There's a certain kind of idea that gets laughed out of the room, only to quietly show up in millions of homes a few years later. History has a funny habit of vindicating the absurd. What looks ...

The Roaring Twenties didn't just roar with jazz, flappers, and speakeasies—it hummed with the sound of innovation. As America emerged from World War I, the decade ushered in unprecedented economic ...

American inventions proved their worth in the Normandy campaign that began on June 6, 1944. They allowed Allied forces to shoot, move and communicate in the arduous D-Day landings. From floating ...

Hat Cigar Holder, Godfrey & Nathaniel Levi, 26 London Road, Liverpool, 1851. "For most of the Victorian period top hats were worn by middle-class men," writes Halls. "They became a symbol of urban ...

It’s hard to believe, but the inventors of some of the 10 simple inventions that made millions were nothing more than dreamers not long ago. They had an elementary idea that they imagined could make ...

Things started to look like the world we live in today in the 1990s: People used cell phones and had computers in their homes. People were exposed to fancy new digital products that were advertised by ...

As a CU student, alum or supporter, you can take pride in the amazing discoveries and inventions that have been created by people in your community. CU is full of innovators, who have changed the ...