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Identify two famous inventors. List their inventions, and how the inventions may have impacted the way people lived, worked or produced things. Famous inventor one : Ben Franklin Inventions: bifocals , lightning rod, odometer, Franklin stove Impact the way people……
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Identify two famous inventors. List their inventions, and how the inventions may have impacted the way people lived, worked or produced things. 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 -
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
Introduction to Invention and Innovation • People of all times and all places have increased their capability by innovating and inventing. • The development of technology is a human activity and is the result of individual or collective needs and the ability to be creative. • Invention requires patience and creativity. • Invention is closely linked to creativity, which has resulted in innovation. • Inventionis a process of turning ideas and imagination into devices and systems. • Innovation is the process of modifying an existing product or system to improve it. • Design involves a set of steps that can be performed in different sequences and repeated when needed. • 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 specializationoffunction. • 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.