Beulah Louise Henry was just nine years old when she came up with her first invention in 1896, a device that allowed a man to tip his hat without ever putting down his newspaper. By her death in 1973, ...

The State of Ohio has officially proclaimed April 23, 2026, as Granville T. Woods Day, honoring the Columbus-born inventor whose work revolutionized electrical ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New at the California Science Center the exhibition “Leonardo Da Vinci: Inventor. Artist. Dreamer.” The exhibition features 30 of ...

Science geeks and computer nerds rock. It’s a message that’s generating a lot of buzz at the University of Virginia. “I want to be the next Steve Jobs,” UVa computer science student Josh Whelan smiled ...

Jeremy Gilmour wants to invent an alternative to an electric car. “I’m thinking a hydrocar, it’s the most challenging thing ever,” Gilmour said during a break from Camp Invention at Aberdeen High ...

The two men staring through the wrought-iron bars surrounding the Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe looked like two kids who arrived at the amusement park five minutes too late. They didn’t know an ...

Below is a portion of Inverse’s interview with Ayah Bdeir, the founder and CEO of littleBits. Bdeir is on a mission to use her tiny, colorful blocks — which can be combined to create sophisticated ...

New at the California Science Center the exhibition “Leonardo Da Vinci: Inventor. Artist. Dreamer.” The exhibition features 30 of Leonardo da Vinci’s (1452-1519) genius inventions each built by ...