Discover the hidden histories in everyday objects

Point your camera at objects around you to uncover the stories of innovators whose contributions were overlooked by history.

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Not everyone who changed the world got credit for it.

Throughout history, who gets remembered has been shaped by who holds power, and countless innovators have had their contributions overlooked, uncredited, or attributed to others.

Their discoveries are in the phones we carry, the medicine we take, and the code that powers the internet. But their names were often left out of the story.

Footnotes tells their stories. Point your camera at everyday objects to discover the hidden innovators behind them.