Small Inventions That Made a Big Difference


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Pockets, matches, spectacles, postage stamps. Whether it's the stitches that hold our clothes together or the syringes that deliver life-saving vaccines, small things really do make a big difference. Yet these modest but essential components of everyday life are often overlooked. Science and comedy writer Helen Pilcher shares the unexpected stories of 50 humble innovations - from the accidental soldering of two bits of metal that created the pacemaker, to the eighteenth-century sea captain whose ingenious invention paved the way for the filming of Star Wars - and celebrates the joy of the small yet mighty.




Small Inventions That Made a Big Difference


Book Description

Pockets, matches, spectacles, postage stamps. Whether it's the stitches that hold our clothes together or the syringes that deliver life-saving vaccines, small things really do make a big difference. Yet these modest but essential components of everyday life are often overlooked. Science and comedy writer Helen Pilcher shares the unexpected stories of 50 humble innovations - from the accidental soldering of two bits of metal that created the pacemaker, to the eighteenth-century sea captain whose ingenious invention paved the way for the filming of Star Wars - and celebrates the joy of the small yet mighty.




Small Inventions that Make a Big Difference


Book Description

A book on inventions & inventors that covers such common items as the zipper.




Inventions, Inventors, & You


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Inventions, Inventors, and You is a comprehensive unit that will not only acquaint students with significant inventions and inventors, but will also give them techniques for being more creative. Inventions, Inventors, and You takes invention out of the history books and brings it to life. This combination of research and creativity training allows students to explore how our lives have been affected by inventions while they build their own creative skills. Inventions, Inventors, and You offers something for every teaching and learning style. The teacher's section gives outlines for directed lessons, warm up ideas and guidelines for learning centers and bulletin boards, as well as pretest and invention reference lists. The student section includes reproducible worksheets that explore inventions, inventors, the inventive process, and 27 project ideas. These activities take your class through the entire inventive process with many opportunities for side trips. Use for a unit on creative thinking or on the history and social impact of inventions or to enhance the study of famous inventors. From a youngster's playful attempts to use objects in new ways, to the adult's efforts to solve everyday problems, we see the inventive mind analyzing at all times. If you're planning an invention convention, put this book on your must-have list! Grades 3-7




Learn from the Past, Create the Future


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"Inventions and Patents" is the first of WIPO's Learn from the past, create the future series of publications aimed at young students. This series was launched in recognition of the importance of children and young adults as the creators of our future.




The Idea Factory


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The definitive history of America’s greatest incubator of innovation and the birthplace of some of the 20th century’s most influential technologies “Filled with colorful characters and inspiring lessons . . . The Idea Factory explores one of the most critical issues of our time: What causes innovation?” —Walter Isaacson, The New York Times Book Review “Compelling . . . Gertner's book offers fascinating evidence for those seeking to understand how a society should best invest its research resources.” —The Wall Street Journal From its beginnings in the 1920s until its demise in the 1980s, Bell Labs-officially, the research and development wing of AT&T-was the biggest, and arguably the best, laboratory for new ideas in the world. From the transistor to the laser, from digital communications to cellular telephony, it's hard to find an aspect of modern life that hasn't been touched by Bell Labs. In The Idea Factory, Jon Gertner traces the origins of some of the twentieth century's most important inventions and delivers a riveting and heretofore untold chapter of American history. At its heart this is a story about the life and work of a small group of brilliant and eccentric men-Mervin Kelly, Bill Shockley, Claude Shannon, John Pierce, and Bill Baker-who spent their careers at Bell Labs. Today, when the drive to invent has become a mantra, Bell Labs offers us a way to enrich our understanding of the challenges and solutions to technological innovation. Here, after all, was where the foundational ideas on the management of innovation were born.




1001 Inventions That Changed the World


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We take thousands of inventions for granted, using them daily and enjoying their benefits. But how much do we really know about their origins and development? This absorbing new book tells the stories behind the inventions that have changed the world.




The Power of Yes


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You have within you the power to create. Creativity allows you to reach your potential, regardless your field of endeavor. Creativity embraces the way you think and feel. The question becomes, "What has to occur so that your creative juices can flow?" This book discusses the nature of the creative process and how establishing a positive environment is instrumental in revealing, identifying, and nurturing the talents and abilities you possess. "Starr Cline's book provides a very comprehensive update of the most important concepts in the study of creativity. Educators and others interested in creativity and innovation today will find this book a valuable resource." Sidney J. Parnes Professor Emeritus, State University of Buffalo Founder of the Creative Studies Program "In The Power of Yes, Starr Cline has provided the fields of creativity and human development with a poignant contribution. Her work combines solid grounding in research in creativity and psychology with her years of significant professional experience. The book is rich with information about the role of creativity in striving for and reaching human potential. I am impressed with how the author addresses issues of human intelligence and makes them very palatable to the reader. It is a must read and an important guide for educators, concerned parents, as well as any other adults who realize that continued growth is an option we all have." Doris J. Shallcross, Ed.D. Professor Emerita, University of Massachusetts/Amherst Past President, Creative Education Foundation "Starr Cline's book The Power of Yes is for those who believe in the power of creativity, and those who want to believe in it. The book has the power to amaze and inspire with an incredible array of information about creativity and its importance in the full development of human potential." Dorothy Sisk Director of the Center for Creativity, Innovation and Leadership Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas




Inventors Who Changed the World


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From the ranging curiosity of Leonardo da Vinci to the dedication and sacrifice of Marie Curie, Inventors Who Changed the World is a young child's first introduction to the brilliant people who taught us the meaning of perseverance and innovation. Simple text and adorable illustrations tell the contributions of nine renowned inventors from around the world: Cai Lun, Leonardo da Vinci, Marie Curie, Thomas Edison, Orville and Wilbur Wright, Grace Hopper, Johannes Gutenberg, and Louis Pasteur. Inspire your own little inventor with the words of these inventive heroes who changed the world.




The One Year Book of Did You Know Devotions for Kids


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A collection of interesting and sometimes silly facts that relates to a Bible verse.