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Quote of the day by Martin Cooper: ‘It’s good to let your mind run free. But an inventor needs a...’ — Life lessons from an inspirational quote on the courage to dream, and the discipline to make the dream realQuote of the day by Martin Cooper: “It’s good to let your mind run free” speaks to the value of imagination, curiosity and allowing ourselv...- 16-year-old Indian student built a kerosene stove that runs on water, won top prize at science exhibitionAt 16, Madhya Pradesh student Vyasji Mishra developed a hybrid stove combining kerosene and steam with help from his elder brother. The inv...
- In 1783, two French brothers while conducting indoor experiments in Annonay, France after getting inspired by watching smoke rise and clothes billow over a fire invented the world's first practical hot air balloonIn 1783, two French brothers while conducting indoor experiments in Annonay, France after getting inspired by watching smoke rise and cloth...
- Meet Callie, the 7-year-old Manchester inventor who beat more than 1,600 young competitors with a machine that combines a task dispenser and rubber-duck launcherSeven-year-old Callie from Manchester has won a nationwide invention competition after creating the “Task Firing Driveable Bath,” an imagin...
- Two 14-year-old Arizona schoolboys built robot to remove microplastics from water using LEGO, duct tape and pool noodlesTwo Arizona students created a robot to remove microplastics from waterways. Their invention, MP Guard, uses common items like LEGO and poo...
- In 1955, a British engineer while trying to prove a game changing theory about a revolutionary invention used a cat food tin, a coffee can, and a reversed vacuum cleaner. Later, the patent changed the landscape of modern transportation foreverIn 1955, a British engineer while trying to prove a game changing theory about a revolutionary invention used a cat food tin, a coffee can,...
- Meet Soren Plante, the 5-year-old Utah inventor who became the world’s youngest active patent holder with a commercially useful gardening robotAt just five, Soren Plante had already done something most inventors spend years trying to achieve. The Utah youngster became the world’s y...
- Two 14-year-old girls from Kerala built a robot to save ancient palm-leaf manuscripts. Their invention is now headed for a global presentationTwo visionary students have unveiled Smriti 1.0, a cutting-edge robot aimed at the preservation and digitisation of fragile palm-leaf manus...
- Machinist Edwin Budding patented a lawnmower in 1830; rotating blades used to finish woolen cloth gave him the mechanism for cutting grass evenlyIn 1830, Edwin Budding revolutionized lawn care by inventing the lawn mower, a clever adaptation of a machine designed for trimming cloth. ...
- Alexander Miles, a Duluth barber, patented an elevator door mechanism in 1887; a flexible belt and levers helped automate the shaft and car doorsIn 1887, barber Alexander Miles revolutionized the elevator experience by inventing an automatic door system, ensuring safety and convenien...
- Alfred Cralle, a Pittsburgh porter, patented his ice-cream mold and disher in 1897; its thumb-operated scraper let servers dish 40 to 50 plates a minuteAlfred L. Cralle, a Black American inventor, patented the ice cream scoop in 1897. His simple yet effective design revolutionized ice cream...
- In 1902, Willis Carrier set out to fix a printing problem. He ended up inventing modern air conditioningIn 1902, engineer Willis Carrier was trying to control humidity at a Brooklyn printing plant, not create a way for people to stay cool. His...
- In 1820, a French physicist invented an astatic needle which canceled out the Earth's magnetic field, enabling the creation of the sensitive GalvanometerIn 1820, a French physicist invented an astatic needle which canceled out the Earth's magnetic field, enabling the creation of the sensitiv...
- In 1827, a Romanian polymath, mathematician, physicist and engineer invented a device which helped fuel the rapid expansion of global literacy by getting the first Romanian patent issued in history: The world's first fountain penIn 1827, a Romanian polymath, mathematician, physicist and engineer invented a device which helped fuel the rapid expansion of global liter...
- In 1945, Percy Spencer noticed something unusual while working on radar equipment: the candy bar in his pocket had melted. The engineer began experimenting with popcorn and an egg, eventually setting him on the path to developing the microwave oven.In 1945, Percy Spencer made a casual observation that led to a major change in food preparation. Standing next to a magnetron one day, he n...
- In 1921, a 14-year-old Idaho farm boy looked at the rows in a potato field and imagined television: How Philo Farnsworth turned a plowed field into a world-changing inventionIn 1921, 14-year-old Philo Farnsworth found inspiration for electronic television while plowing a potato field in Idaho. His simple idea of...
- In 1882, an American engineer at the age of 22 invented a device which had a two-bladed propeller placed onto the rotating shaft of a DC electric motor: The story of the first electric fanIn 1882, an American engineer at the age of 22 invented a device which had a two-bladed propeller placed onto the rotating shaft of a DC el...
- In 1867, a Swedish chemist, engineer and industrialist invented a stable paste made by mixing highly unstable liquid nitroglycerin with porous silica sand called kieselguhr changing the world foreverIn 1867, a Swedish chemist, engineer and industrialist invented a stable paste by mixing nitroglycerin with porous silica sand called kiese...
- Around 1600, a pioneering English physician and natural philosopher invented versorium, the first electroscope, and detected the presence of static electric chargesAround 1600, William Gilbert invented the versorium, the first electroscope, to detect static electric charges. The English physician and n...
- 12-year-old wins $2,120 for a smartphone grip that becomes a breathing mask and she plans to donate prize to developing countriesA 12-year-old inventor Kim Ji On has won a $2,120 prize for creating a smartphone breathing mask inspired by a deadly hotel fire. Her emerg...
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