Have You Thanked an Inventor Today?

Have You Thanked an Inventor Today?

Author: Patrice McLaurin

Publisher: Digital Arts, Incorporated

Published: 2016-05-01

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9780997315202

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Have You Thanked an Inventor Today? is a journey into the often forgotten contributions of African-American inventors, that contributed to the American landscape. This book was written to appeal to African-American youth, inspiring creative thought and innovation. It was also written to demonstrate to children how the genius of African-American minds is utilized on a daily basis. Biographies about each inventor, as well as activity sheets are included in the book to further stimulate the minds of young readership.


Become a Professional Inventor

Become a Professional Inventor

Author: Stephen Key

Publisher:

Published: 2020-01-15

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13: 9781653786251

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You have decided the job of your dreams is to be able to share your creativity with the world while creating a nice income. You long to see your product idea come to fruition so you never have to work for anyone else again. Stephen Key has been living this dream for over 30 years and has provided the roadmap for others in his best-selling book about licensing inventions, One Simple Idea. One Simple Idea has helped thousands license their product ideas. Stephen has reinvented the inventing process. Forget the patents, forget the prototypes, forget starting a business. Sell the benefit first instead! Today it's all about selling first and selling fast. His roadmap for licensing success is now being taught in major universities. Become a Professional Inventor is the follow-up to One Simple Idea because people are now asking... I love being creative and I want to do this for the rest of my life, how can I become a full-time professional inventor? How can I go from amateur to professional full-time inventor? What industries create the largest revenue? What is the best way to work with these companies so I build a successful long-term relationship? How can I license even more products ideas? Why aren't companies getting back to me? How do I get the highest royalty rate? Why are my product ideas getting rejected? What type of protection do I actually need? What is the best way to submit my product ideas? How can I tell if a company is truly inventor friendly? How do I use non-disclosure agreements? How do I license ideas without any intellectual property? How do I negotiate a licensing agreement to make sure I get paid regardless of intellectual property? For the first time ever, Stephen has uncovered the consumer product licensing industry from the inside. He has interviewed 28 leading experts across 17 different industries, as well as professional inventors, to share their knowledge with you -- so you too can now become a full-time professional inventor. Here are a few industries included in this book: Kitchen Hardware Automotive As Seen On TV Pet Dental Hospitality Toy and Game Cannabis Novelty Gift Health and Beauty and more! Stephen peels back the curtain to give you an insider's guide to how companies evaluate your product submissions so you can become a professional inventor. Also included: Sample Sell Sheets Sample Non-Disclosure Agreements Sample Term Sheets Sample Licensing Agreement Sample Calling Scripts Sample LinkedIn Contact Scripts


The Inventor in You

The Inventor in You

Author: Charles Kannankeril

Publisher: Balboa Press

Published: 2018-04-26

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 1982202645

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Charles Kannankeril, an inventor with seventy patents, draws on his years of experience in creating innovative and useful products to help you bring your own ideas to life. Whenever someone says, I wish there were a better way to do this, then you have an opportunity for an invention. All you need to do is identify a solution, make it a reality, and then promote your method. The more you cultivate these abilities, the better youll become at inventing. With this guide to inventing, youll learn how to: identify areas where an invention could solve a problem; develop the mindset, motivation, and determination to develop inventions; navigate cost factors in the invention process; and improve upon inventions that already exist. Kannankeril also emphasizes how important it is to believe you have what it takes to solve problems. Many inventors make great contributions simply by modifying objects that they handle every day to their liking. Filled with stories from the authors own experiences as an inventor, this practical and entertaining guide to inventing explores how an inventors mind works and how to find The Inventor in You.


This Book Thinks You're an Inventor

This Book Thinks You're an Inventor

Author: Jon Milton

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2020-02-11

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 0500651760

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Using fun activities and hilarious illustrations, this fill-in book helps children think like an inventor. This interactive book helps children think like an inventor by noticing details, questioning everything, and dreaming up new ideas. Through fun activities and Harriet Russell’s hilarious illustrations, This Book Thinks You’re an Inventor encourages readers to engage with new ideas by creatively experimenting and investigating for themselves. The book explores six subjects: engineering household objects, transportation, flight, AI and robots, construction, and the future of science. Each spread centers on an open-ended question or activity, with space on the page for the child to write, draw, or interact with the book. At the end, there are paper-based tinkering activities and experiments for children. Hand-drawn illustrations and a collage-style use of photographs give the book a fresh, creative, and fun approach that makes the scientific content appealing for children.


