Spinning the Inventor Roulette Wheel
Odds favor ‘the house’ in many ways but can’t stop our determination.
What affects the odds perhaps most of all is our approach to inventing.
Seniors’ Impact on Inventing Grows
Older innovators often have unique knowledge, foresight.
Within a couple of decades, older people are projected to outnumber children for the first time in U.S. history.
Intellectual Property Awareness Summit, November 29 at Columbia University
The term “Intellectual Property” can sound intimidating, but its essential concepts are quite...
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The Soul of Patents Can Be Creepy
In situations where robots replace employees, they won’t be raising ethical objections about company activities that track our every move.
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5 Inventor Traits To Eliminate Immediately
Most inventors are wonderful people, but I find that most, if not all, exhibit some traits that are holding them back from getting their products to market.
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When Interests and Egos Collide
This is a true story. And like many stories, it has a protagonist, (the main character, usually a hero) and an antagonist, (the purported villain who opposes the hero). It also has a third important character who slips in and out of the story as the super-villain.
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Most Useful Invention: Toilet Paper?
The Chinese are credited as being the first to use sheets of paper for toileting purposes, dating to the 6th century AD, even though paper was a rare commodity for hundreds of years.
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‘TV Miracles’: Eugene Polley’s Wireless Remote
Eugene Polley’s wireless remote control is a modern-era institution. The Zenith Flash-Matic “makes me think maybe my life wasn’t wasted. Maybe I did something for humanity—like the guy who invented the flush toilet.” —Eugene Polley
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