You’ve probably heard of the brilliant minds behind some of today’s most groundbreaking inventions—think the light bulb, the telephone and the World Wide Web. But did you know that not every inventor ...

Pilot an airplane high in the sky. Switch on the air conditioner. Sip a cold beer. Ride the elevator to the top of the Chrysler building. Pop a Prozac (r). We may take these clever inventions for ...

Every time we switch on a light or boil a kettle we rely on power - but most people don't stop to think about the inventions and discoveries that allow us to live the way we do. In an exciting new ...

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Thomas Edison has insisted that ideas must be followed by patient, steady labour. His words have urged inventors and workers to value method, testing and persistence.