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When people hear about inventors who lost their lives because of their own inventions, certain well-known cases come to mind: Madame Curie, who died of radiation-induced anemia; Franz Reichelt, who jumped to his death from the Eiffel Tower wearing his own parachute; Horace Lawson Hunley, who drowned in the submarine he designed and built himself; and Otto Lilienthal, who broke his neck when the glider he designed stalled and crashed. This list, however, describes the tragic irony of ten lesser-known, but equally important, inventors who lost their lives while using their own inventions… Read More

Once upon a time, some folks would carry three devices in their pockets on a daily basis; a cell phone, an MP3 player, and a PDA. So in the early days of Smartphone adoption, the main goal was to converge those three devices into one magical piece of technology. Add the internet and a rather decent camera, and it’s not tough to figure out why they are so damn popular.

However there are some other devices that have met their demise at the expense of the all-powerful Smartphone. Here are five devices that we grew up with and are all but extinct in 2014….Read More

Several artists have died on stage while conducting live performances; however, one case is highly unique and probably the most ironic at the same time. The incident involved actress Edith Webster…. Read More