Inventors

“Learning from the patterns of innovation that shaped society in the past can only help us navigate the future more successfully…” (p207)

Johnson, S. (n.d.). How we got to now: Six innovations that made the modern world.

Here are some resources that may help you with your inventor’s inquiry.

  1. How we got to now – the invention of the light bulb: This is a short excerpt on how the light bulb was ‘invented’. (Johnson, Steven. “Light.” How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World. 169-77. Print.)

  2. Safety Catch invention – short article about a NZ inventor (McChesney, Megan. “Safety Catch.” North & South June 2015: 78-81.Print)

  3. Necessity’s Mother – Jared Diamond. A chapter from the book, Guns, Germs and Steel” (Diamond, Jared M. “Necessity’s Mother.” Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. New York: W.W. Norton, 1998. 239-51. Print.)

  4. SpringFree trampoline inventor talks of the necessity of collaboration

Additional resources