1. Bio-technology 2. Communication technology 3. Construction technology 4. Manufacturing technology 5. Power & Energy technology 6. Transportation technology Name some things that are in more than one area of technology?
What things are in more than one area of technology?
4 Ages of Technology Stone Age. Beginning of time to 1300’s Spears, knife, hatchets Agricultural Age 1500’s to late 1600’s Sickle, hoe, plow Industrial Age 1700’s to 1900’s Steam Engines Information Age 1950’s Computer
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What is an invention? Throughout history, humans have been creating new artifacts and structures. The process they used is called invention and innovation.
Edison FAILED !? Because of Edison’s desire to create the incandescent light bulb, he was one of the most persistent people in history. The invention in which Edison had the most failures, the incandescent light, was one of his most famous inventions. His persistence and determination also led to many other great inventions he discovered while working on the light bulb.
Edison did not think that any of his failures were actually “failures Famously said “If I find 10,000 ways something won't work, I haven't failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt …is just one more step forward....” Do you turn your “mistakes” into learning experiences? Adopt the same attitude as Edison did. Learn from mistakes. Be persistent, it will pay off eventually.
An invention is the creation of a new, unique item, artifact or process. The inventive process starts with recognition of a need, want, or desire. “The Road to Riches begins with ideas “
Innovations Innovations are improvements or extensions made to already existing devices. Many of the things we use today are innovations of the original invention. First bicycle-invention Example: bicycle Mountain bike - innovation
Alexander Graham Bell received a patent When was it invented? Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for the telephone in what year?
1876 The invention… telephone
The innovations
MORE INNOVATIONS
When was it invented? When did Guglielmo Marconi receive his patent for the first wireless radio?
1896 The invention…wireless radio
The innovations…
More recent innovations…..
When was the first counting machine (abacus) invented? When was it invented? When was the first counting machine (abacus) invented?
3000 BC The invention…
The innovations… Which lead to ….
More Inventors and their Inventions Whitcomb Judson zipper Wright Brothers First powered airplane
Thomas Edison George Washington Carver New uses for crops such as peanuts, sweet potatoes, and pecans Phonograph Light bulb
Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, and Trade Secrets Patents provide exclusive rights to make, or sell an invention for up to 20 years. There are 3 types of patents.
3 Types of Patents Utility patents protect useful processes, machines, articles of manufacture, and compositions of matter. Examples of utility patents include fiber optics, computer hardware, and medications.)
Design patents guard the unauthorized use of new, original, and ornamental designs for articles of manufacture. The look of an athletic shoe, a bicycle helmet, and the Star Wars characters are all protected by design patents.
Plant patents are the way we protect invented or discovered, asexually reproduced plant varieties. Hybrid tea roses, Silver Queen corn, and Better Boy tomatoes are all types of plant patents.
What trade secret is worth the most $$ ? Information that companies keep secret to give them an advantage over their competitors. Google: What trade secret is worth the most $$ ? The recipe for Why? Worth the most money !
Trademarks protect words, names, symbols, sounds, or colors that distinguish goods and services. Trademarks, unlike patents, can be renewed forever as long as they are being used in business. The roar of the MGM lion, the pink of the insulation made by Owens-Corning (who uses the Pink Panther in advertising by permission from its owner), and the shape of a Coca-Cola bottle are familiar trademarks.
Copyrights protect works of authorship, such as writings, music, and works of art that have been tangibly expressed. The Library of Congress registers copyrights which last for the life of the author plus 70 years. Gone With The Wind (the book and the film), Beyonce’ recordings, and video games are all works that are copyrighted.
If you are an intellectual property owner, you should protect your rights. If you are a user, you should respect them. It is just as wrong to steal intellectual property as it is to break into a home, steal a car, or rob a bank.
Patent Facts The first patent was granted in 1790 to Samuel Hopkins of Philadelphia for a formula used in soap making. The youngest person to be granted a patent is a four year old girl from Houston, Texas for an aid used to grasp round knobs.