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Do you think your baby only knows how to play pranks? Whatever the case! Children are great inventors! And sometimes they invent things that are necessary and useful in everyday life. Don't believe me? In this article we have collected children's inventions that have benefited not only their little creators.
Invention No. 1. One day, the granddaughter of a wallpaper cleaning glue manufacturer decided to use the glue for a game. But it’s clear that playing with glue is not the most suitable activity for a child. To make the composition safe for children, the glue was improved: the cleaning component was removed, almond oil and dyes were added. What do you think happened? Plasticine!
Invention No. 2. Well, admit it, whose children like to wear hats? 15-year-old American Chester Greenwood also did not like hats, but he loved skating while listening to music. Thus, fur headphones were born.
Invention No. 3. Every child dreams of owning a vehicle! And so that it’s not mom who steers, but he himself! 15-year-old Canadian Joseph-Armand Bombardier, who received an old car from his father for his birthday, dismantled it and built the world's first snowmobile. By the way, the young inventor has grown up and is now the owner of a company that produces snowmobiles.
Invention No. 4. 6-year-old Robert Patch dreamed of a car that was not available in stores. Then he took it and drew it, showed it to his dad and asked him to make a toy truck with a tilting body. The kid even patented his invention.
Invention No. 5. All children, secretly from their parents, jump on the sofa while they are not at home. You didn't know? Ask the kids! George Nissen was an obedient child, he did not jump on the sofa and invented a trampoline for this purpose.
Invention No. 6. The blind boy Louis Braille, based on the font that the military used to read reports in the dark, came up with his own font that allowed all visually impaired people to read. The font was named after him - Braille.
Invention No. 7. Deaf people can “feel” music thanks to the invention of 14-year-old John Cohn, who created a device for hard of hearing people. It converts sounds into tactile sensations.
Invention No. 8. 13-year-old girl Mallory Cuveman from the USA has invented a cure for... hiccups! She herself often suffered from this illness until she finally found a remedy. And these are not some bitter pills, but delicious candies.
Invention No. 9. 8-year-old Allana Myers, having been discharged from the hospital, was faced with the unpleasant procedure of removing bandages and came up with an ointment that can be used to remove the bandage completely painlessly!
Invention No. 10. 15-year-old Jack Andraka came up with a test that almost instantly determines the presence of cancer in the person being tested.
Invention No. 11. 13-year-old Lawrence Rock from Britain invented a unique program that made it possible to connect a mobile phone and a doorbell. Now, while away from home, you can receive a signal on your mobile phone when someone rings the doorbell.
Invention No. 12. A child also invented a toothbrush for use in space! This know-how belongs to 13-year-old Muscovite Dmitry Reznikov and a group of specialists from the State Medical and Dental University.
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Invention No. 13. Everyone, of course, knows how much children love to eat snow and chew icicles. All adults, without exception, really dislike this. 11-year-old Frank Epperson decided to make popsicles instead of icicles, in which he placed a stick. This is how popsicle ice cream was born.
And this is not the entire list of inventions invented by children! By the way, if your little one is “cheating” now, don’t rush to scold him, wait, maybe he invents something! After all, children know better what they are missing.
Led by their endless imagination, creativity and great curiosity, all these children are of different ages and different cultures made discoveries that helped improve the lives of many people. Here are some interesting stories about these talented children and the inventions they gave to the world...
Braille alphabet was created by 15-year-old Frenchman Louis Braille. At the age of three, Louis became blind after an accident in his father's workshop, but despite his blindness he received a good education, even winning a prestigious scholarship from the Royal Institution. There he began working on the system and, back in 1824, created a font that made reading accessible to blind people. Braille is still used today throughout the world.
A farm boy from Utah named Phillo Farnsworth knew chemistry and physics very well. You'll be surprised how much modern television owes him when you learn what a boy made while trying to impress his chemistry teacher with a project on transmitting images over long distances. His device became the basis of the kinescope, and in 1927 Farnsworth developed the world's first patented electronic image transmission system.
Alana Myers from Florida loved to ride her bike, but it often fell and kept her stuck in an emergency. The pain of changing bandages and removing stains hurts an 8-year-old girl. After another trip to the hospital, Alana invented a special a mixture of soap, lavender oil and water. With the help of this simple but wonderful medicine, little Alana manages to overcome the pain from the bandage.
