The New Economy commemorates the life of Ray Tomlinson, the inventor of email, who died on March 5

A lifetime dedicated to innovation has led to Ray Kurzweil being heralded as one of the US’ greatest pioneers – by those in the know, at least

The three-point safety belt, created by Nils Bohlin while Head of Safety at Volvo, is now fitted in every production-line car. It has saved millions of lives