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Behind every invention, there is a story. Discover those stories here.

From Chinese-born scientist Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu who changed what we know about the atomic world to Garrett Morgan – known in his time as “the Black Edison” – this blog from the Lemelson Center explores how invention and innovation—past, present, and future—influence our lives.

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