October 1, 2026
96 Seats and an Idea: Pittsburgh Takes Its Seat in Movie History
On a hot summer day in 1905, at 433 Smithfield Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, two men named Harry Davis and John P. Harris turned an empty storefront into something extraordinary. They filled the space with 96 borrowed seats from a theater down the road, hung a white sheet at one end to serve as a …
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What was the First Invention?
Invention ideas are innovative thoughts that permeate our minds and generate a desire to solve small and large scale problems. Above all, the true virtue of inventing is within our ability to harness our creativity and apply its application to real-world solutions. For many inventors, the freedom that is consistently present throughout the inventing process …
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