Mothers of Invention - Cade Museum
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Inventor of the telephone (1876)
3 minInventor of the first line of African-American hair care products (1905)
4 minInventor of the polio vaccine (1955)
3 minHollywood movie start and inventor or radio guided torpedoes (1942)
4 minInventor of electric guitar (1950)
4 minInventor of alternating current (1921)
3 minInventor of the modern submarine (1857–1914)
4 minInventor of world’s first liquid fueled rocket (1926)
4 minInvented the first commercial light bulb (1879)
4 minOne of the first to receive patents for new agricultural products (1871)
3 minInventor of the modern zipper (1913)
4 minInventor of the Slinky (1945)
3 minInventor of the Post-it note (1974)
2 minInventor of Kevlar (1965)
3 minIt turns Necessity is not the only “Mother of Invention.” There are also Curiosity, Imagination, Iteration and Serendipity. Most inventors are sparked by one of these “mothers,” which nurture the inspiration for a new idea.
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