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VECTORR in the Mendocino vineyard

Ukiah, California

Vectorr Train Prototype

A working model of a pressure-driven, high-speed rail whizzes around a private vineyard.

The Emerson-Bromo Tower at night, lit from within.

Baltimore, Maryland

Bromo-Seltzer Arts Tower

Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.

3/4 scale replica of Gorrie's patented ice machine, on display at the Museum.

Apalachicola, Florida

John Gorrie Ice Machine Museum

Of course the guy with the first patent for an ice machine lived in Florida.

A neon sign and Tesla coil at L.A.'s Griffith Observatory.

Tesla Didn't Invent the Neon Sign, He Imagined Something Even Better

For the inventor, it was all about the possibilities of wireless power.

Eric Grundhauser April 6, 2017

An inspiration to sick goldfish everywhere.

The Goldfish That Got a Wheelchair

It helps it stay underwater.

Eric Grundhauser March 15, 2017

Aircraft on display.

College Park, Maryland

College Park Airport and Aviation Museum

The world's oldest continuously operating airport was founded by the Wright Brothers.

Caresse Crosby takes a ride around the grounds of her castle, Rocca Sinibald, in 1964.

The Improbable Life of the Inventor of the Modern Bra

She was also a pioneering publisher and, later, a princess.

Mackenzi Lee February 15, 2017

31 days of halloween

Dial-a-Ghost on Thomas Edison's Least Successful Invention: the Spirit Phone

Building devices to talk with the dead was a popular diversion for inventors in the 1920s.

Natalie Zarrelli October 18, 2016

If Da Vinci had his way, we'd all be swimming in these.

objects of intrigue

Leonardo da Vinci Designed a Nightmare Scuba Suit

The perfect summer outfit for your dystopian marine nightmares.

Cara Giaimo July 19, 2016

Leonardo Da Vinci Was a Wedding Planner

He really was a Renaissance man.

Bob Eckstein July 13, 2016

Women exercising in bloomers, circa 1914.

The 'Itchless' Innovation that Made Minneapolis the Capital of Underwear

Undergarments used to be made of wool.

George Pendle March 7, 2016

Wilmington, Delaware

Rothschild Patent Model Collection

This collection of odd proofs of concept is like taking a walk through the imagination of a Victorian engineer.

Hanover, Germany

Leibniz's Stepped Reckoner

An extraordinary mechanical calculator designed by the mathematician and philosopher Gottfried Leibniz.