Invention is the craft of creating new products or processes. Inventors are makers as well as thinkers. Innovative behavior isn’t automatic – it must be built into daily habits.
– Sealblades are the world’s first retractable hand paddles. They’re cooler in real life. –
Doing what you love can lead to a great idea, but getting that idea to market is a lot of work.
Before there was such a thing as an “engineering department” at universities, Godfrey studied electrical engineering theory and practical applications at the respected Faraday House in London. A volunteer in the Royal Air Force, Godfrey Hounsfield carried his childhood interests into adulthood, becoming skilled in electronics, radar and guided weapons systems.
– Robert Fulton’s steamboat started with an artist’s brush. –
Our society encourages us to consume – whether it be food, movies, apps or just “stuff.” I get it. It’s easy to consume, and it’s hard to create. But constant consumption without creation will leave us feeling empty.
– A single bright idea looks so easy. –
– Tesla’s demonstrations were electrifying. –
Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) was a mad scientist, lone genius and one of the most consequential inventors of all time…
Invention fascinates us. Imagine Edison’s excitement when the very first light bulb lit up his dim laboratory. Picture Wilbur Wright standing on the beach at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, as he watched his brother experience humanity’s first powered flight.
– Edison in his Menlo Park lab. –
Feel the frustration that drove Josephine Cochrane to craft the first dishwasher – and the thrill that it’s first users must have enjoyed!
They were Creatives. But they are not alone. . . (more…)