Inventor snowmobile- Canadian Joseph-Armand Bombardier at the age of 15. It all started when Joseph's father gave him a beat-up old Ford T. In less than a week, the car was disassembled and turned into a snowmobile. When he grew up, the future designer founded Bombardier, a world famous manufacturer of aircraft and railway equipment, but still remains a manufacturer of snowmobiles.
One of the youngest inventors is 5-year-old Sam Hogan from the UK. To help his father, the child creates double brush to pick up larger and smaller leaves at once. His invention goes through a rigorous patent process, and Sam inspired an animated series.
Bridget Venere, a 10-year-old Australian girl, invented a convenient dispenser for storing and using gypsum. The child is diagnosed with leukemia, and needles and lipoplast are constantly present during treatment. Bridget figured out how to make it easier and faster for nurses to design the sticker. Its design is ingeniously simple, reduces waste, and is convenient and quick to use. His invention, 10-year-old Bridget, sends young BIGidea to the Australian Young Inventors Competition, where he wins a big prize.
Room measuring robot– the work of 13-year-old Maxim Lem from Lvov, Ukraine. The machine can easily replace engineers in this area. It scans the room, measures the area, draws a sketch and transmits the data to the computer via radio signal.
Jack Andraka, 15, is the founder test for diagnosing pancreatic, ovarian and lung cancer early stage , which is 168 times faster, more accurate and cheaper than existing analogues. Diagnostic methods begin to interest him after the death of his uncle, who died of pancreatic cancer. Andraka approached hundreds of scientists asking for room for his experiments, but only the Johns Hopkins Institute reached out to him. Jack has been working in the lab after school and on weekends for 7 months. The young scientist was awarded the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, the Gordon Moore Prize and the Vatican Giuseppe Shaka Prize.
At the age of 16, the Turkish company Elif Bilgin develops banana bioplastics production method, which has the potential to reduce oil pollution. Thailand alone dumps 200 tons of banana peanuts per day. After two years of research, she managed to do it and win the Google Science in Action award.
Easton Lasapelle from Colorado creates his first robot hand prototype at the age of 14 after meeting a girl with a simple prosthesis for $8,000. and which must be changed in the process of growth. A young man creates his first robotic arm using Lego blocks, remote control planes, fishing line and electrical cables. The teenager does not stop there, and thanks to 3D printing and acquired knowledge of robotics, he is able to turn his prototype into an affordable and usable device. Easton presents his invention to President Obama and is already working at NASA as an assistant on the robotic astronaut project.
The invention of 13-year-old Kenyan teenager Richard Thirer is saving lions and helping farmers living near Nairobi National Park. He uses broken LED lights to create a system lighting which deceives lions that there is a human presence in the area that is sufficient to keep them away, thereby protecting livestock livelihoods and reducing the risk of human-wildlife conflict.
Students from Smolyan, Venelin Chakalova and Alexander Chaushev invented free mobile app, which recognizes on food labels which additives and E they contain and what can be reflected on the body. Young people won an innovation award last year.
We never cease to be amazed at how easily modern children cope with technology. Some of them learn to write program codes also in preschool age. It remains to wish our kids in old age, but with big dreams, curious, creative and, above all, healthy children, cope with challenges quickly developing world better than us.
Text compiled by: Irina Yaplinna from the editors of Engineer.BG
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What did the children invent?
On January 17, Children's Invention Day, or Kid Inventors' Day, is celebrated all over the world. The date of this holiday is the birthday of the American scientist, inventor and diplomat Benjamin Franklin, who at the age of 12 invented swimming fins that were worn on the hands.
At the age of 18, Eisha Khare (USA) came up with efficient batteries
Energy-intensive batteries for mobile phones were developed by 18-year-old schoolgirl from California Eisha Khare. The energy in new batteries is filled very quickly (only 20-30 seconds), but at the same time it lasts much longer than usual. For this invention, the girl received an international award for young scientists from Intel.
At the age of 18, Ralph Samuelson (USA) invented water skiing.
In the summer of 1922, Ralph, while vacationing at the lake with his brother, came up with the idea of skiing on the water. To do this, he used regular skis, equipping them with stronger straps. Ralph did not patent the invention, but the United States Water Ski Association officially considers him the first person to water ski.
Not knowing about Samuelson’s invention, in 1925 Fred Waller (USA) received the first ever patent for the water ski model he invented, also made of pine, “Dolphin Akwa-Skees”.
In 1928, Don Ibsen of Bellevue, Washington, unaware of previous discoveries, invented his water ski and thus became the third person recognized as the inventor of this sport.
