All articles tagged with #invention
Kevin Tang, a 13-year-old from Southern California, invented FallGuard, a non-wearable fall detection system using cameras and AI algorithms to help keep seniors safe, winning $25,000 and the title of 'America's Top Young Scientist.' His device aims to be affordable and effective, inspired by personal family experiences with falls, and is already in use by his family and others, with plans to expand.
David Monroe, a renowned inventor credited with creating the cellphone camera and founding the San Antonio Museum of Science and Technology, was killed in a workplace accident at Port San Antonio, where a large piece of equipment fell on him. Monroe was a prolific innovator with over 54 patents and a dedicated advocate for science and technology education. His contributions to the tech industry and his community were widely recognized, and his death is a significant loss to the local and global tech community.
Joan Anderson, the Australian-born former model who coined the name 'hula hoop' and played a key role in its invention and rise to global popularity, has died at age 101. Despite her significant contribution, she was not formally recognized until later in life. She passed away in California, leaving behind a family, after living a full and impactful life.
Shigeichi Negishi, the Japanese entrepreneur who invented the first-ever karaoke machine, passed away at the age of 100. Negishi, head of an electronics company, conceived the Sparko Box after a moment of self-reflection while singing in 1967. Despite never patenting it, he sold around 8,000 units before ending his sales in 1975. Negishi's family now preserves the only remaining and still functional Sparko Box.
William "Bill" Post, credited with a key role in inventing Pop-Tarts, passed away at 96. Described as humble, he considered the creation a team effort. Post's career included working at Hekman Biscuit Company, later known as The Keebler Company, and consulting for Kellogg's after retirement. Survived by children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, he leaves behind a legacy tied to the iconic breakfast treat.
Bill Post, one of the inventors of Pop-Tarts, passed away at the age of 96. He played a key role in developing the toaster-friendly breakfast pastry with fruity fillings and a thin pastry crust. Post, who was modest about his contribution, worked as a plant manager for the Hekman baking company (later known as Keebler) in Grand Rapids. The sugary pastry remains popular, bringing in nearly $978 million in sales in 2022. Post's legacy lives on as he helped steer the project through technical challenges and played a pivotal role in the success of the iconic snack.
William "Bill" Post, a key figure in the creation of Pop-Tarts, has passed away at the age of 96. Credited as part of the Kellogg team, he helped develop the iconic toaster pastries, which were launched in 1964 with four original flavors. Post, a former plant manager at Hekman Biscuit Company, became a brand ambassador for Kellogg after retiring and shared the Pop-Tart story with young people, emphasizing his immigrant background and God's goodness.
William "Bill" Post, the inventor of Pop-Tarts, passed away at the age of 96. He was a Michigan native and rose from a truck washer to a senior vice president. Post, a humble man of God, often credited his success to his team and God. He leaves behind a legacy of inspiring younger generations with the story of the Pop-Tart and will be the subject of a Netflix film, "Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story," set to be released in May.
Bill Post, the man credited with inventing Pop-Tarts for Kellogg's, passed away at the age of 96. Born in 1927, he worked his way up to become a plant manager at Keebler before creating the iconic toaster pastry in the early 1960s. Despite initial skepticism, Pop-Tarts became a huge success, with over three billion consumed in 2022. Post continued to work as a consultant for Kellogg's after his retirement. He is survived by two children, four grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren.
Inspired by his grandmother's struggle with Alzheimer's, 17-year-old Indian teen Hemesh Chadalavada has invented the Alpha Monitor, a lightweight device that uses long-range technology to detect when people with Alzheimer's fall or wander off. The device, which also measures pulse and temperature and reminds patients to take medication, aims to address the needs of the estimated 8.8 million people with Alzheimer's in India. Chadalavada, who won a 10m rupee grant from Samsung, plans to make the device affordable and hopes to study robotics abroad to continue creating products to help people worldwide.
Super Glue, the popular adhesive used by tinkerers and engineers, was actually a result of a failed attempt to develop a clear plastic gun sight. Chemist Harry Coover discovered that the cyanoacrylates used in the project stuck to everything, leading him to patent the use of cyanoacrylate as an adhesive in 1954. Although Coover didn't make much money from Super Glue, it became widely used after the patent expired. The glue's ability to seal wounds quickly was also recognized by the US Army during the Vietnam War. The chemistry behind Super Glue involves the polymerization process triggered by water, which creates a strong bond.
In 1881, John Dolbeer, a mechanical genius from Humboldt County, invented the donkey engine, a steam-powered device that revolutionized logging operations along the West Coast. The donkey engine replaced oxen and increased the efficiency of logging by hauling logs with its powerful steam-driven spools. Over time, the donkey engine evolved and became more versatile, capable of herding rafts of logs, pulling logs along skidroads, and even loading logs onto railroad cars. The donkey engine played a significant role in the logging industry until the arrival of the internal combustion engine.
Father and son team, Mark and Kenzo Singer, will pitch their Santa Barbara-based company, EyeWris, on the hit show Shark Tank. They have invented foldable reading glasses that can snugly form around your wrist like a watch. The glasses are scratch-resistant with UV protection and a blue light filter. Mark is also the founder of Gorilla Glue and an award-winning furniture designer. The episode will air on May 19th, and a Shark Tank promotion with discount pricing of their products is available on their website.
Hiram Maxim, an engineer and inventor, developed a novel filament production method that would have made him a household name had Thomas Edison not reportedly made "a clean steal" of his revolutionary technology. Maxim's bulbs outclassed Edison's, but Edison's agile self-promotion and self-proclaimed invention of the light bulb won out, obscuring the contributions of others who were essential to the technology's development. The invention of the light bulb was a decades-long process of incremental changes to create a filament that could be manufactured reliably and extended beyond Edison and Maxim alone.
The first cellphone was invented by Martin Cooper, who worked for Motorola, fifty years ago. The device, called Dyna-TAC, weighed about 1 kilogram and was 28 centimeters long. Cooper made the first public call from a handheld portable telephone in New York City on April 3, 1973. While Cooper is pleased that his invention has opened up a series of technological possibilities for cellphone users, he thinks many people are just too obsessed with their devices. He also expressed worries about how the device has created serious risks for users, especially in the area of privacy.