initially for malted drinks in drugstores, marked the birth of the modern electric blender. This seemingly ...
Finding himself "bored" one day, Joan Manuel Hidalgo devised a hands-free, but margarinally complex machine that toasts and butters bread. Jam Press/@thehacklifeyt Finding himself “bored” one day, ...
A number of countries have now issued decisions on whether a patent can be granted to Dr. Stephen Thaler for an invention made by a machine named DABUS. In response to a request by the United Kingdom ...
Early efforts -- Elements of a successful machine -- The "Sewing-Machine Combination" -- Less expensive machines -- Appendixes: Notes on the development and commercial use of the sewing machine -- ...