Have you ever wondered how some of the everyday things you use were invented? Who were the folks behind some of these ideas? If you have thought about how you could make something better or invent a new product, let these books inspire you!
The Inventor's Workshop gives us a peek into the spaces where some of our common things got their start. I love the visual timelines as we follow the discovery of telephones to cameras to televisions. To learn about more brilliant ideas that came about, check out 100 Things to Know About Inventions.
More than likely, most of the people in your life own a cell phone. Believe it or not, phones have only been around 150 years! The first telephone patent was issued on March 7, 1876 which led to the first telephone call being made. You may not have a cell phone of your own yet but you can play Telephone like these birds do in this fun, whimsical picture book.
Love to take rides on a bicycle or bounce a ball in your spare time? Let's take a Bounce! into this illustrated scientific history of rubber. Without this cool invention, we wouldn't be able to do either.
I'll never forget when my cousins and I got our first Rubik's Cubes when we were growing up back in the '70s. Who knew this cool puzzle game would still be popular after all this time? While I never was able to master this puzzle of a game, I loved reading about Erno Rubik and His Magic Cube.
If you have an idea for a new invention or want to improve a familiar object but not sure where to start, check out this fun graphic novel series, Maker Comics.
What invention could you not live without?
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