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The 1938 subway ride that led to the invention of video games

Ralph Baer, an engineer for Sanders Associates of Nashua, N.H., in front of his TV hockey game on Feb. 3, 1977. (AP Photo) Ralph Baer, who died at the age of 92 on Dec. 6, was the man who invented the first video-game console. He was often asked how it …
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ESD “Invention Convention” Sparks New Safety Device, Sporting Equipment, and Solar-Powered Video Game System

After several weeks spent studying some of the world’s most influential inventors, students at The Episcopal School of Dallas capitalized on their creative-thinking and problem-solving skills to develop their own devices for the second annual Invention …
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For life-saving invention, Timothy Chuter earns high royalties

Until the early 1990s, repairing aneurysms in the abdomen was a messy, risky procedure that involved slicing patients open. Dr. Timothy Chuter wanted a better way. To prop up weak blood vessels at risk of rupturing, the young, aspiring surgeon devised a …
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A flying invention

THE future could have your home delivered pizza sent by a drone – an invention created by a former Wangaratta resident who stands to win $ US1m. RAAF Corporal Clinton Burchat is in the running to win a big pay cheque if he takes out a Drones For Good …
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A Gecko-Inspired Invention Lets Humans Climb Up Glass Walls

E. Hawkes et al. Everyone’s wished they had a superhuman ability at some point in their lives. And on the super power scale, the ability to scale glass walls like Spider-Man is right up there at the top — and it’s already possible, as shown by a new …
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Fed’s latest invention holds promise for controlled rate rise

Analysts have applauded a draft Fed idea to offer lenders segregated cash accounts to be used as collateral for transactions with private investors. Such accounts could be an “additional supplementary tool” as the central bank returns to a more normal …
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