It all starts with an IDEA

We live our lives today in the comfort of many successful inventions of yesteryear. However, had it not been for the brave men and women who put their necks on the line or more so their reputation, we would not have the luxuries that we so rely on today.

Let's take for example the invention of the Light Bulb, Electricity, the Automobile and the Telephone. These gadgets were not always around but a situation called for it's creation.

The people who were most affected by the need to remedy this situation started doing something about it. They started having ideas on how their inventions would improve their lives and the lives of others around them.

There is work involved. Not forgetting the failures and humiliation received from the "non-believers" but through perseverance and resilience, our inventors are today cherished for their success and the comforts they give the world today.

What challenges do you face today that you might be able to resolve?

It all starts with an IDEA.

Here is a list of popular Inventors that improved the lives of millions through their Ideas:

Thomas Edison 1847-1931
The first great invention developed by Thomas Edison was the tin foil phonograph. A prolific producer, Edison is also known for his work with lightbulbs, electricity, film and audio devices, and much more.

Alexander Graham Bell 1847-1869
In 1876, at the age of 29, Alexander Graham Bell invented his telephone. Among one of his first innovations after the telephone was the "photophone," a device that enabled sound to be transmitted on a beam of light.
 

George Washington Carver 1864-1943

George Washington Carver was an agricultural chemist who invented three hundred uses for peanuts and hundreds more uses for soybeans, pecans and sweet potatoes; and changed the history of agriculture in the south.

John Logie Baird 1888-1946

John Logie Baird is remembered as the inventor of mechanical television (an earlier version of television). Baird also patented inventions related to radar and fibre optics.

Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790

Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod, the iron furnace stove or 'Franklin Stove', bifocal glasses, and the odometer.

Henry Ford 1863-1947

Henry Ford improved the "assembly line" for automobile manufacturing, received a patent for a transmission mechanism, and popularized the gas-powered car with the Model-T.
 
James Naismith 1861-1939
James Naismith was a Canadian physical education instructor who invented basketball in 1891.