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INVENTORS

Explore the life of inventor Alexander Graham Bell, the man responsible for giving us the telephone.

Jake Rossen


Inventor Elijah McCoy is may or may not be "The Real McCoy."

The popularity of the surname McCoy makes it difficult to pinpoint one origin on the phrase, but here are the leading theories.

Ellen Gutoskey






Inventor Thomas Edison's life was about more than just the light bulb. Find out more about this 20th-century trailblazer.

Jake Rossen
English actress Jenny Hanley shows off her Frisbee skills in 1971.

On January 23, 1957, the Wham-O toy company began producing their first Frisbees. But the flying plaything's history goes back even 20 years earlier, to a couple of bored teenagers.

Stacy Conradt