Published on: March 3, 2015Telephone Though several inventors did pioneering work on electronic voice transmission (many of whom later filed intellectual property lawsuits when telephone use exploded), Alexander Graham Bell was the first to be awarded a patent for the electric telephone in 1876. His patent drawing is pictured above. The invention quickly took off, […]
Published on: February 23, 20156. “We can’t afford that.” It’s easy to use this default response when your child begs you for the latest toy. But doing so sends the message that you’re not in control of your finances, which can be scary for kids, says Jayne Pearl, the author of Kids and Money. Grade-schoolers […]
Published on: April 28, 20156. Portable TV – Unlike other gadgets on this list, the portable TVs never really took off. They were introduced to the market by Panasonic and Sinclair Research, and later Sony jumped in with the Watchman. Portable TVs were available in the 70’s and 80’s Loading…
