Christian Science Monitor |
Inventions that were going to change the world – but didn't
Christian Science Monitor Every new invention is supposed to be the "next big thing" – and some are. The cellphone, the PC, the plane: all inventions that revolutionized the way we live our lives and far surpassed their initial hype. But some inventions don't quite measure up … |
Mother Jones |
Ladies Last: 8 Inventions by Women That Dudes Got Credit For
Mother Jones When she was barely 20, she started collaborating with the inventor Charles Babbage at the University of London on his "Analytical Engine," an early model of a computer. In 1843, she added extensive notes of her own to a paper on Babbage's machine, … |
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Three Utterly Insane—And Real—Football Inventions We Never Made
Deadspin Welcome to Patentspin. I'll use this space to take a look at some strange or interesting patents related to the world of sports. I will then, probably, make fun of them. In this edition, we're going to examine inventions that will, theoretically, let … |
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These crazy inventions are the latest sign that entrepreneurship in China is …
Quartz From gunpowder to paper or ice cream, Chinese leaders like to showcase how many world-changing inventions have originated in their country. But for every huge breakthrough there are lots of quirkier ones that never made it big. A submarine that catches … |
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Samsung Galaxy Gear Ads Compare Smart Watch to Sci-Fi Inventions
Mashable Are we living in the future? Samsung seems to think so, as two new ads for its Galaxy Gear smart watch compare the gadget to famous watches from television and movies. Posted on YouTube, the first spot (above) shows off watches with advanced … |
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A Summary of Apple's Latest Inventions Includes Coverage of Protective iDevice …
Patently Apple On October 3, 2013, the US Patent & Trademark Office published a series of 13 original patent applications from Apple. Once again there were no knock-out patent filings published today like a smartwatch or fingerprint scanner, but there were a few … |