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Invention Stories

Broadcasting the Story of Invention

In 1950 a young immigrant inventor and entrepreneur is celebrated on a new radio program. Find out why Joe Gerber was called the “young man in a hurry!”

Sketch of Sol Adler's workshop
Places of Invention

Sol's Place

Examining the life and work of Solomon “Sol” Adler (1901-1989), an American-born inventor of sewing machines, provides a glimpse of one invention space.

Elmer Gates's daughter Phoebe demonstrating sorting box.
Places of Invention

Sorting It Out

The story of psychologist and inventor Elmer Gates, who was known at the turn of the 20th century for his original ideas about experimental psychology and educating children.

Pencil sketch of a flexible drinking straw.
Invention Stories

The Straight Truth About the Flexible Drinking Straw

Joseph Friedman didn't invent the straw, he just made it better.

A stylized drawing of a compact fluorescent light bulb surrounded by a solid orange circle with a green border
Invention Stories

SmartLevel: The Soul of a New Hand Tool

Hand levels are one of the standard tools in the kits of house builders, plumbers, and many other tradespeople. Until 1990, all levels were bubble-type spirit levels.

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