Learn about the improvement to the ironing board, which inventor Sarah Boone patented in 1892.
Encyclopedia excerpt discusses the life of Sir Richard Arkwright, creator of the cotton spinning frame.
Relates the accomplishments of this American electrical engineer who contributed to the advance of radio communications.
Read a brief biography of Louis Bleriot who crossed the English Channel for the first time in his No. XI monoplane on July 25, 1909.
About.com guide provides a brief profile of 19th century inventor Sarah Boone, noted for patenting an improved ironing board in 1892.
Read a brief biography of one of the world's most famous artists and inventors. Includes information about the completion of "The Last Supper."
Read an article, from "The New Zealand Edge," about the inventor and marketer of the first stamp vending machine in 1905.
Explore why "the father of the Pill" claims that new approaches to contraception "are repackaging old goods in new clothing," using different methods to deliver hormones.
David Bowman talks to the award-winning chemist who is "the father of modern contraception" and author of "This Man's Pill: Reflections on the 50th Birthday of the Pill."
Read the biography of Ernest Godward, from "The New Zealand Edge," who invented the egg beater, the spiral hair pin and the "petrol economiser."
Learn how this 19th-century American inventor improved the process of manufacturing rubber.
Examine a brief account of the 19th century inventor's creations.
Outlines the accomplishments of this 18th century horologist, who invented the first accurate marine chronometer.
Tells the story of an Irish-born teacher funded by Fenians who develops the first modern submarine and becomes known as the Father of the U.S. Submarine Service.
Short encyclopedia entry explains how the inventor's work paved the way for the development of computers.
Describes the birth of the movies with the invention of the cinematographe in 1895 by the French brothers Louis and Auguste Lumiere.
Contains a biography of the inventor of the gas mask and automatic traffic signal.
Read the biography of Colin Murdoch who invented, among other things, the disposable medical syringe. From "The New Zealand Edge."
Outlines the 19th-century inventor's efforts to patent his sewing machine.