The Barbed Wire Telephone: Fences Become the Farmer’s Phone System
2021-01-28
The barbed wire telephone system is an example of people meeting a need by using what they already have in new ways.Continue Reading
Frisbee Origin: “This pie plate could be a lot of fun.”
2021-01-28
The Frisbee origin story is a classic tale of looking at something (an empty pie plate) and thinking “This could…” be something else.Continue Reading
How Play-Doh Was Invented
2021-01-27
The story of how Play-Doh was invented involves coal stoves, a wall cleaner, and a nursery school teacher who looked at a can of wall cleaner and thought “This could be a great toy.”Continue Reading
The First Nike Running Shoe
2021-01-27
The first Nike running shoe began when track coach Bill Bowerman looked at a waffle iron and thought “This could make a better running shoe.”Continue Reading