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Human subtlety will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does nature because in her inventions nothing is lacking, and nothing is superfluous.
Leonardo da Vinci
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Not an "invention", per se, but a diagram. This was drawn when I was 8 years old and in the third grade. I *loved* drawing diagrams and schematics of all kinds.
This is a picture of a bike I actually had; I remember being obsessed with the hand brakes and was very careful when drawing this to show them and the wires that connected to them. However, I apparently managed to draw the chain floating in mid-air and not actually connecting to the pedals.
We went to the current Aardman Animation exhibition at the weekend in the M Shed, Bristol. They've got lots of the actual sets on display enclosed in plastic cubes - so I couldn't resist taking a few!
Fourth-grade students displayed their engineering skills during the annual Westminster Invention Convention held on Feb. 21 in the Lower School gym. The event was part of National Engineer’s Week.
Westminster has hosted the Invention Convention for more than 16 years, with fourth-grade teacher Kathy Buurma having organized each event. After learning about famous inventors, the students are tasked with determining a problem for which they would like to find a solution. The students work on the invention in class, and parents are invited to attend class to assist with construction. Four adults outside of the student’s immediate family test each invention before it is submitted for judging. The judges consider the reviews of the testers and the marketing of the invention in addition to the invention itself. Inventions this year include an extreme laptop case, a cat bed and breakfast and a lighted sweater for dogs.
Found these sketches while cleaning out before moving - some inventions I dreamed of when the kids were babies.
This is a telephone cord that automatically rolls back when not stretched.
Found these sketches while cleaning out before moving - some inventions I dreamed of when the kids were babies.
#6 is an ironing board that folds out from the kitchen work bench.
#7 is a pram curtain
#8 an "åkpåse" (don't know the english word for it, "pram bag") that covers the baby's shoulders
#9 a duvet cover with jokes printed on it (this was thought up by my son who was around 5 years then)
#10 a special kind of cloth diaper
#11 a feeding bottle with built-in thermometer
All photos by Mathias Vejerslev.
Partnering with the Danish Museum of Science and Technology, InfinIT, a Danish network for innovative utilization of IT, Cotter (Laser Cutting Services) and VRKSTEDET (Underbroen) we created a Bits & Beers to kickstart our newest venture - a series of workshops called "From Old Patents to New Prototypes".
Our theme was 'crazy inventions that can change the world' and our speakers included some very special people who have contributed to our world!
Some of the people joining us included:
Jesper Vind, CEO at Future Electric
The company makes state-of-the-art electric motorcycles, with increased maneuverability and acceleration.
→ futureelectric.dk
→ facebook.com/futureelectric.dk
Christian Liljedahl: In collaboration with a small team of experts, Christian invented the Pulse Jet Concert, by playing with the pitch of the sound of the pulse jet by changing the length of the pipes. An incredible auditory experience!
→ christian.liljedahl.dk
Bent Stawski: Specialist in design and manufacturing of advanced scaled mechanical models such as steam trains, steam engines and other mechanical equipment.
Vincent Seremet: Aviation designer and military test pilot with a wide range of aeronautic designs and inventions: gyro-copters, rocketpropelled parachutes, jet packs, phantom wings, etc.
→ kristeligt-dagblad.dk/historier/vincent
→ flyvemuseum.dk/html/vincent_seremet.html
Christian Hansen & Steen Lærke: Specialists in miniature model building. Both scaling, engineering and electrical function associated with advanced model building.
Per Nielsen & Mikkel Posselt: Specialists in combustion engines and can get anything up and running, including the Hammelvogn, built in 1888 by Hans Urban Johansen at the Albert F. Hammels machine factory in Nørrebro.
Finn Helmer: Engineer and previous co-owner of the Electronic company Giga, Finn will talk about startups within inventions, and how to increase your chances of success.
Terje Lade: Manager at Ladeas and developer of the project Vindship, a hybrid merchant vessel for sustainable sea transport.
→ ladeas.no
And a F-16 Jet
The Danish Museum of Science and Technology has a F-16 Jet on loan, and Bits & Beers guests were welcome to get up close and personal, and even sit in the cockpit!
Photos by www.flickr.com/photos/mvejerslev (Credit required for use of photos).
Cibils Beef Extract "Inventors & Their Inventions" issued in 1900.
