Objects in museum collections are signposts to diverse stories of invention. Patent dates on objects lead to patent numbers, and patents to inventor...
What uncertain and anxious times we are living in. The worldwide spread of the novel coronavirus has altered lives across the globe. Even simple...
Last year, Luis von Ahn won the prestigious $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize, which honors outstanding mid-career inventors who are improving the world...
As part of the Smithsonian's celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15), I have enjoyed conducting research on historical and...
In putting together my thoughts for Hispanic Heritage Month, I called on my old friend Dr. Jose (Joe) V. Martinez. Joe has worked for over three...
When we first began to document invention at the Lemelson Center, we were uncertain about what we might find. No one, to our knowledge, really had a...
