NPR
Inspired By A Fungus, Inventor Creates Biodegradable Packaging | Joe's Big Idea | NPR
This video is from the Joe’s Big Idea series Changing The World One Invention At A Time. Check out the entire series at https://n.pr/2U6iwXU. • Read "Inventor Inspired By Childhood Memories Of Fungus" at https://n.pr/2R77Q9M....
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Meet The Inventor of the First Cell Phone
Motherboard spends a day with Martin Cooper, the father of the first ever portable, handheld cell phone. If I were the brains behind a revolutionary invention that would reshape the world as we know it, I’d brag about it to everyone, but...
Biography
Thomas Edison - Inventor | Mini Bio | BIO
Watch a short biography of Thomas Edison, the "Wizard of Menlo Park" who changed the world with his inventions such as the light bulb and movie camera. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Delve deeper into...
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The Inventor of the Light Bulb: Thomas Edison's Impact on Modern Technology
Thomas Edison, a brilliant inventor born in 1847, revolutionized the world with over 1000 big ideas during his lifetime. One of his most famous inventions is the practical light bulb, which he perfected by experimenting with different...
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Inventions Rap Battle | Awesome Ancient Civilisations Special | Horrible Histories
The Ancient Chinese and the Greeks fight out through rap who the best inventors were, alongside a not-so-hip Roman and his invention. Subscribe for more Horrible History: http://bit.ly/HorribleHistoriesSubscribe Visit our website:...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
This Month in History. December: Inventions
This Month in History. December: inventions. Thomas Edison gives first light bulb demo; Wright Brothers make first successful flights; Pierre and Marie Curie discover radium; inventor of the AK-47 dies; Edwin Armstrong patent for...
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Great British Inventions - The Hovercraft
Subscribe to Naked Science - http://goo.gl/wpc2Q1 Every other Wednesday we present a new video, so join us to see the truth laid bare... Boats can’t reach high speeds because of the friction between the hull and the water. In 1877 Sir...
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This Inventor Shot Himself to Market His Invention
What do you do if you've invented a bulletproof vest that people aren't convinced will work? If you're Richard Davis, you get a gun and shoot yourself in the stomach. From: MY MILLION DOLLAR INVENTION: Danger Magnets http://bit.ly/1KKUnxN
World Science Festival
Cool Jobs: Inventor
Nate Ball's appetite for invention began with hovercrafts and Tesla coils and led to building his revolutionary ascender that uses a reliable motor to raise rescuers by a rope. These are just a few of the inventions by this innovative...
The Infographics Show
Crazy Ideas That Made Their Inventors Millionaires
Whatever you need a website for, create yours today with Wix: https://www.wix.com/go/infographics We all have ideas that we think can make us millionaires. Those light bulb moments when you dream up an invention that no else has yet...
IT'S HISTORY
Adam Smith - The Inventor of Market Economy I THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
Adam Smith was one of the first men who explored economic connections in England and made clear, in a time when Mercantilism reigned, that the demands of the market should determine the economy and not the state. In his books Smith was a...
All Ears English
2089 - An Inventor's Advice On How to Generate New Ideas in Life and Business
Is it magic to come up with smart new ideas or innovate? Is it only geniuses who invent new products that we see on the store shelves? Today I interview David Beker, who has invented new products, and he gives you 5 pieces of advice to...
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The Invention of the Crisp | Ingenious Inventors | Horrible Histories
When a customer complains about the size of his fries, George Crum gets rather angry, which soon leads to an invention of a new food we still eat today. Subscribe for more Horrible History: http://bit.ly/HorribleHistoriesSubscribe Visit...
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This Inventor Risked His Life on His Own Invention
In 1916, 32 men were trapped in a mine near Lake Erie. Garrett Morgan saw an opportunity to prove his fireproof hood worked - and went in to rescue them. From: MY MILLION DOLLAR INVENTION: Danger Magnets http://bit.ly/1KKUnxN
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Horrible Histories - The Man Who Invented the Sandwich! | Gorgeous Georgians
The bread-enclosed convenience food known as the "sandwich" is attributed to John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich (1718-1792), a British statesman and notorious profligate and gambler, who is said to be the inventor of this type of food...
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The $10 Million Race to Invent Star Trek's Tricorder
Fifty years after the show aired, Star Trek’s fictional tricorder is far from becoming a reality. But a $10 million prize from the XPRIZE Foundation is hoping to motivate inventors to create one quickly. From: BUILDING STAR TREK...
Real Engineering
Wright Brothers Didn't Invent Flight
If you would like to read more about the development of the Wright Flyer I have companion article on my website, available here: http://tinyurl.com/gm8smlx The Wright Brothers are often credited as being the inventors of flight, this...
NPR
How Credit Cards Were Invented | Planet Money | NPR
Ever wondered why the chip on your credit card made it slower — or where the chip and stripe on your credit card even came from? Here's the story. In the mid-'60s, the airline industry had a problem. The 747, the first real jumbo jet,...
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And This is What We Do With It SONG | Ingenious Inventors | Horrible Histories
From the wheel to the web, we take a trip through song at some of mankind’s greatest inventions, and the somewhat shameful reality of their use today. Subscribe for more Horrible History: http://bit.ly/HorribleHistoriesSubscribe Visit...
Biography
Nikola Tesla - Engineer & Inventor | Biography
Discover how Nikola Tesla invented alternating current and later the Tesla Coil. Learn about his adversarial relationship with previous employer Thomas Edison and his partnership with George Westinghouse before his tragic death....
Great Big Story
The Inventor of Cruise Control Couldn’t See
Ralph Teetor was an engineer and an all-around amazing guy. He lost his vision as a child, but that didn't slow him down. What did get in his way, however, was his lawyer’s driving. He’d break, then quickly accelerate—all in the name of...
TED Talks
Nick Sears: Demo: The Orb
Inventor Nick Sears demos the first generation of the Orb, a rotating persistence-of-vision display that creates glowing 3D images. A short, cool tale of invention.
SciShow
The Truth About Leonardo Da Vinci
A true "Renaissance Man", inventor, artist & scholar Leonardo da Vinci was one of the most diversely talented individuals of all time. His "unquenchable curiosity" led him to make discoveries and inventions that were beyond his time, not...
TED Talks
TED: Hack a banana, make a keyboard! | Jay Silver
Why can't two slices of pizza be used as a slide clicker? Why shouldn't you make music with ketchup? In this charming talk, inventor Jay Silver talks about the urge to play with the world around you. He shares some of his messiest...
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