American inventors have transformed the world with innovations like the light bulb, the transistor and the pacemaker. But they also dreamed up the dog umbrella, Silly Putty and the Pet Rock.

Madam C.J. Walker, Mark Dean, and Patricia Bath are just a few Black inventors who have made life easier.

Developed at Wake Forest University, vacuum-assisted closure therapy has helped an estimated 20 million patients — and earned ...

These 10 technological marvels had cultural implications that its inventors could barely have imagined.

Students at Berlin High School are working on limiting the effects of white-nose syndrome, a deadly disease in bat ...

Did you know one of the world's most popular roses was invented right here in Milwaukee? Meet Will Radler, the genius behind ...

Students at St. Jude School in Mountain Top showed their projects at the recent Invention Convention.

People can discover the inventions and inventors that originated in Ohio during a free program at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at Mentor Public Library’s Lake Branch, 5642 Andrews Road in Mentor-on-the-Lake.

The 1960s were a turning point for American food culture. Convenience foods exploded, fast food chains expanded nationwide, ...

Born in La Crosse in September 1886, Reuben Trane will be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame as part of the ...