At the age of 17, Alice Chavez (USA) invented a child seat with an alarm.
Every year in the United States, dozens of children die in hot, stuffy car interiors, where they are forgotten by absent-minded parents. 17-year-old Alice Chavez from New Mexico was deeply impressed by these statistics, and for a school science project, the girl decided to develop an alarm that would remind parents that their child was left in the car.
The essence of Alice's invention is that a sensory pad is located on a child's car seat, which uses the car's door alarm and is connected to its key fob. If a parent moves more than 12 meters away from the car, and the sensor pad signals that the child remains sitting in the seat, then a signal is triggered on the key fob, the owner’s mobile phone and in the car itself to notify parents and others about the child left in the car.
With this invention, Alice Chavez won the school competition. scientific competition, then filed a patent for three years, and currently (as of July 2014) is raising funds for further development of the Hot Seat alarm.
At the age of 16, Vadim Khomich (Ukraine) came up with a device for blocking a car with a drunk driver
16-year-old Zhitomir resident Vadim Khomich came up with a device that blocks a car if a drunk driver is sitting in it. Something similar is used today, for example, in Holland. Before turning on the engine, a Dutch device takes a sample of exhaled air for analysis. If the driver exhales alcohol vapor, the system blocks the engine from starting.
At the age of 16, George Nissen (USA) invented the trampoline In 1930, sixteen-year-old gymnast George Nissen came up with the concept of the trampoline. Four years later, he created a prototype - from canvas connected to a hinged metal structure with elastic cords. The invention had considerable success and was initially even advertised as a simulator for soldiers.
At the age of 15, Louis Braille (France) created a font for the blind At the age of 3, Braille began to go blind as a result of inflammation of the eyes, which began when the boy injured himself with a saddlery knife (like an awl) in his father’s workshop; he finally became blind at the age of 5.
At the age of 10 (in 1819), Louis was sent to the Paris State Institute for Blind Children, which taught literacy, music, knitting and weaving. Books published in raised linear font were provided for classes, but there were few such books, and there were no textbooks on many subjects. The teaching methodology was based on listening to information.
During his training, Louis became acquainted with the “night alphabet” developed by Charles Barbier for military purposes - transmitting information at night. Recording information was carried out by piercing holes in the cardboard, reading - by touching the cardboard (touch).
In 1824 (at the age of 15), Braille developed a raised dot font for blind and visually impaired people, the Braille font was named after him and is still used today throughout the world. Braille worked on the typeface for many years and in 1829 submitted the initial version of the typeface to the institute's council for consideration. The Institute Council considered the font inconvenient for sighted teachers, and only in 1837, at the insistence of blind and visually impaired people, the Institute Council again returned to considering the font.
The first book printed in Braille was The History of France (1837). In Russia, book printing in Braille began with the publication in 1885 of Anna Alexandrovna Adler of the book “Collection of articles for children’s reading, dedicated to blind children” in the amount of one hundred copies.
At the age of 15, Philo Farnsworth (USA) invented electronic television
Back in 1922, at the age of fifteen, Philo Farnsworth showed his chemistry teacher a project for electronically transmitting images over long distances, and then he himself created a cathode ray tube in which phosphorus glows under the influence of electrons emitted by the tube. This is how the prototype of the television kinescope appeared. In 1927, Philo Fransout was the first to transmit an electronic image over a distance. It was just a horizontal line. In the same year, he received a patent for a dissector - an electron beam device based on the external photoelectric effect. Farnsworth lost in the “war of invention” to RCA, but his contribution to the development of television is considered very significant.
At the age of 15, Jack Andrak (USA) invented a device for diagnosing cancer.
Doctors are still having lively discussions about his “ambiguous” invention, but this does not detract from the teenager’s contribution to world medicine. The guy figured out how to quickly and inexpensively determine the initial stage of pancreatic cancer. The result of his scientific research in this area was a small measuring device (resembling an iPod), which within five minutes determines the presence or absence of a disease. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that, without losing the accuracy of its readings, it turned out to be 168 times faster than its analogues and 26,000 times cheaper.
At the age of 15, Chester Greenwood (USA) invented insulated headphones
In 1873, fifteen-year-old Chester, experiencing new pair skates, tried to find a way to protect my ears from the chilly wind. At first he wrapped a scarf around his head, but it didn't help much, and then he came up with the idea of fur headphones. Soon he patented his invention.
