Inventors & Inventions

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What is an inventor?

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a person who is the first to think of something

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What is an invention?

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something that is created for the first time

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Which word means to exchange thoughts and ideas in form of discussion?

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communication

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Who invented the telephone?

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Alexander Graham Bell

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Who invented the phonograph and light bulb?

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Thomas Edison

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Innovation

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Creating something new or improving existing ideas

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Why do people invent?

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to solve problems

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Ways to think of a new invention?

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Brainstorming, Improve an existing item, Combine two items

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A model or representation of what a product would look like that would allow you to show how the problem is being solved.

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Prototype

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Pictures were simplified to signs and symbols which led to the growth of a system of writing called the __________.

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script