Question

Young Inventors

When I used to think of inventors, I pictured old men with grey beards. I pictured white lab coats and smoky

beakers. I was surprised to learn that young people have created many world-changing inventions.

Like 15-year old Albert Sadacc, who invented Christmas tree lights. The year was 1917. The place was New

York city. Someone was hanging candles from a Christmas tree, as was common at that time. This started a

tragic fire. Sadacca's parents sold electric lighting in their shop. Young Albert thought to adapt these lights

for use on Christmas trees. This turned out to be a pretty bright idea.

Another 12-year old visionary was Louis Braille. Braille was blind in both eyes. In 1819 young Louis was

attending one of the world's first schools for blind children. He learned a system of touch-based literacy, but

it was hard for him to write. Braille sought a better way to communicate with his classmates. He wanted to

write freely, without needing special equipment. So he taught himself a system of night-writing used in the

military. Then he made a few changes to it. By the time he turned 15, he had created Braille. People with

visual impairments today still use Braille to read and write.

Another cool kid who changed the world was 11-year old Frank Epperson. Frank was chilling on his porch

one night in 1905. He went to bed and forgot his cup of lemonade on the porch. When he woke the next

morning, young Frank realized that he had created the world's first Popsicle. He would later patent the

concept and trademark the name "Popsicle." Frank's idea was so successful that many people still call ANY

frozen treat a Popsicle.

Margaret E. Knight is another young person who became a small town hero. She is best remembered as the

woman who invented the flat-bottomed paper bag. But she made her first life-saving device at the age of 12.

Her brothers were working at a textile mill in town. One day she was visiting them. A loom malfunctioned

and injured a worker. She thought she could make the machines safer. She invented an effective system. Her

method was later used in many factories. She saved a lot of lives. And we still use the paper bag design that

she created in 1868. How many lives have those saved? Am I right?

Some young people feel powerless. They feel like they are living in an adult world, created by adults for

adults. But the truth is that everyone has the power to change the world. A 12 year-old girl growing up in

1868 made factories safer. A 15 year-old boy, blind in both eyes, made written communication more

accessible. An 11 year-old forgot to put away his drink and it froze. Who knows what's in store for your future?
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Answer 1

i) All important discoveries happen in science labs