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How One Man Took a Secret Super-Material to His Grave [Science]





In 1990, an amateur inventor called Maurice Ward appeared on British TV demonstrating a super-material he'd invented without any scientific training. Called Starlite, it could withstand temperatures of 100...
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Twitter and Square Guru Jack Dorsey on Steve Jobs, China and More: The Full AsiaD Interview (Video)

We are now posting the full videos from the recent AsiaD conference, which took place in Hong Kong in October.
Over the next week or so, we’re going to follow the schedule of the actual event. Up now: Twitter and Square inventor Jack Dorsey.
The bu...
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Final AsiaD Speakers: Apple's Phil Schiller and Former VP Al Gore

And then there was Schiller and Gore.
That would be Apple’s SVP of worldwide product marketing Phil Schiller and former Vice President Al Gore, who round out the stellar list of speakers at our upcoming AsiaD conference.
Taking place from Oct. 19 t...
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Wilson Greatbatch, The Man Who Accidentally Invented The Pacemaker, Has Died [Video]






Wilson Greatbatch has died at the age of 92. He was a lifelong inventor. And like many inventors, his most notable creation, the implantable cardiac pacemaker, was discovered accidentally. More &...
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Teleprompter Inventor Hub Schlafly Scrolls Up to that Big Newscast In the Sky [Memorium]






In the late 1940s, a young television engineer was called upon to figure out a way for actors to better remember their lines. Hubert "Hub" Schlafly wasted no time with the assignment, devising a motorized...
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Scuba Inventor (and Gear Innovator) Dead at 93 [Genius]






If you've ever donned scuba gear, you owe a bit of gratitude to Christian Lambertsen, who headed to the great reef in the sky on the 11th. Lambertsen not only invented the hell out of scuba gear, but coin...
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Inventing the Death Ray [History]






We're pretty obsessed with the idea of a death ray. After all, we constantly see these weapons of mass annihilation in movies, read about them in books, and run from them in nightmares. But why haven't we...
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Five People Killed By Their Own Inventions [Inventors]






Imagine putting years of time, effort and money into a life-changing invention that you think will bring you tons of money and fame while changing the world. Now what if your amazing invention ends up kil...
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How Nathan Myhrvold and Intellectual Ventures Would Change the Patent System [Interview]






Patents! They're a big deal. Nathan Myhrvold's Intellectual Ventures depends on patents to make money, and they file a lot of 'em. So I asked him how he'd change the patent system. More »
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What Do You Think the Most Important Tech Invention of the 21st Century Is? [Question]






A lot of amazing inventions, ideas, and technologies came about in the 21st century, but we want to know: Which tech invention do you think was the most important during this time? More »
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Inventor of Frisbee Dies at 90 [Obituary]
Fred Morrison didn't cure a disease, go to the moon, or invent some high-tech gadget. But he made many of our lives just a bit happier with a simple toy that prompted dreams of flying saucers and sparked intramural games.
According to his son, "old age ca...
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