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LISTEN: Inventor's Voice, Recorded in 1885, Is Heard Anew

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 04.25.2013 | Science

WASHINGTON -- Researchers have identified the voice of Alexander Graham Bell for the first time in some of the earliest audio recordings held at the S...

'iBought a New Phone'

Jerry Zezima | Posted 02.25.2013 | Comedy
Jerry Zezima

At the urging of my wife, Sue, who got into the 21st century when it actually started, I exchanged my dumbphone for a smartphone. And it cost me only 99 cents.

GUESS WHO: Six Inventor Dads Whose Kids Were Inventors Too

Posted 06.15.2012 | Science

By: InnovationNewsDaily Staff Published: 06/14/2012 10:19 AM EDT on InnovationNewsDaily Can inventiveness run in the family? In honor of Father's ...

In Search of Lost Sound: Mammoth Growls, Scratchy Dolls and Hisses of the Sun

Madeline Schwartzman | Posted 08.13.2012 | Science
Madeline Schwartzman

Before you freeze to death in the Tyrolean mountains, consider this: 5000 years from now, if and when you are found, scientists will be able to tell the most personal details about you, even more than we know about Ötzi.

More Innovative Than Steve Jobs?

Posted 03.29.2012 | Science

By: InnovationNewsDaily Staff Published: 01/26/2012 05:32 PM EST on InnovationNewsDaily Even the Apple generation doesn't favor Steve Jobs ove...

Smithsonian Digs Out Alexander Graham Bell Recordings From 1880s (PHOTOS)

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 02.12.2012 | DC

WASHINGTON -- Alexander Graham Bell foresaw many things, including that people could someday talk over a telephone. Yet the inventor certainly never c...

Up Yours, Valentine's Day! 10 Other Things to Celebrate Instead

James Napoli | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
James Napoli

Lots of other things in history happened on February 14th, and it's just as valid to pay homage to them as it is to Cupid. So find the Valentine's alternative that's right for you and reclaim the day!

Moments of Great Genius

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Jilly Gagnon

Circa 250 B.C.: Archimedes: Eureka! I have finally discovered the solution. EUREKA!!! Cop: Everything all right over here sir? Archimedes: Alright? I...

New Phone Hangups

Jerry Zezima | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Jerry Zezima

It used to be that all you had to know about the telephone was that you said "hello" when you picked it up and "goodbye" when you put it down. Now, you practically have to be a Ph.D to operate one.

Dumb Luck: Top 7 'Historical Tweets' From Inventors (PHOTOS, POLL)

Alec McNayr | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Alec McNayr

Whether scientist or tinkerer, academic or technologist, the greatest inventors of all time had one thing in common--they divulged their innermost tho...

Eat Your Fears and Snuff Them Out

Grant Cardone | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Grant Cardone

Ask 10 people this simple question, "Freak or super freak?" And I assure you regardless of their political views all ten will answer "Super Freak."