In 1849, Walter Hunt twisted a piece of wire while thinking about debt: The tinkering helped create the modern safety pin

Walter Hunt patented the safety pin in 1849. His design improved on earlier pins by adding a spring and catch. This made the ...

In 1938, Roy Plunkett investigated a blocked gas cylinder during routine lab work: The waxy residue inside became Teflon and reshaped industrial chemistry

The year was 1938 when a gas cylinder unexpectedly jammed, leading chemist Roy Plunkett to stumble upon a curious white ...
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Quote of the day by Richard Feynman: "Never confuse education with intelligence, you can have a PhD and still be an idiot"

At its core, this Richard Feynman quote's meaning highlights a clear distinction between formal education and genuine intelligence. Education can be measured through degrees, marks, and academic ...

Quote of the day by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman: 'I believe that a scientist looking at nonscientific problems is just as dumb as…'

Nobel laureate Richard Feynman, a brilliant theoretical physicist, revolutionized quantum mechanics with his groundbreaking ...
The New Yorker

Richard Brody

Arnaud Desplechin’s vigorous tale of a pianist’s return home to a mentor and an ex-lover lines up its characters’ traits like dominoes, and ignores the world they live in. Also: Sarah Larson’s latest ...
Time

Richard Hall

Hall is an editor at TIME. He was previously a Middle East correspondent based in Beirut, and later a U.S. correspondent. After a two-day summit in Beijing, the President signaled that U.S. support ...
The New York Times

Richard Branson

Materials released by the Justice Department revealed that leading business and political figures had enduring relationships with the disgraced financier. By Nicholas Confessore Elon Musk, Richard ...
BroadwayWorld

Richard Thomas

How many Broadway shows has Richard Thomas been in? Richard Thomas has appeared on Broadway in 9 shows. How many West End shows has Richard Thomas been in? Richard Thomas has not appeared in the West ...
Investopedia

Richard H. Anderson: Transformative Airline CEO and Industry Leader

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Doretha Clemons, Ph.D., MBA, PMP, has been a corporate IT executive and professor for 34 ...
MIT Technology Review

Melissa Heikkilä

Your daily dose of what's up in emerging technology Founded at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1899, MIT Technology Review is a world-renowned, independent media company whose insight, ...
MIT Technology Review

Karen Hao

Karen Hao is an award-winning journalist covering the impacts of artificial intelligence on society. She was formerly a foreign correspondent at the Wall Street Journal, covering China's technology ...