Inventor and engineer Otis Boykin helped to develop the guided missile. He patented over 2 dozen electronic devices. This included the pacemaker. He was inspired to create the pacemaker sue to his mother dying from heart failure when he was only a year old. Ironically, Otis Boykin also died from heart failure in 1982. Tweet
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You can thank a brutal natural disaster for the invention of no-melt ice cream. According to National Geographic, no-melt ice cream was accidentally created after a 2011 tsunami in Japan damaged the country’s strawberry fields. Due to the widespread damage of the fruit, they could not be sold as whole pieces. Therefore, a pharmacy professor […]
Read the rest of this entry »Dr. Askwar Hilonga Invents A Water Filter That Removes 99.9% Of Bacteria
Dr. Askwar Hilonga invents a water filter that uses nanotechnology. Genius! Tweet
Read the rest of this entry »Black History Fact Of The Day: 3D Viewing Glasses
Kenneth J. Dunkley invented 3-dimensional viewing glasses (3-DVG). Mr. Dunkley’s invention displays 3-dimensional effects from 2-dimensional photos without implementing the use of mirrors, lenses, or optical elements. Tweet
Read the rest of this entry »Invention Spotlight: James Patrick’s Liftaem
This amazing invention allows for easy lateral movement of weight up to 1,000 pounds. The invention was created to allow for easy transport of medical patients. Brilliant! Tweet
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