Imagine what life would be like without your phone, the internet, or even something as simple as electricity. It’s hard to picture, right? We enjoy the comforts and conveniences of today thanks to the ...

The National Inventors Hall of Fame will induct two Black women for the first time in the organization's nearly 50-year history. Engineer Marian Croak and ophthalmologist Dr. Patricia Bath, whose ...

Credit typically goes to inventor and entrepreneur Thomas Edison. But the actual story is more complicated and interesting.

In our latest "Five questions with" feature, meet Monica Jones, CEO of the Stark County-based National Inventors Hall of Fame ...

The individuals on this list are among the most important inventors of all time. The phone, the lightbulb, and the World Wide Web are all thanks to individuals on this list. Vaccinations, calculus, ...

Garrett A. Morgan is emerging as a larger-than-life figure in American history. International recognition for the brilliant Cleveland entrepreneur comes a century after his life-saving inventions ...

Garrett A. Morgan is emerging as a larger-than-life figure in American history. Finally. International recognition for the brilliant Cleveland entrepreneur comes a century after his life-saving ...

From the 'Titan' submersible to the 'Titanic' ocean liner, these innovations backfired with catastrophic consequences Zoey Lyttle is a Society & Culture Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She covers ...

Some inventors continue to be productive well into their later years, although the characteristics of inventions differ by the age of the inventor, according to new research on patent filings. The ...

There’s an apocryphal story of Christopher Columbus making an egg stand on its end after a hearty meal, showing that what seemed impossible was actually 'common sense' once demonstrated. Today, a ...

Nottingham Spirk cofounders John Nottingham and John Spirk have worked together for 50 years: “We're on the Warren Buffett business track of retirement,” Nottingham says. Cleveland inventors John ...