http://inventors.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Inventors GuideSite. http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hi http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2009-07-01T00:05:22Z Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:05:22 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://inventors.about.com/b/2009/07/01/who-is-ray-kurzweil.htm In my opinion, Ray Kurzweil is a futurist, who is confidant that technology will save us and the planet. And I want to live in Ray Kurzweil's vision of the... http://inventors.about.com/b/2009/07/01/who-is-ray-kurzweil.htm Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:33:59 +0000 2009-07-01T23:33:59Z http://inventors.about.com/b/2009/07/01/how-fireworks-work.htm Developed by the ancient Chinese, fireworks are the oldest form of rockets and the most simplistic model of a rocket powered by gunpowder. Did you know that certain types of... http://inventors.about.com/b/2009/07/01/how-fireworks-work.htm Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:05:22 +0000 2009-07-01T00:05:22Z http://inventors.about.com/b/2009/06/30/crayola-crayon-inventors.htm The brand's first box of eight Crayola crayons made its debut in 1903. The crayons were sold for a nickel and the colors were black, brown, blue, red, purple, orange,... http://inventors.about.com/b/2009/06/30/crayola-crayon-inventors.htm Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:46:41 +0000 2009-06-30T23:46:41Z http://inventors.about.com/b/2009/06/27/keeping-you-in-stiches.htm The first possible patent connected to mechanical sewing was a 1755 British patent issued to German, Charles Weisenthal. Weisenthal was issued a patent for a needle that was designed for... http://inventors.about.com/b/2009/06/27/keeping-you-in-stiches.htm Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:16:35 +0000 2009-06-27T14:16:35Z http://inventors.about.com/b/2009/06/26/bang-bang.htm Since the introduction of the flintlock musket in the 17th century, military small arms have gone through a series of significant changes. Photo: Getty Images/Dimitri Vervitsiotis World's Biggest Nail Gun Annie McLeod... http://inventors.about.com/b/2009/06/26/bang-bang.htm Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:08:07 +0000 2009-06-26T00:08:07Z http://inventors.about.com/b/2009/06/25/glow-in-the-dark-science.htm Photoluminescence by definition is the emission of light from a molecule or atom that has absorbed electromagnetic energy: examples include fluorescence and phosphorescence materials. Photoluminescence spectroscopy is a contactless, nondestructive... http://inventors.about.com/b/2009/06/25/glow-in-the-dark-science.htm Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:23:36 +0000 2009-06-25T00:23:36Z http://inventors.about.com/b/2009/06/20/upcoming-events-contests-worlds-largest-marketplace-hall-of-fame-nominations.htm ICKC’s 4th Annual National Invention Contest - Email Before June 30th Deadline Inventors and Entrepreneurs are invited to submit their US Patented or Patent Pending products for a chance to win the... http://inventors.about.com/b/2009/06/20/upcoming-events-contests-worlds-largest-marketplace-hall-of-fame-nominations.htm Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:01:47 +0000 2009-06-20T01:01:47Z http://inventors.about.com/b/2009/06/15/birth-of-the-xtreme-science-foundation.htm There is a grassroots movement forming dedicated to an alternative energy technology called zero-point energy or ZPE for short, based on extracting energy directly from the quantum vacuum. A technology... http://inventors.about.com/b/2009/06/15/birth-of-the-xtreme-science-foundation.htm Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:19:43 +0000 2009-06-15T17:19:43Z http://inventors.about.com/b/2009/06/15/puzzling.htm Englishmen, John Spilsbury invented the jigsaw puzzle in 1767. Spilsbury was an engraver and mapmaker. The first jigsaw puzzle was a map of the world. Spilsbury attached a map to... http://inventors.about.com/b/2009/06/15/puzzling.htm Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:03:12 +0000 2009-06-15T01:03:12Z http://inventors.about.com/b/2009/06/13/history-of-golf-golf-equipment.htm Golf originated from a game played on the coast of Scotland during the 15th century. Golfers would hit a pebble instead of a ball around the sand dunes using a... http://inventors.about.com/b/2009/06/13/history-of-golf-golf-equipment.htm Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:16:07 +0000 2009-06-13T23:16:07Z