At the age of 15, William Gadouri (Canada) discovered an unknown Mayan city
The city was discovered in the jungles of Mexico. It is believed to be the fourth largest known ancient Mayan city. William named it Kaak-Chi, or “Mouth of Fire.”
While studying the Mayan civilization, William suggested that the location of the Mayan cities may coincide with the map of the constellations they compiled. He analyzed 22 Mayan star atlases and superimposed the positions of the stars on satellite images of the Yucatan Peninsula. It turned out that 117 known Mayan cities are indeed located at points where stars are marked in the atlases, and bright stars coincided with the largest cities.
Then William put the 23rd atlas on the map and noticed a discrepancy: of the three stars, only two coincided with the location of the cities. The third star pointed to a point on the border of Mexico and Belize, but the dense jungle in this area made it impossible to see earth's surface on available satellite images.
The teenager's theory was awarded a prize at a competition organized by the Canadian Space Agency, after which experts began supplying him with images from the newest American mapping satellite RADARSAT-2.
William also scoured the internet for images of the area dating back to 2005, when a fire burned away the vegetation there. Armed with the photographs he received, William approached Dr. Armand Larocque of the University of New Brunswick. After studying the photographs and applying digital processing to them, the scientist confirmed that the student had discovered Big City with 30 buildings and an 86-meter pyramid.
At the age of 14, Dmitry Reznikov (Russia) developed a toothbrush for astronauts
An electric toothbrush for astronauts, which does not require the use of water, was developed jointly with the Moscow State Medical and Dental University, a seventh grade student at one of the Moscow schools, a member of the society of young scientists of the same university, Dmitry Reznikov.
The idea of the need to create a toothbrush that does not require water arose from the author due to the fact that, as the young inventor said, “there is either little water on board the orbital station or it is expensive.”
The brush will have three buttons. Turning it on first delivers the paste to the bristles from special channels located between the bristles. The second button turns on the compressor, which forces air through the bristles, preventing the paste from drying out. The third button turns the compressor on in reverse, and the paste is sucked into a waste container built into the brush.
Thus, Dmitry Reznikov noted, cosmonauts do not need to use water either to brush their teeth or to rinse their brushes.
At the age of 13, Joseph-Armand Bombardier (Canada) invented the snowmobile
Joseph grew up in a simple farming family and was the eldest of eight children. His parents sent him to study at a theological seminary. In the winter of 1920, Bombardier came home for Christmas. On the occasion of the holiday, Joseph promised the family an unusual performance - a mechanical sleigh.
On the sleds attached one after the other, a Ford T engine was installed, to which a huge airplane propeller was attached. Under the amazed looks of adults and the joyful exclamations of children, the young inventor and his brother Leopold started the engine and drove out of the yard. The brother controlled this mechanical beast using ropes tied to the runners, and Joseph-Armand himself closely monitored the power unit. They rode along the main street of Valcourt in their miracle of technology, and when they returned, they heard from their father an order to immediately dismantle the dangerous machine!
However, Joseph never became a priest. Subsequently, he not only improved his invention, but also founded large company Bombardier Recreational Products.
At the age of 13, Mallory Cuveman (USA) invented hiccup lozenges
“Hiccupops” is the name of a new remedy for hiccups, created by 13-year-old American Mallory Cuveman from Manchester. It consists of candies with sugar and apple cider vinegar.
At the age of 13, Alsou Tarzhemanova (Russia) developed benefits for people with disabilities
Seventh-grader Alsu Tarzhemanova from Aromashevo has been sewing since early childhood. At first Alsou sewed clothes for her dolls, but everything changed from the day she attended an event dedicated to Disabled Persons Day. That day Alsou decided to create her own benefits so that children with disabilities could develop fine motor skills.
The manual looks like a book, inside of which there are a wide variety of pockets, buttons, hooks and other types of fasteners. Alsou sewed the first book in a week. Then Alsou put the production of similar toys on stream, producing two modifications of educational books - for boys and for girls. For sewing, the schoolgirl uses fabrics, fasteners, beads, ribbons and animal appliqués.
Teachers of Tyumen medical academy They claim that Alsou’s books will be useful to all children without exception: they are bright, colorful, interesting and perfectly develop fine motor skills.
At the age of 12, Maxim Lem (Ukraine) came up with a measuring robot
Such a robot replaces the work of BTI engineers. The robot scans the room, measures the area, draws up a plan and transfers all the data to the computer.
At the age of 11, Frank Epperson (USA) invented popsicles.
