American Heritage of Invention and Technology Review
The articles will blow your mind. Did you know the catalytic converter *had not been invented* when the Clean Air Act was enacted? It's an everyday fact of life now, and we take for granted that we can drive cars everywhere and still be able to breathe. But Congress took a leap of faith, and some hardworking Edison-types out in the auto industry found an incredibly practical solution to a problem that many thought could not be solved in a cost-effective way.
I just saw a trailer for the 2008 movie, Flash of Genius, about the guy who invented the intermittent windshield wiper. As a species, we're so good at assimilating stuff like that. Then taking it for granted. And thinking it must have always existed. Or that the idea is obvious. "Heck, *I* could have done that." But we'd all still be living by the seashore and eating raw fish if some hardworking folks hadn't pushed, pulled, dragged us forward, one invention at a time.
This magazine tells their stories. Get it, and see behind the curtain!
This was recommended to me years ago by a friend and I gave it a try. I have learned the most amazing things from this magazine. It only comes out 4 times a year. It's a little skinny thing. There are no ads, though. The publisher took a hiatus for about a year, but apparently it's back.
American Heritage of Invention and Technology Overview
Reports on the history and development of technology.
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