The Inventor's Secret

The Inventor's Secret

Author: Suzanne Slade

Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing

Published: 2015-09-08

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 1580896677

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Both Thomas Edison and Henry Ford started off as insatiably curious tinkerers. That curiosity led them to become inventors—with very different results. As Edison invented hit after commercial hit, gaining fame and fortune, Henry struggled to make a single invention (an affordable car) work. Witnessing Thomas's glorious career from afar, a frustrated Henry wondered about the secret to his success. This little-known story is a fresh, kid-friendly way to show how Thomas Edison and Henry Ford grew up to be the most famous inventors in the world—and best friends, too.


So You Want to be an Inventor?

So You Want to be an Inventor?

Author: Judith St. George

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 53

ISBN-13: 9780439575898

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Presents some of the characteristics of inventors by describing the inventions of people such as Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, and Eli Whitney.


Ben the Inventor

Ben the Inventor

Author: Robin Stevenson

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers

Published: 2011-11-01

Total Pages: 65

ISBN-13: 1459800958

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Inventors invent inventions! That's what Ben and his best friend Jack like to say. So when Ben discovers that Jack's family is planning to move to another city, he decides they should put their inventions to work. The boys figure that if no one buys Jack's house, Jack won't have to move away, so all they need is a plan to scare off potential buyers! Inventors are good at coming up with plans. But when Plans A, B and C fail to bring the results the boys had hoped for, Ben discovers that not everything in life stays the same—and that while change can be hard, sometimes it isn't all bad.


This Book Thinks You're a Math Genius

This Book Thinks You're a Math Genius

Author: Mike Goldsmith

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2017-10-17

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 0500651175

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A creative and fun approach to math (and problem solving) for children who love hands-on learning This fill-in book helps children to think like mathematicians by introducing key mathematical concepts in a highly visual—and entertaining—way. Through fun activities and illustrations, This Book Thinks You’re a Math Genius encourages young readers to engage with new ideas by experimenting and investigating for themselves. This Book Thinks You’re a Math Genius explores seven key areas of math: geometry, space and volume, statistics, numbers and number patterns, codes and ciphers, and the concept of infinity. Each spread centers on an open-ended question that introduces a key mathematical concept and suggests activities that engage the child in a fun way. Activities include reading minds with math, having a eureka moment, and playing mathematical guess who. The end of the book includes a section of paper-based crafts. This creative approach, along with Russell’s wonderfully humorous hand-drawn illustrations, make math fun and accessible for children.


The Crayon Man

The Crayon Man

Author: Natascha Biebow

Publisher: Clarion Books

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 45

ISBN-13: 132886684X

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Celebrating the inventor of the Crayola crayon This gloriously illustrated picture book biography tells the inspiring story of Edwin Binney, the inventor of one of the world's most beloved toys. A perfect fit among favorites like The Day the Crayons Quit and Balloons Over Broadway. purple mountains' majesty, mauvelous, jungle green, razzmatazz... What child doesn't love to hold a crayon in their hands? But children didn't always have such magical boxes of crayons. Before Edwin Binney set out to change things, children couldn't really even draw in color. Here's the true story of an inventor who so loved nature's vibrant colors that he found a way to bring the outside world to children - in a bright green box for only a nickel With experimentation, and a special knack for listening, Edwin Binney and his dynamic team at Crayola created one of the world's most enduring, best-loved childhood toys - empowering children to dream in COLOR


Audrey the Amazing Inventor

Audrey the Amazing Inventor

Author: Rachel Valentine

Publisher: Words & Pictures

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 0711242828

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A fun and quirky picture book featuring a feisty and inspiring female protagonist with an inventive mind and curious spirit.