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"Arago annonce la découverte de Daguerre, dans la séance publique de l'Académie des sciences, du 19 août 1839", illustration de Yan d'Argent in Louis Figuier, "La Photographie", Les Merveilles de la Science, vol. III, 1867, p. 41.
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!
Cibils Beef Extract "Inventors & Their Inventions" issued in 1900.
Johannes Gutenberg ~ The Printing Press
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
Hill's Cigarettes "Inventors & Their Inventions" (series of 20 issued in 1907)
#17 Robert Stephenson ~ bridge building and railway engineering
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
Hill's Cigarettes "Inventors & Their Inventions" (series of 20 issued in 1907)
#1 Evangelista Torricelli ~ The barometer
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.
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.
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.
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).
ODC2 - Our Daily Challenge - Invention
Besides my camera and the internet and Flickr the microwave has to be one of my favourite inventions.
Has anyone else been having trouble uploading to Flickr this evening??
I intended to catch up on comments today but ended up having to go out all day, hope tomorrow is quiet and I will get to see all your great uploads.
and this is mine, and you can say this is my real first invention..
but really, don't ask me how i did it, cuz maybe WE have to figure out that togather :P
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
The beef sitting in a hamburger contains the bulk of the protein while the bread contains most of the carbohydrates. The invention of the hamburger, a ground meat patty between two slices of bread, is attributed to Louis Lassen, a Danish immigrant. The Library of Congress has officially declared that Louis Lassen sold the first hamburger and steak sandwich in the U.S. in 1900. The story goes that one day in the year 1900, a man dashed into a small New Haven lunch dinner and asked for a quick meal that he could eat on the run. Louis Lassen, the establishment's owner, hurriedly sandwiched a broiled beef patty between two slices of bread and sent the customer on his way with America's first hamburger. We get most hamburger beef from cattle farms which raise beef cattle specifically for their beef. However, beef has become highly industrialized and the cattle we get our beef from are not raised in the greatest of conditions. Today’s industrialized process brings cattle to slaughter weight in just one or two years and many calves are de-horned and castrated. Pain relief is rarely used even though research shows that such processes are very painful at this age. Approximately 90% of of all cattle are also given hormone implants in order to increase their growth rates which exposes them to a slew of side effects. These processes reduce the nutritional value of the meat, stress the animals, increase the risk of bacterial contamination, pollute the environment, and expose consumers to a long list of unwanted chemicals. Once cattle have reached an adequate size, they are slaughtered but not always in humane ways. Workers then use mechanical knives and saws to cut the large carcasses into different portions and packaged separately. These cuts are put into plastic shrink bags which are sealed and vacuum-packed by a machine that removes the atmosphere around the beef. This provides a sound oxygen barrier that prevents bacteria growth and spoilage. The packaged beef is then boxed and shipped out while being kept at a temperature of around -2° Celsius before it reaches butchers and supermarkets, and ultimately our plates.
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.
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.