Famous inventor one : Ben Franklin

Inventions: bifocals, lightning rod, odometer, Franklin stove

Impact the way people……

Lived – people were able to wear one set of glasses to see near and far.

Worked –

Produced things -

IDENTIFY TWO FAMOUS INVENTORS. LIST THEIR INVENTIONS, AND HOW THE INVENTIONS MAY HAVE IMPACTED THE WAY

PEOPLE LIVED, WORKED OR PRODUCED THINGS.

Attributes or characteristics that made people successful

inventors: Natural curiosity about things and

the way they work Find ways to make things to work

better Ability to be creative Patience Problem solving skills

a) People of all times and all places have increased their capability by innovating and inventing.

b) The development of technology is a human activity and is the result of individual or collective needs and the ability to be creative.

c) Invention requires patience and creativity.d) Invention is closely linked to creativity, which has resulted in

innovation.e) Invention is a process of turning ideas and imagination into

devices and systems.f) Innovation is the process of modifying an existing product or

system to improve it. g) Design involves a set of steps that can be performed in different

sequences and repeated when needed.h) Innovation often involves decreasing the overall capabilities of a

product or system in order to increase its ability to perform a narrower or specific task very efficiently. This process is called specialization of function.

i) New products and systems can be developed to solve problems or to help do things that could not be done without the help of technology.

Introduction to Invention and Innovation