There is a strange saying that says “Necessity is the mother of invention” and what it means is if you can’t get something you need you will probably invent it.

Early Man is a great example of this saying because he had nothing!

How can I keep warm?

Invent fire!

How can I catch diner?

Invent a spear!

How can I spin quicker?This question might have prompted James Hargreaves to invent the Spinning Jenny in 1764.

How can I speak to someone in a different place?

This might have been the question Alexander Graham Bell asked when he invented the telephone in 1876.

How can a make cycling more enjoyable?

This might have been the question John Stanley Kemp thought about when he invented the safety bicycle in 1885.

How can I show live pictures in my home?

This might have been the question John Logie Baird thought of when he invented the television in 1926.

How can people around the world share information?

This might have been the question Tim Berners Lee asked when he invented the World Wide Web (www.) in 1991.

What other inventions do you know of?

Where could you look to find out information?