The teens whose ideas are recognized in their high school inventor clubs would be eligible for help filing their patent ...

For decades, conventional wisdom held that despite China’s extensive manufacturing power, it was unlikely to surpass the United States as the world’s preeminent innovator. It’s bad enough that the ...

While standing in line at ShopRite one night, James Howard, of Dover, came across a special edition of Times magazine featuring America’s top 100 inventors but noticed something was missing.

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Nauticus invites the community to celebrate the groundbreaking contributions of African American scientists and inventors on Saturday, Feb. 15, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event ...

NORFOLK, Va. — African American Scientists & Inventors Discovery Day will be hosted by Nauticus on February 15. This event aims to engage and educate the community about the groundbreaking ...

*Whenever we are thinking about modern Black inventors, Garrett A. Morgan is the first to come to mind. He brought us out of the dark and gifted us with the spotlight. We also think about Charles Drew ...

From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New Jersey do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know. Janie Hermann, Princeton Public Library’s adult programming ...

James Howard owns a vintage Thermo King truck and a 19th-century clothes wringer. Collecting these antique items is not simply fulfilling the passion of a hobbyist. It is part of his mission to put ...

What would you have been without a role model? What would you have done had you not known your career path was even an option? The answers to these career and life-defining questions often come down ...

For most people, the answer would probably be "not many," but that's not because there weren't many. African-Americans have invented some important and beneficial devices, but the names and faces of ...

Hintz, Eric S. 2021. American Independent Inventors in an Era of Corporate R&D. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press. Bedi, Joyce, Daemmrich, Arthur, and Molella ...