Inventors
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Inventors
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In 2020, Time Magazine honored their first ever Kid of the Year, 15-year-old inventor Gitanjali Rao. She spoke to the reporter “about her astonishing work using technology to tackle issues ranging from contaminated drinking water to opioid addiction and cyberbullying, and about her mission to create a global community of young innovators to solve problems the world over.”
Miss Rao is one of an astounding number of kid inventors, whose history stretches back at least as far as the 17th century, when Blaise Pascal began to work on the first calculator as a teenager.
Miss Rao is one of an astounding number of kid inventors, whose history stretches back at least as far as the 17th century, when Blaise Pascal began to work on the first calculator as a teenager.
Collection Items
Earmuffs
Grey faux fur earmuffs with a black velvet band.
Chester Greenwood (4 December 1858 – 5 July 1937) was an American engineer and inventor, known for inventing - or at least improving - the earmuffs in 1873 at age 15. He reportedly came up with the…
Chester Greenwood (4 December 1858 – 5 July 1937) was an American engineer and inventor, known for inventing - or at least improving - the earmuffs in 1873 at age 15. He reportedly came up with the…
Improvement in ear-mufflers
Patent number188,292 granted to Chester Greenwood for an improved ear protection device.
Medi Teddy
“Bailey” Edition
A plush IV cover designed to comfort the sick, reduce anxiety during infusions, and normalize medical care, invented by 12 year old Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura patient Ella Casano.
Medi Teddy
“Hope” Edition
A plastic IV cover designed to comfort the sick, reduce anxiety during infusions, and normalize medical care, invented by 12 year old Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura patient Ella Casano.
Wristies
On a cold and snowy winter's day, 10 year old KK Gregory was out building a snow fort when her wrists started to hurt because they were cold and wet. She remedied the problem by inventing Wristies, and wore them under her coat and mittens. She tested…
Luminescent backing sheet for writing in the dark
Glo-Sheet
Patent number 3832556: A lined phosphorescent backing sheet for use in underlying relation with writing paper permitting a writer to write in orderly lined form in the dark without need for external light.
Invented by Becky Schroeder at the age…
Invented by Becky Schroeder at the age…
