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Orajel creator David Morris Kern has died, according to the Associated Press via Yahoo! News. Apparently, life was not one long toothache for this inventor who lived to be 103.Kern hailed from New York City. Born in Manhattan, he...
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BBC designer Raymond Cusick, who created Dr Who's most famous nemeses the Daleks, has died aged 84.
dailymail.co.uk (2 months and 25 days ago)
The British inventor on the beauty of engineering and his problem with science fiction.
wsj.com (3 months and 11 days ago)

Now, Harry Rodrigues, aka DJ Baauer, the man behind the trap music track, admits that it has developed a life of its own, with the video tributes collectively generating 175million views to date.
dailymail.co.uk (3 months ago)

French-speaking YouTube user Ioduremetallique is a restless and animated inventor of things like an automatic rainwater measurement device and an elaborate robotic system designed to prevent stockpots from boiling over. (Of course, dude could balance a wooden spoon across the top of the pot to achieve the same effect, but wooden spoons are lame.) Here, he shows off a...
nymag.com (24 days ago)
Highland Park senior looks to college, beyondAs early as 12, Jonny Cohen was called an inventor. Now, at 17, he's already headed toward a new title: entrepreneur.
chicagotribune.com (1 month and 10 days ago)

News of Mindy McCready's sudden passing on Feb. 17, as noted in a previous post on Examiner, promoted a slew of tributes on social media from celebrity friends and followers.On Twitter, Carrie Underwood said that she...
examiner.com (3 months and 2 days ago)
Walter T. Shaw, producer of "Genius on Hold," on his father's life as a phone inventor who also worked for the mob.
cnn.com (2 months and 21 days ago)

Family support technicians the world over gave a cheer about 18 months ago when Google released Remote Desktop, a free remote-access Chrome extension that let you support PCs from afar. While Google’s solution was helpful, it wasn’t perfect. Remote Desktop still required the non-techie on the other end to struggle with installing a browser plugin and deal with authorization...
pcworld.com (18 days ago)
HHH leads company tributes to star who “will never be forgotten”
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