We are conservatives in • respect to inventions which are old and useful, and reformers in respect to those which are old and of an inferior character. Plain common sense teaches any man that it ...

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Hookay. So, you think that this M3 sub-machine gun--with a shoot-first-and-ask-later curved barrel--is a really stupid, really dumb invention, right? I don't blame you. But, trust me, you don't ...

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Over the holidays I thought about inventions created and techniques harnessed hundreds or thousands of years ago and still in use today. Electricity and electrical equipment make our lives easier, but ...

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His 300-year-old invention is why Kid Inventors’ Day is celebrated each year on Jan. 17, his birthday. Kids are creative thinkers with their own ideas for tackling problems.

The US Patent and Trademark Office may be the key battleground in today's high-tech lawsuits, but it's also home to a trove of inventions that have fallen into the public domain. Now patent lawyer ...

How a young girl’s determination to help her grandfather turned into an invention now celebrated worldwide.