Burt Meyer, the inventor of classic toys such as Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots , Lite-Brite and Mouse Trap has died at 99 years old.

Burt Meyer, who invented toys like Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, Lite-Brite and Mouse Trap in the 1960s that delighted generations of children, has died. He was 99. Meyer’s creations arrived in the ...

While staying together “for the kids” in a marriage can be healthy if partners are on the same page and willing to compromise for growth, according to mental health practitioner Sheila Robinson-Kiss, ...

In the summer of 1956, a group of academics—now we’d call them computer scientists but there was no such thing then—met on Dartmouth College campus in New Hampshire to discuss how to make machines ...

It’s a scene most parents know well: a toddler kicking the seat in front of them, a preschooler melting down in the aisle, or a parent frantically queuing up an iPad while flight attendants exchange ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. Who invented the light bulb? – Preben, age 5, ...

Personal Chair of Nineteenth-Century Art, History of Art, University of Edinburgh Before we can answer this question, we need to think about another one: “what is art?” Art is something people make to ...

Every chef has their go-to kitchen tool. For Chris Cosentino, the former San Francisco chef behind Incanto and Cockscomb, it’s a stackable stainless-steel bacon press that he swears by. “I have two ...

Detroit's battle cry reverberates with the rumble of eight cylinders — Camaros, Mustangs, Challengers, all burbling that unmistakable muscle-car thunder. The American V8 is an icon, and you'd be ...