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The lightbulb winsWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:23AMFor the past few Social Studies classes, we've been discussing technological advances in transportation and communication, and how new inventions in general have made our lives easier.

VIDEO: Young inventors show off their latest creationsWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 1:59AMThe next Thomas Edison or Benjamin Franklin might be right here in Ambler.

Thomas Edison frontrunner for statue in U.S. Capitol buildingMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:32AMMILAN The campaign season for front-runner Thomas Edison in the 2010 election year begins on March 20.

After legal battle, Martha Graham’s company aims for dance futureThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 7:14PMThe death of modern-dance genius Martha Graham in 1991 launched bitter legal warfare over the rights to her dances. Prohibited from performing Graham’s works by her heir, Ron Protas, the Martha Graham Dance Company eventually won in court, where it was determined that Graham created her works while in its employ. Graham thus never legally owned her dances and had no grounds to bequeath them.

Dr NakaMats May Have Invented Nearly Everything You Hold DearWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 8:49PMThis man says he invented over 3000 things including floppies and springy-shoes – frequently while diving underwater until the point of near-death. He basically thinks Thomas Edison’s an uneducated wimp who quit at 1093 inventions. Sounds ridiculous? Watch this: (more…)

81-Year-Old Dr. NakaMats May Have Invented Nearly Everything You Hold Dear [Inventors]Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 7:56PM# inventors This man says he invented over 3,000 things including floppies and springy-shoes—frequently while diving underwater until he almost died. He basically thinks Thomas Edison's an uneducated wimp who quit at 1,093 inventions. Sounds ridiculous? Watch this: More »

Cosmic Log: Inventors take the prizeWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:38PMScience editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Four amazingly inventive students win $30,000 each for innovations ranging from a DNA puzzle-solver to a low-cost prosthetic arm to an "iShoe" that checks your sense of balance.

The Op-Ed: Mr. Metcalfe, Meet Mr. TeslaTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 4:17PMChicago's World's Fair in 1893 gave the world a glimpse of what the American urban lifestyle would become: Shining cities with Olmstedian parks and fountains, active waterfronts, high-rise office and apartment towers powered by this new concept of distributed electricity connecting all of us via copper wire. This new invention allowed us to quickly move vertically on elevators and run appliances ...

Showtime Plans Autism DocumentaryMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 1:51PMShowtime says it plans to air the U.S. documentary "Dad's in Heaven with Nixon" in April, which is Autism Awareness Month. Broadcast journalist Tom Murray wrote, directed and produced the film.