ATLANTA — Engineer and entrepreneur Dr. Lonnie Johnson created the billion-dollar toy that became a staple of childhood summers—but that success was only the beginning. From growing up in the ...

CONCORD, N.H. – Newly released documents on Jeffrey Epstein reveal that New Hampshire inventor and businessman Dean Kamen kept in contact with the wealthy financier for years after Epstein was ...

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What does it take to keep kids amused? Before the invention of electronic games and smartphones, that was a more complicated question for parents. Burt Meyer provided many of the answers. Meyer, who ...

It isn’t hard to think that Jeff Bezos left his role as Amazon.com’s CEO to enjoy a slower life filled with yachting and celebrity parties. But he would most certainly object to that characterization.

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create an improved work surface for florists that would be used when making a casket spray," said an inventor, from Altadena, Calif., "so I ...

His widow Kelly Roberts said he passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday while surrounded by family. “I feel so blessed to have shared 35 wonderful years of marriage with Duane,” she wrote on ...

When Mitsubishi made your first cellphone, you know you’ve been around a while. Steve has carried the latest and greatest around in his pocket for nearly 30 years, with everything from Motorola ...

Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor the World Wide Web, criticized the state of the internet today for turning users into “consumable products” in a talk in Harvard Square on Wednesday evening about his ...

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The mother of Julian Brown said her son is "safe" in comments to DailyMail.com, after the 21-year-old inventor said he was "under attack" earlier this month. Brown invented "Plastoline," which he says ...

An inventor is captivating the Internet after proclaiming to be “under attack.” Atlanta resident Julian Brown has not been seen since July 9, when he posted a cryptic video via Instagram. “I can’t go ...