Fruit ice was first created in 1905. 11-year-old Frank Epperson from San Francisco left a glass of soda and a wooden spoon in his backyard. That night the temperature dropped below freezing, and when Epperson discovered the drink the next morning, he saw that the sparkling water in the glass had frozen. The boy wanted to melt the drink by placing it under running hot water. He tugged at the spoon and pulled out the frozen drink and ate it.
Popsicles were introduced to the public at the Auckland Firemen's Ball in 1922. In 1923, Epperson applied for a patent for a "frozen ice lollipop", which he named Popsicle at the request of his children. A couple of years later, Epperson sold the rights to the brand name to the New York-based Joe Lowe Company.
At the age of 10, Sergei Valeev (Russia) assembled a working prosthetic arm
In Kazan, 10-year-old fourth grade student Sergei Valeev assembled a prosthetic arm from Lego. The device runs on a battery. It is worn on the hand, can compress and unclench fingers, and also grasp objects. Sergey attends a robotics club.
“It's a Lego hand. It was made so that, for example, some people lack an arm or it is weak, so a Lego arm was developed to help them. For now, however, you have to press buttons, but in the future, I hope, it will be possible to make your fingers bend according to the orders of the brain,” said the student.
Amazing inventions made by children!
Do you think that only a scientist with a couple can present a new invention? higher education and dozens of years of work behind you? But no. Sometimes ordinary children create something special and important. A schoolboy who solved the problem of diagnosing certain diseases, a teenager who proposed methods for saving energy - all this has long ceased to amaze humanity.
System "Oasis"
Bishop Curry not long ago presented his very interesting and extremely useful invention, the creation of which was prompted by a tragic incident: a six-month-old baby died of overheating in a parked car.
Unfortunately, statistics show that defenseless children are left alone in cars much more often than they should be. And if we are talking about summer heat and a car without an air conditioning system, then even a few hours in a car heated like a steam room can be fatal.
Bishop developed a security system called "Oasis". If a child is left unattended in vehicle, then young Curry’s device recognizes and assesses the situation, uses an app to send a message to the phones of parents and the police, and then turns on the air cooling system, which runs until help arrives. At the moment, a prototype of the “Oasis” has been manufactured.
Swimming fins
What kind of vacation is complete without fins, especially if you are a lover of underwater swimming? But did you know that the prototype of modern swimming devices was developed by Benjamin Franklin at the tender age of 11? Of course, fins of that time looked like a set of thin boards with holes - they helped to push off the water and move faster underwater.
Trampoline
Trampolines are loved not only by children, but also by many adults. After all, jumping to heaven is great. 16-year-old swimmer and gymnast George Nissen from Iowa once visited the circus. He watched in amazement as the performers jumped onto the safety nets and wondered if they could have continued their stunts if they had bounced off the net in the opposite direction. That's how the idea was born.
George constructed the first prototype of a modern trampoline in the family garage - he simply stretched fabric onto a steel frame. Of course, the device required modifications, but the guy was able to train in jumping. Four years later, his swimming coach helped improve the design by adding rubber.
Braille
Perhaps we all know that Braille makes it possible for blind people to read. But people rarely think about the history of its origin.
Louis Braille was three years old when he had an accident and lost his sight completely. The boy grew up smart, studied well (to the best of his ability), and then entered National Institute blind youth in Paris. It was here that he met Charles Barbier, the lieutenant who created own system communicating with soldiers in the dark - using relief dots applied to the material.
To Louis, the system seemed imperfect, so for three years (from 12 to 15 years old) he worked on developing his own alphabet, which would be much easier for blind people to learn and remember. Braille was published in 1829 and has remained virtually unchanged to this day.
Wolfenuth
Many seven-year-olds adore dogs, but not every child is able to turn their devotion to animals into a national holiday. Jax Goss did it. Wolfenut is now celebrated throughout New Zealand in November. On a festive night good Spirit Volka hides nice little gifts under the pillows of children who truly love dogs. By the way, the celebration is gaining popularity not only in New Zealand, but also in other countries. This is how traditions are created.
Fur headphones
Many children, as well as adults, prefer fur earmuffs to hats during the winter months. They cover and warm the ears much better, do not slip and help maintain the hairstyle. And the headphones look cute and unusual.
Prototype of modern fashion accessory appeared in 1873. 15-year-old Chester Greenwood from Maine spent the day outside enjoying winter activities and ice skating. Returning home, the guy told his grandmother that his ears were constantly freezing, and asked him to sew something that would cover them much better.
