Joseph Armand Bombardier Age 15, Hailing from the Great White North, this young mechanics fanatic designed a prototype to help navigate the local terrain: a snowmobile. Model T engine + a wooden airplane propeller + set of sleigh runners used for bombardier, Joseph-Armand Bombardier The Father of Snowmobiling,
Louis Braille 15 years old, Blinded at an early age, Braille devised the well-known system of reading and writing for the visually impaired in 1824. Louis Braille struck by an awl,
Sarah Buckel + magnetic wallpaper, Buckel's idea magnetic locker wallpaper gave students a boost of schoolhouse style, put her dad's biz on the map and helped her earn some serious pocket change. sarah buckel magnetic wallpaper 8th grade, magnacard magnetic locker wallpaper, +sarah buckel magnacard, magnetic locker wallpaper + $1 million in sales, magnetic locker wallpaper + Target, Staples, Rite Aid,
Frank Epperson + 11 years old, Summers got a lot cooler thanks to Epperson's accidental 1905 invention, the Popsicle. stirring stick in soda- water powder and water on his porch overnight,
Talk about extra credit: In the early 1920s, farm boy Farnsworth showed his chemistry teacher a bright idea, a stepping-stone for making the first electronic television. Philo Farnsworth + 14 years old, Philo Farnsworth + "image dissector" vacuum tube, 1927 + demonstrated the first all-electronic television , Farnsworth RCA patent dispute, Philo Farnsworth National Inventors Hall of Fame 1968, Philo Farnsworth 1983 U.S. postal stamp,
Chester Greenwood + 15 years old , Though he didn't acquire a patent until 1877, Greenwood created earmuffs in 1873, when he was still wet behind the ears. His hometown became the Earmuff Capital of the World. earmuffs + wire, beaver fur and cloth, earmuff capital of the world, Chester Greenwood + ice skating, Chester Greenwood + more than 100 patents, +December 21 Chester Greenwood Day,
Param Jaggi + 17 years old, Jaggi thought about more than just joyrides when he looked at cars; he designed the Algae-Mobile 3 to help make them more eco-friendly. Param Jaggi uses algae to convert carbon dioxide into oxygen,
Elizabeth Nathan and Gabriella Pollack + 17-year-olds, This New York City dynamic duo came up with their nonreusable syringe in 1995 to help curb a major health issue. Nathan and Pollack syringe + help prevent the spread of HIV-AIDS, 1995 Nynex Science and Technology Awards,
Ryan Patterson + age 17 + sign language glove, Patterson got the idea for the sign language translator glove in 2002 while he was getting "brain food". Ryan Patterson + a deaf teen at Burger King trying to order, Ryan Patterson sign language translator glove, Ryan Patterson + $400,000 in scholarships, +Ryan Patterson + Time Best Inventions of 2002, Ryan Patterson Disney "Electric Boy Genius",
Tharon Trujillo + 10 years old, Trujillo's Lock-N-Block Safety Gate was inspired by an in-home incident. Find out what happened. Tharon Trujillo + baby sister + sliding glass door,
