The Farnsworth Invention

Madeleine Edison, Charles Edison, and Theodore Miller Edison. Edison was a telegraph operator from when he was 15 until he was 22. After his career in telegraphy, Edison moved on to being an inventor and entrepreneurial businessman. Thomas Edison’s inventions have had major impacts on society around the world. He invented the electric lightbulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture…

applying for a patent. Applying for a patent takes a lot of time and money. And you can only get a patent for an invention no one has thought of before. So by doing a patent keyword search, you get a good sense of whether your invention can be patented or a competing patent already exists. It is important to remember that just because you have never seen something like your invention, that does not mean you are the first person to think of it. Why Is a Patent Keyword Search Important? A patent…

People hear about all these great inventors in life, such as Benjamin Franklin, who discovered electricity, The Wright Brothers, who built and flew the first powered aircraft and also let's not forget about the great Alexander Bell, who created the first practical telephone! There were so many incredible people that invented items that helped our society prosper and grow in so many ways, and if I were to invent something it would be simple and would help everyone who seems to lose everything.…

There are plenty of technologies that should never have been invented. If you asked a random person what invention they think shouldn't have been invented, you are likely to receive "the atomic bomb" or "social media" as the most common answers. I, however, believe there is one specific type of invention that is feeding off of the general mass' fear of being ill - common antibacterial products such as hand sanitizers and antibacterial hand soaps. Of course, one could say that antibacterial…

Archimedes had so many different discoveries and triumphs and inventions under his belt, but he considered his other theoretical achievements his greatest triumph. With his inventions in geometry and mathematics, he is also known for the odd weapons he created for the King to help protect Syracuse like the "Death ray" and "Archimedes claw". He is credited also with inventions and discoveries in the field of physics such as hydrostatics, and calculus. In mechanics he had defined the principle of…

Being one of the industries that helped Australia advance into the modern world at that time, this invention could be seen as the driver of Australia’s advancement. So far ahead of its time was his inventions design that to this day no improvement has been necessary to the base of his invention, all these years later the same shear design principals are being used still. So important was this invention to the future of Australia that it can also be seen pictured with David Unaipon on the $50…

Gum!! I would have to say that gum is the single most awesome invention in the world. I say this mainly because I would have never thought that something could be made to where it was edible; that could start as a solid piece of perfection, and then gradually transform its self into a stretchy, balloon blowing, way too much fun to play with when you are done piece of gum. All of this just in a matter of moments after chewing and savoring that juicy flavor of perfection. Though I love me some…

From the wheel to the new iPhone, technology has changed immensely over the course of time. While the objective of most technologies hasn't changed, they have become more efficient, powerful, and reliable. For example, telephones, ever since they were invented by Alexander Bell in 1876, had the same purpose: help people communicate quickly. While this goal hasn't changed over the centuries, telephones have been upgraded from the simple, wired device of the 19th century to a modern, efficient…

Eli Whitney was a very innovative man whose inventions led to the mass production of cotton throughout the south. Making it much easier for it to be picked and cleaned for sale to northern textile industries. Eli Whitney was an American inventor who created the cotton gin and pushed the interchangeable parts mode of production. By the mid-19th century, cotton had become America’s leading export.In 1794, Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin, a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton…

My invention. The user puts in several things that they like and when they hit a button, it would give them a random combination of a selected number of items. This could be used as a game, a tiebreaker, or when you’re just feeling like trying something new.…