Research shows that Black inventors living in the American North had an eightfold greater chance of getting a patent than those living in the South. In the North, their contribution to innovations ...

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Reeves Henry was a formerly enslaved man who became an inventor, mechanic, blacksmith and prominent North Texas businessman ...

pupils could consider and discuss the issue of why the Black inventor of early home security system, a nurse named Marie Van Brittan- Brown, could not get the backing of sponsors who were willing ...

Part of the exhibit will pay tribute to early Black inventor Ned Eastman Barnes who lived in Willis. According to Spring Museum director Sue Mallott, the visit of this important piece of ...

That’s what makes robotics for kids a win-win. Robotics kits reinforce those skills ... The kit also comes with several fun accessories including black line pieces that Botley can follow on its own ...

Robert Greene said he was impressed with Bessie Blount Griffin, a pioneering Black nurse and inventor, when he met her at her modest home in Newfield 16 years ago, months before her death.

Notwithstanding the thought expended and the ingenuity displayed by the inventors of our country toward the improvement of railroad cars, with a view of better adapting them to the comfort of the ...

You've probably heard of iconic brands and products created in Knoxville, such as Mountain Dew and Ruby Tuesday. But did you know that a popular candy was invented by a Knoxville man? The sweet ...

Bill Sebastian built his first "visual synthesizer" in the 1970s and performed it onstage with the pioneering jazz musician Sun Ra. Now, with the advancement of virtual reality, he plays his ...