Chester Carlson and the Invention of the Photocopier

At the age of 12 Chester Carlson told his cousin Roy, "Someday, I'm going to make a great invention." Throughout his life, Carlson would walk from place to place with a notebook in his hand and jot down ideas for changing the world. He was always looking for ways to make life easier for people.

Learn how Carlson overcame difficult circumstances to invent the photocopier

Contests for Inventors

Every inventor knows that success with any new product idea is the exception and not the rule. Still, if you have an idea and you are attempting to pursue it, chances are you may be looking for opportunities to try and get some attention for your idea. Entering your invention or new product idea into an invention contest is one way to attempt to get that attention.

Read more about some prominent invention contests

Was Alexander Graham Bell's invention of the telephone inspired by the hearing-impaired?

Alexander Graham Bell's mother and wife both were hearing impaired. Bell's grandfather was an authority on phonetics and defective speech while his father was a world-renowned teacher of elocution. These influences led Bell to become a teacher of the deaf and focus most of his intellectual interests on ways to make life easier for the hearing impaired.

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