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Life Changing Inventions Make History

What does the MRI, the LP record, and a popular weed killer have in common? Their inventors have just been picked for induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. The creators of those life-changing inventions join 15 other inventors to make up the 2007 class of inductees. The honorees are in good (make that great) company joining history-making inventors such as Thomas Edison, Velcro inventor George de Mestral and Charles Goodyear, developer of vulcanized rubber. Despite the fact that some of the inventors have created products that have literally changed the way we live our lives, most are not … Continue reading →

Open MRI vs. Closed MRI

A friend of mine who had an MRI a few years ago described it as being inside a garbage can while someone pounded the outside with a rubber mallet. The noise, he said, was the worst part. Most people you ask find the closeness to be a problem. My grandmother — who has been ordered several times to have an MRI by various doctors — refuses because she is afraid to be enclosed in the machine. An open MRI is sometimes an option for people who are too large to fit in a closed MRI, or too claustrophobic to undergo … Continue reading →

New Jersey Honors It’s Own

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I know about the Baseball Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, even the Computer Hall of Fame (yes, there really is one in San Diego), but now, there is a hall of fame for those who have claimed the Garden State their home. Today, the first 15 people will be inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame. Right now, the hall of fame is only virtual – that is, there is no museum to hold memorabilia of those honored. But, officials are trying to raise money to make a permanent home a reality. When I … Continue reading →

Awesome Innovations: “Why Didn’t I Think Of That?”

How many times have you seen an infomercial for a product that seemed so practical, so innovative that you found yourself asking (out loud): “Why didn’t I think of that?” I had one of those moments when I heard about the newest umbrella headed to a store near you. It’s called the Ambient Umbrella, and it’s being billed as the world’s first umbrella that alerts users when rain is expected. Hold on! It’s a bit more advanced than that. According to its designer, the Ambient Umbrella automatically receives weather data from a national weather service and when precipitation is expected … Continue reading →

Inventor Of The TV Remote Dies

The man known for making the couch potato possible has died. According to news reports, Robert Adler, the co-inventor of the television remote died Thursday of heart failure at a Boise nursing home. He was 93. Adler worked at Zenith Electronics Corporation for more than 60 years and earned more than 180 patents, but was best known for his 1956 Zenith Space Command remote control. The device won him an Emmy Award (along with fellow engineer Eugene Polley) and helped fuel many a fight in households with multiple children and one TV. Depending on the source, credit is given to … Continue reading →