Arthur Fry’s Gospel Bookmark That Led to Post-it Global Domination
Frustrated by falling bookmarks, Arthur Fry’s church choir predicament sparked an accidental invention that would revolutionize office communication forever.
Ole Evinrude’s Melting Ice Cream Rescue: Inspiring the First Outboard Motor
Ole Evinrude’s melting ice cream dilemma sparked an ingenious solution that would forever change how we navigate waterways.
Esther Takeuchi’s Defibrillator Battery: How a Tiny Cell Keeps Hearts Alive
Meet the revolutionary battery that transformed defibrillators from bulky machines into compact lifesavers, powering millions of hearts worldwide.
Anita Borg’s “Rebel Lab”: Where Women Coders Challenged the Status Quo
Journey inside Anita Borg’s revolutionary tech lab at Xerox PARC, where women coders shattered glass ceilings and rewrote Silicon Valley’s rules.
Daisuke Inoue’s Karaoke Machine: The Modest Music Box That Launched a Party Industry
A humble invention by Japanese musician Daisuke Inoue in 1971 revolutionized nightlife entertainment, but the story behind karaoke’s creation is surprising.
Ann Tsukamoto’s Stem Cell Breakthrough: Lab Trials That Shocked Skeptics
Meticulous lab work led Ann Tsukamoto to a groundbreaking stem cell discovery that skeptics claimed would never be possible.
Ann Makosinski’s Homemade Glow: Body Heat vs. Bulbs in a Teenage Garage
Pioneering teen inventor Ann Makosinski turned simple body heat into light, revolutionizing sustainable energy from an unlikely place: her garage.
Mikhail Tswett’s Rainbow in a Tube: How Plant Pigments Led to Chromatography
Mikhail Tswett’s simple experiment with plant pigments sparked a scientific revolution that forever changed how we analyze our world.
Fazlur Rahman Khan’s Skyscraper Tube: The Day He Stood at the Top of Willis Tower
You’ll never believe how one engineer’s moment atop Willis Tower revolutionized skyscraper design and transformed city skylines forever.
Deafness Be Damned: How Martin Cooper’s Handheld Phone Freed Voices Everywhere
Breaking through barriers of silence, Martin Cooper’s mobile phone invention transformed communication for the deaf community—but that’s just the beginning.