Inventors at Work: The Minds and Motivation Behind Modern
Inventions is a collection of interviews with inventors of famous
products, innovations, and technologies that have made life easier
or even changed the way we live. All of these scientists,
engineers, wild-eyed geniuses, and amateur technologists have
dedicated their lives to the pursuit of that singular Eureka moment
in their laboratories or garages. Each has altered the modern world
as we know it in some significant way. The conversations will show
budding tinkerers, professional inventors, educators, and onlookers
how the top minds in the field come up with ideas and manage the
first steps of inspiration, how they experiment productively, how
they sell ideas to others and secure funding, how they execute the
final product, and how they commercialize and protect their work.
All inventors will learn from these conversations, whether they are
exploring new chemical compounds in million-dollar labs or
perfecting a household gadget or toy in a basement workshop.Author
Brett Stern, an inventor himself, explores with each inventor the
nature of creativity and intuition, the skill set needed, and the
force, motivation, or desire that must be summoned to spend endless
hours searching for an answer to a question that no one else has
asked or solving a problem most think has no solution. The book is
required reading for all technical and creative individuals to
better understand the innovation process and the logistics of
following through on an idea that has the potential to change
society. This book offers: *Interviews with inventors of
world-changing products and technologies *An outline of the steps
required in the creative/inventing process whether the goal is a
civilization-changing process or a device meant to impress friends
and family and perhaps earn license fees.*An instructive overview
of how to solve problems in innovation--and how to use failures as
stepping stones to successful inventions What you'll learn
*Problem-solving techniques for the inventive mind *Sources of
inspiration/motivation for innovation *The nature of creativity and
the role of serendipity *Tools for ideation, including 2D sketching
and 3D modeling *Using failure as pathway to success *Benefits of
documenting all ideas *The commercialization process for inventions
*Using intellectual property law to protect ideas Who this book is
for Inventors at Work is a book for the professional
scientist/engineer/inventor, the aspiring inventor/entrepreneur,
product developers/innovators, and the backyard mechanic/maker. The
book offers insights into the process of inventing, and the
motivation and drive required for creating something novel. It will
present a narrative of the inventing process and examples of how
brilliant minds work, and how they often fail and sometimes
succeed. The book is a blueprint for all of us who dream of
creating the next new thing.
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