An invention at the heart of our modern world helped create radios, cars and smartphones. The team from Planet Money traces ...

Stacker has chronicled social, scientific, and business inventions that changed America over hundreds of years.

An invention developed by a business or individual inventor may have great value to that business or individual, either through the commercialization of the invention or by licensing the invention to ...

Some of the most transformative things in human history were never planned. No grand vision, no years of careful design, no ...

In 2026, the president said, "One hundred eighty-two years ago, a man discovered the paper clip." He's also claimed it was ...

Pitching your invention to a big corporation means convincing the right people that you have an idea worth investing in. You might have difficulty seeing high-ranking executives at a large corporation ...

Valerie O'Shea Murray Ph.D., Tom Murray Ph.D. An invention disclosure form is a document used to capture detailed information about a new invention or discovery. The first step in the patent ...

Utilizing prototypes in physical product development is the key part of the product development process. Strategic, quality and methodical prototyping is the primary differentiator between a ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY Steve Anderson In a world ...

Children don't need to be taught how to be creative. We’ve known for decades that creativity is innate. When researchers George Land and Beth Jarman tested preschool age children for creativity in the ...

In one of Aesop’s fables, The Crow and the Pitcher, we are introduced to a thirsty bird. As luck would have it, the bird happens to stumble across a pitcher, which has a pool of water at the bottom.

Lincoln Elementary School will host “Camp Invention: Spark” from June 22 to June 26, 2026. The K-6 program, led by local ...