Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search

Topic: Elmer Fridrich

All Content

This tinkerer's literal light bulb of discovery was halogen

A bomb disposer, bulb creator, "mad-scientist father," and inveterate inventor, Elmer Fridrich has been puttering – and patenting – for over 50 years.

Most viewed

About these ads

Subscribe to the MONITOR and get 19 FREE ISSUES!

Editors' Picks:

Briefing
What would happen if Greece exited the eurozone?

Rumors are rife of a Greek exit from the eurozone. While no country has yet dropped the common currency, there are some indications of what will transpire if Greece does.
Decoder Wire: What do women voters want? In a word: jobs.
Decoder Wire: George W. Bush presidential portrait is unveiled. Who paid for it?
Somalia famine has ended, but many still hungry
Focus: Next week's Wisconsin recall: a test drive of themes for Election 2012

CSMonitor.com on Facebook

About these ads

What happens when ordinary people decide to pay it forward? Extraordinary change. See how individuals are making a difference...

Mae Azango has gone undercover to report on female circumcision, a rite of the Sande society in Liberia that is performed on young girls.

Mae Azango exposed a secret ritual in Liberia, putting her life in danger

When journalist Mae Azango wrote about a secret women's circumcision ritual in Liberia, she received death threats.