by Elaine Luther | Sep 7, 2019 | Inventors
Sometimes, an invention is invented because someone makes an imaginative leap from one thing to another. That can be why a regular person comes up with a clever new innovation that the experts didn’t see—the expert is focused on their one area of expertise, that they...
by Elaine Luther | Sep 7, 2019 | Inventors
Sarah E. Goode (1855-1905) was the first African American woman to be awarded a U.S. Patent, for a cabinet bed, which would fold up during the day “so as to occupy less space, and made generally to resemble some article of furniture when so folded.” Her patent was...
by Elaine Luther | Sep 7, 2019 | Inventors
Not every invention is a brand new idea, out of the blue. Many inventions are an improvement on an older idea. People made toast before there were toasters, for example, but once we had electricity, we could use electricity to make toast, instead of risking burning...
by Elaine Luther | Apr 8, 2018 | Inventors
Have you ever heard someone say about a person that they have a “mechanical mind?” Meaning that they just understand how machines work, how to fix them and how to build them. Margaret E. Knight was just such a person. Until she was 11, she lived a relatively happy...
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