Jet Lag Could be a Thing of the Past with Possible Pill
Whether you are a college student on their way or coming home from spring break or a seasoned business man or woman who travels non-stop, if you have travelled far enough, jet lag might be a mutual problem. The invention world never sleeps, no pun intended, and a new pill to treat jet lag that …
Read moreTravel Wednesday: New York, NY
Stitch together good times in New York City! Where would America be without the sewing machine and New York City’s marketing machine? It’s hard to imagine our industrial progress in textiles without envisioning black and white film footage of well-coifed women seated in rows upon rows turning out well-crafted clothing behind sewing machines. Such images …
Read moreTravel Wednesday: Indianapolis, IN
With every new idea, every time-saving innovation and every life-changing invention, one idea remains in the shadows, as the gold standard for comparison. Today, the iPad, Google Glass or 3D TVs might seem like the greatest devices ever created, but they have constant competition from an invention from 1930, the invention of sliced bread. “Wonder …
Read moreTravel Wednesday: Kitty Hawk, NC
Before $50 per checked bag, screaming babies and drunk passengers, before endless security lines and delays, there were two men with the dream to fly. In 1903, Orville Wright piloted the first powered airplane 20 feet above a wind-swept beach in North Carolina. The flight lasted 12 seconds and covered 120 feet. Three more flights …
Read moreTravel Wednesday: Arizona – Home of the Personal Watercraft
Arizona is home to the Mojave, Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts. But this dry, sometimes desolate terrain is the birthplace of one of the most jubilant inventions to ever grace a body of water – the personal watercraft. Remember the days of having to share a boating experience with an annoying relative or work colleague? No. …
Read moreTravel Wednesday: Milwaukee – Home of the Harley-Davidson
Milwaukee is the Creole word for the satisfaction induced by consuming massive quantities of domestic beer and cheddar cheese. OK. We made that up. Milwaukee offers much more than beer and cheese, including top-notch arts, food and sporting venues. Since this blog celebrates inventions and the inventing community, we recommend that your first stop be …
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