Famous Inventions

Don’t Forget George de Mestral During National Inventors Month

Don’t Forget George de Mestral During National Inventors Month

Inventors who have significantly improved the way we go about everyday life are well-known: Edison, da Vinci, Franklin, etc. In hindsight, we tend to skew historical significance toward indisputable facts: “I can’t live without light bulbs! And, how about those bifocals for reading those books?” As much as inventing harkens back to history, it also …

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Celebrating Leonardo Da Vinci with Creationeer Extraordinaire, Lucky

Celebrating Leonardo Da Vinci with Creationeer Extraordinaire, Lucky

In commemoration of the very multi-talented innovator, Leonardo Da Vinci’s birthday, which is this Sunday, April 15th, we asked our very own Creationeer extraordinaire, Lucky, for this thoughts on the famed creator: Even a great man is still a regular Joe. Or in this case, Leo.   Leonardo Da Vinci was history’s greatest polymath: sculptor, …

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Can’t Live Without… My Paper Clip?!

Can’t Live Without… My Paper Clip?!

While technology and popular media may have us believing that Apple’s iPhone is an invention we simply can’t live without, experts say there are much more elementary items that may be far more influential.  Those items include elastic bands, bubble wrap and, oh, yes… the paper clip. In fact, scientists have said that it’s the …

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