We have a lot to thank history’s inventors for. Every time you turn on a TV, drive a car, style your hair, iron your clothes, or do almost anything else throughout the course of your day, it’s likely ...

Frustrated on the sporting field, they became “user innovators” when they used their ingenuity to improve the game Eric S. Hintz Who invents for sports and why? Specifically, what motivates so many ...

All month long, we're celebrating women breaking glass ceilings and contributing to our society in major ways. I went over to Dearborn to explore little-known facts about women inventors in the ...

Inventor Nikola Tesla was born on this day in history, July 10, 1856, in what is now Croatia. Tesla's father was a priest in the Serbian Orthodox Church, notes Encyclopedia Britannica. His mother, ...

March is Women’s History Month, and to celebrate, we’re highlighting some of the brilliant and fascinating women who have made a huge impact on society and on everyday life. Beginning in 1978 as a ...

This is an opinion column. A chair was just a chair — until Miriam Elizabeth Benjamin put a light and a bell on one. Benjamin was a schoolteacher, composer and inventor, born in 1861 in Charleston, ...

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 ...

The innovations of inventors are enjoyed every single day, from big-picture things, to the little things that make daily lives a bit easier. If you haven’t thanked an inventor today, you’ll soon get ...

We can thank these creators for video games, life-saving transportation devices, and more. We have a lot to thank history’s inventors for. Every time you turn on a TV, drive a car, style your hair, ...