I’ve always found patents fascinating. Not just because they protect ideas but because they often reveal the odd, innovative, ...

"I wanted to create an improved wet vacuum with an efficient and effective design that could save valuable time, labor, as ...

"I wanted to create a vehicle visor accessory to help reduce annoying sun-glare while driving," said an inventor, from Sierra ...

In 1916, a Polish scientist discovered how to create a mono-crystal, which later became the basis for integrated circuits and semiconductors.

But this vision of genius is a poor fit for many great artists, and it tends to obscure what makes them and their work ...