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The 4 Biggest Mistakes Inventors Make
Product development is a business. You can't afford rookie errors.
Five Things I've Learned From Mentoring A Young Inventor
If you have time and if you're good at it, mentor more. It's a rewarding activity and it will bring you joy, in addition to immensely improving a young person's chances at success.
3 Basics for Filing a Patent That Actually Has Value
A provisional patent application will provide as much protection as you need while determining if your idea can really go the distance.
Scientists Made Transparent Wood That's Stronger Than Glass
See-through wood is now a thing.
The Inventor of the George Foreman Grill Sets the Record Straight
Michael Boehm explains how he created one of the bestselling infomercial products of all time.
Have a Lot of Clever Ideas? License Them to the Novelty Gift Industry.
When I walked into Hallmark and saw "Sweet Darts," darts inscribed with the words 'I'm Stuck On You," I smiled. Seeing my name on the back never got old.
9 Iconic Inventors Who Changed the World
Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Steve Jobs and more -- these nine visionaries have made their indelible marks on the way we live.
Inventor of Email Ray Tomlinson Dies at 74
Tomlinson had an idea to send a text message between computers using a new network called Arpanet, routing it using an '@' symbol.
Inventor Artur Fischer, Who Held More Than 1,100 Patents, Dies at 96
The inventor of the first synchronized electronic camera flash surpassed Thomas Edison's record of most patents.
What Business and Government Should Do When Innovation Outpaces Regulation
Through education, proactive self-regulation and collaboration with regulators, industry leaders can help speed the process of rule-making.
Marvin Minsky, AI Pioneer, Dies at 88
The MIT professor invented vital research equipment and consulted on Stanley Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey.'
The Entrepreneur Who Inspired 'Joy' Talks Movie-Making and Retail
At one point, she shares, megastar Robert De Niro leaned in to ask her advice about his idea for an invention.
Movie 'Joy' Celebrates Something We Already Appreciate: Entrepreneurs
Who knew that someone would make a movie starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper that centers on a mop inventor.
How Long Should You Push Before Giving Up?
A successful entrepreneur reflects on how naivety kept him going forward although things were really rough.
Watch This Jetpack-Wearing Entrepreneur Rocket Past the Statue of Liberty (VIDEO)
David Mayman realized the ultimate boyhood dream this week, high above the Hudson River.