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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Earlier this week, Ross Lowell died at the age of 92. He will be ...

Ross Lowell, the man who invented gaffer tape, died last month at the age of 92. Gaffer tape has been called “the roadie’s secret weapon in the war against cable clutter.” It has been used for ...

Ross Lowell, a cinematographer, filmmaker and Oscar winner whose inventions kept movie sets, lighting equipment and cables together and helped actors find their marks onstage, has died. He was 92. By ...

Last week Ross Lowell died at the age of 92. He will be remembered for a wide variety of accomplishments in the movie and photography industry, including his Oscar-winning lighting design. He was also ...