Marie Van Brittan Brown and her husband, Albert, filed for the patent in 1966 and received approval three years later.

There’s a story that keeps circling the internet, and it’s too good not to question. An Instagram creator named @builtbytiffy claims that the humble toaster was invented as a clever way to get people ...

Inventors, pioneers, trailblazers and innovators-these women all earned their place in history by making a global impact in ...

Humor has a way of transcending time. While historical figures are often remembered for their serious achievements, many of ...

Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of ...

This ubiquitous jar is named after John Landis Mason, who patented Mason jars in 1858. Made to preserve or can food, mason ...

Graeme Clark was a restless kid. There’s a photo of him at two, with his suitcases packed, because he was bored and wanted to ...

Amid Louisville’s modern cityscape, the Brennan House at 631 South 5th Street offers a historic nineteenth-century retreat. Its most noted owner, Thomas Brennan (1839–1914), was an inventor and ...