by Elaine Luther | Apr 16, 2019 | Inventors
Sixth grader Ellie Skala, of Oak Park, Illinois invented a game, entered it in a contest at the Chicago Toy and Game show, in their Young Inventor Challenge. Her idea was picked up by Pressman Games and is available for sale at Target stores this year, 2019! She says,...
by Elaine Luther | Apr 16, 2019 | Inventors
Have we mentioned the placemat is here? It’s here! One day at breakfast, over a year ago, my daughter looked up from her Inventors of the World placemat asked sadly, “Why is there only one woman on this?” I said “There are more than that! I have a whole book of...
by Elaine Luther | Dec 5, 2018 | Inventors
The Being Bold podcast is in its season on Inventors, so this UpliftConnect.com writes: “High school senior student, Kelly Charley is developing a solar heater for the thousands of homes in the Navajo Nation that don’t have access to electricity. Many people,...
by Elaine Luther | Jul 16, 2018 | Inventors
I never thought about who invented the Super Soaker, that giant water gun that lets you really soak your friends while not having to stop to refill your squirt gun every few minutes. Did you ever wonder? I found out who invented it this summer, as our family was on a...
by Elaine Luther | Jun 11, 2018 | Inventors
Lotte Reiniger was a pioneer of animation, and instead of drawing, she cut out paper to make her short films. I’ve posted one above for you to watch. If you want to learn more about her life and career, Stuff You Missed in History Class recently had an episode...
by Elaine Luther | Apr 20, 2018 | Inventors
You’ve heard of bird watchers, and maybe you’ve even looked out the window at a bird feeder to see what birds arrive, and maybe fight over the food? Have you ever seen a tiny hummingbird? One person who saw a a type of bird and became fascinated with them is Althea...
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