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Jerome Lemelson: Technology Innovator

BY Todd Coopee November 9, 2018 Profiles of Ingenuity

Profiles of Ingenuity

Pedro Flores: Craze Maker

Pedro Flores left the Philippines and lived the true American Dream thanks to his invention of the Yo-yo!

Louis Marx: Playtime Reinvented

Louis Marx was once referred to as "the Henry Ford of the toy industry". He was a toy tycoon from the 1920s into the 1970s whose toys elevated playtime and inspired creativity in children around the world.

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