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Fred Morrison, Frisbee Inventor, Dies at 90

Walter Fredrick "Fred" Morrison, the man credited with inventing the Frisbee, died Tuesday in his Utah home. He was 90. Morrison sold the production and manufacturing rights to his "Pluto Platter" in...

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Super Glue Inventor Dead at 94

The name Harry Wesley Coover Jr., who died Saturday at the age of 94, might not ring a bell, but you've almost certainly heard of his most famous invention: Super Glue. Coover first stumbled upon the...

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9 Celebrity Inventors

It may surprise you, but sometimes Hollywood's elite invent stuff, too—and in these nine cases, rounded up by Time , those inventions are actually pretty cool: Your back really itches, you can't reach...

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10 Inventors Who Saw No Riches From Their Big Idea

Despite what you may think, a smash-hit of an invention doesn't necessarily set an inventor up for life. (Witness Doug Englebart , who invented the computer mouse but didn't see a dime from it.) As the...

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Get Ready for Jetpacks —and Soon

At last, that staple of air travel from cheesy sci-fi movies and, of course, the Jetsons , looks to be reality soon: The Wall Street Journal reports that a New Zealand company plans to have its...

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Inventor Has Been Waiting 43 Years for His Patent

It's been 43 years since Gilbert Hyatt applied for a patent on a machinery-control system, and 35 years since he sought a patent related to liquid crystal displays. It takes an average of about two...

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Teen Invents Way to Prevent Hot Car Deaths

An inventor has developed a possible solution to the recurring problem of kids left in hot cars—and she did so before even graduating from high school. Alissa Chavez, 17, came up with the basic idea...

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Inventor Called 'Bill Gates of Home Repair' Dies at 96

Think "inventor," and Thomas Edison's name will likely come to mind. But German creator Artur Fischer had a handful more patents to his name (over 1,100) than the famous US inventor (1,093), earning...

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Town Has Honored Bust Since 1977— It's the Wrong Guy

Try as they might, the denizens of Stockton-on-Tees, England, just can't seem to pay homage to John Walker, a 19th-century resident of the town and inventor of "one of the most significant objects in...

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AR-15 Inventor's Family: He'd Be 'Sickened' by Mass Shootings

When Eugene Stoner designed "America's gun" (aka the AR-15) in the late 1950s, which was adopted for use by the Army as the M16, his goal was to create the "most efficient and superior" rifles for...

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Man Who Invented Cup Now Used Everywhere Is Dead

"You're more than just plastic, you're more than amazing, you're more than fantastic," croons Toby Keith in his 2011 hit "Red Solo Cup," a song that Robert Leo Hulseman surely loved. The inventor of...

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He Bet His Life and Brought Joy to Millions

His name is Henry Orenstein, and as a Newsweek profile makes clear, the 93-year-old New Jersey resident really ought to be a household name. For starters, he survived the Holocaust thanks to a risky...

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Young Inventor Now Facing Schizophrenia Diagnosis

A science phenom known for impressing President Obama with his marshmallow air cannon at the 2012 White House Science Fair faces crushing debt after being diagnosed with a mental illness. Joey Hudy,...

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Amid Craze, Fidget Spinner Inventor Makes Nothing

It's hard to make money if you don't have any. That's the lesson from Catherine Hettinger, who is credited with inventing the original fidget spinner about three decades ago. In 2004, she says she...

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Teen Invents Way to Prevent Hot Car Deaths

An inventor has developed a possible solution to the recurring problem of kids left in hot cars—and she did so before even graduating from high school. Alissa Chavez, 17, came up with the basic idea...

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Inventor Called 'Bill Gates of Home Repair' Dies at 96

Think "inventor," and Thomas Edison's name will likely come to mind. But German creator Artur Fischer had a handful more patents to his name (over 1,100) than the famous US inventor (1,093), earning...

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Town Has Honored Bust Since 1977— It's the Wrong Guy

Try as they might, the denizens of Stockton-on-Tees, England, just can't seem to pay homage to John Walker, a 19th-century resident of the town and inventor of "one of the most significant objects in...

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AR-15 Inventor's Family: He'd Be 'Sickened' by Mass Shootings

When Eugene Stoner designed "America's gun" (aka the AR-15) in the late 1950s, which was adopted for use by the Army as the M16, his goal was to create the "most efficient and superior" rifles for...

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Man Who Invented Cup Now Used Everywhere Is Dead

"You're more than just plastic, you're more than amazing, you're more than fantastic," croons Toby Keith in his 2011 hit "Red Solo Cup," a song that Robert Leo Hulseman surely loved. The inventor of...

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He Bet His Life and Brought Joy to Millions

His name is Henry Orenstein, and as a Newsweek profile makes clear, the 93-year-old New Jersey resident really ought to be a household name. For starters, he survived the Holocaust thanks to a risky...

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