A Secret of Discovery

Have you noticed that creativity and discovery seem to arise from noticing odd things? Willis Carrier (1876-1950), while waiting for a train to arrive on a foggy night, noticed that water drops were forming where wisps of fog swept over rain puddles. He instantly had the counter-intuitive idea that moisture could be extracted from air chilled below its dew point. This insight was key to his air conditioners that formed the basis of the Carrier Corporation and the modern air conditioning industry.

Economic Recovery through creativity.

The dollar is plummeting, and we are joined at the hip with China. Could our legendary creativity and Yankee ingenuity be the way to recovery? Let's invent a new generation of products to power the recovery. Promising areas are renewable energy, energy management, and food storage. The December, 2009 issue of Scientific American discusses many new developments. Educating kids in science and encouraging them to be creative and entrepreneurial is a basic step forward.

Everyone can invent!

Would-be inventors often think that the field is open only to professionals and large organizations. That is as absurd as thinking that great cooks only reside in stellar restaurants. My site www.imaginationandcreativity.net will start you on your way.