Johannes Gutenberg ~ The Printing Press
The theme for this issue was fashion history between 1900-1900. To illustrate the history, we added close up images of items that were invented at that time as a backdrop to the fashion clothes.
Photography by Mads
Styling by Paul
Make-up by Huan
Hair by Crazy Nhoc
Modelling by Kat (Anh Thu)
My friend, Jim Davis, invented the self start system used today for all top fuel motors. In the early 70's Jim was building dragster chassis in his Concord,CA shop. A top fuel driver himself, the practice at the time was to push start the dragster from the starting line, make a u-turn on the track (no reverse yet) and return to stage and race. As the chassis grew in length making a u-turn on track became more difficult. Jim invented the blower drive starter using P-51 12 volt aircraft starter motors from WWII which he purchased in bulk from military surplus dealers. When NHRA mandated self start systems others copied Jim's invention which he never bothered to patent. Bob "Mun" Munroe worked for Jim at the time and recalls Jim eventually giving the molds and tooling to a friend and fellow racer as gift. About this same time in the early 70's is when a biker named Arlen Ness approached Jim about modifying Sportster frames. Jim Davis was a World Record Holder in NHRA drag racing and drag boat racing. At the end of his life he was still driving front engined nostalgia top fuelers. Here is a link to YouTube video of Jim in 1983 at Fremont Raceway in California www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAbjZk4o-dY
Fourth-grade students displayed their engineering skills during the annual Westminster Invention Convention held on Feb. 21 in the Lower School gym. The event was part of National Engineer’s Week.
Westminster has hosted the Invention Convention for more than 16 years, with fourth-grade teacher Kathy Buurma having organized each event. After learning about famous inventors, the students are tasked with determining a problem for which they would like to find a solution. The students work on the invention in class, and parents are invited to attend class to assist with construction. Four adults outside of the student’s immediate family test each invention before it is submitted for judging. The judges consider the reviews of the testers and the marketing of the invention in addition to the invention itself. Inventions this year include an extreme laptop case, a cat bed and breakfast and a lighted sweater for dogs.
Hill's Cigarettes "Inventors & Their Inventions" (series of 20 issued in 1907)
#1 Evangelista Torricelli ~ The barometer
Fourth-grade inventors are knee-deep in Invention Convention preparations. A recent student-parent workday brought inventions several steps closer to finalization. Here is a sneak peek of the work that is going into these inventions. They will be on display at the Invention Convention on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013.
Found these sketches while cleaning out before moving - some inventions I dreamed of when the kids were babies.
A baby bed where the bottom can be tilted upwards to facilitate the baby's breathing when he/she has a cold.
Or, alternatively, a mattress where one end is higher than the other, to put under the regular mattress.
Book front detail of Volume II. Adjusted and cleaned up in Photoshop
From "The Encyclopedia of Science and Invention," Volume iI, Champlin Encyclopedias, edited by George Moreby Acklom, Consolidated Book Publishers, 1936, 1946, 1947, 1948.
Cibils Beef Extract "Inventors & Their Inventions" issued in 1900.
George Stephenson ~ The Railway Locomotive
Cibils Beef Extract "Inventors & Their Inventions" issued in 1900.
Henry Bessemer ~ Steel Manufacture
Fourth-grade inventors are knee-deep in Invention Convention preparations. A recent student-parent workday brought inventions several steps closer to finalization. Here is a sneak peek of the work that is going into these inventions. They will be on display at the Invention Convention on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013.
- This photo was taken on April 5, 2016 right next to Algonquin College, Ottawa
- The design theme relates to the design themes shown in the very first chapter of the book "The Invention of Writing"
- Everyone knows what the red hand or the green walking man at the traffic lights means: it is either stop or go
- Just like we saw the pictures of cave paintings in the first chapter, you can see similarities. With easy symbols we still communicate to give out warnings to other people or to lead them in the right direction
An archive picture of brothers Edward and Andy Slice, inventors of Sliced Bread.
Before this product came along, people would often have conversations that tapered off, as they struggled to finish the sentence "why, that's the best thing since...er...um".
Now, of course, we take Sliced Bread in our stride, but as we can see here, it wasn't all plain sailing.
The brothers are looking at the first prototype - it seems they have realised something is wrong with the product, but haven't yet quite worked out what.