Following her grandson's instructions, the woman created headphones from beaver fur and lined the inside with dark velvet. When Chester turned 18, he patented his invention, after which he opened two factories that produced 400 thousand headphones a year until Greenwood’s death in 1937.
A flashlight that doesn't require batteries
Science says that at any given moment human body generates the same amount of energy as a 100 W light bulb consumes. This inspired sixteen-year-old Anna Makosinski to create a flashlight that uses biothermal energy. It does not need batteries or an accumulator, since it is able to feed on the energy emitted by the human body.
Today the prototype is at the stage of improvement. Anna's discovery gave impetus to scientific progress, because if such devices can be launched in mass production, then this will solve a lot of problems (for example, pacemakers and hearing aids will not need additional power sources).
Fruit icecream
Sometimes progress is the result of a coincidence. It was thanks to accidents that mankind acquired penicillin, Teflon and X-rays, as well as popsicles.
The sweet, refreshing popsicle on a stick that is such a delight to enjoy in the summer was invented by accident. In 1905, eleven-year-old Frank Epperson left a cup of soda powder mixed with water on his doorstep in San Francisco. It was winter outside, and therefore the liquid turned into ice before the morning. But the guy was not upset, because he discovered that the mixture was even tastier when frozen.
Of course, the boy began experimenting with the recipe - 20 years later, ice cream appeared on the market under the name Epsicle.
Christmas garlands
Given the security culture of the modern world, it is difficult to imagine that people once thought it wise to decorate christmas tree burning candles. One can only imagine how many fires there were around Christmas.
But in 1917 the situation, fortunately, changed. Fifteen-year-old Albert Sadakka created safe glowing garlands using light bulbs that his parents sold in their own store. The invention became incredibly popular - later the guy was able to open his own company, which was engaged in the manufacture of Christmas decorations, including multi-colored, glowing garlands.
Snowmobile
Would you be surprised to learn that the snowmobile is an invention? an ordinary teenager from Quebec? In winter, the roads here were completely covered, so people could only move around on sleighs. J. Armand Bombardier came up with his own model of a snowplow. The original version of the snowmobile was equipped with a propeller, but in 1926 it presented new version full-fledged car with a fuel tank.
Termofor
19-year-old Chicago resident Anthony Halmon created an interesting device called “Thermofor” - by the way, it helped him take a prize at the White House science fair. At that time, Anthony was already a father and for his daughter he created a pacifier that allows you to almost instantly measure the child’s body temperature. People who know how difficult it is sometimes to put a thermometer on a baby will appreciate the convenience of such a device.
Unfortunately, most teenagers only care about making a successful crossbow, sending as many SMS messages as possible, or playing games. However, teenagers, whom we will talk about below, are interested in completely different things. Meet ten teenagers who spend their time creating new things that can make life better for everyone on Earth.
1The 11-year-old boy who created a device to prevent parents from forgetting their babies in stuffy cars
An 11-year-old boy from Nashville has created a simple device that can truly save lives.
After learning that approximately 38 children die each year from being left in hot, stuffy cars, young Andrew Pelham decided he had to do something to help. He entered the Rubber Band Contest for Young Inventors, which is held annually in Akron, Ohio. (This city is also known as the rubber capital of the USA).
The participants were given only one condition: they had to use an elastic band in their inventions.
Taking this into account, Andrew created the "E-Z Baby Saver" and came in second place, taking home $500.
Andrew thinks his invention could be a great, affordable way to remind parents that they have a child in the back seat of the car. The E-Z Baby Saver is a simple device made from tape and rubber bands. The device prevents parents from getting out of the car while the child is still inside. This is a strap that stretches from the back seat of the car to the front and is attached to the front door.
Andrew used his money to buy a laptop and create his website.
2The 11-Year-Old Cancer Survivor Who Invented a Chemotherapy Backpack 
When she was just 8 years old, doctors diagnosed Kylie Simonds of Naugatuck, Connecticut, with rhabdomyosarcoma, a connective tissue cancer. She is now in remission and recovering from her struggle.
Throughout her illness, one of the main difficulties was the wires from the IV stand, which she constantly tripped over. She also constantly needed help moving the stand as it was too heavy for Kylie.
Kylie invented a pediatric IV backpack. This is an IV machine that is portable and can be worn on your back. She invented it for children who are undergoing chemotherapy or simply treatment through intravenous infusions. This backpack even has bright colors. She calls him "I-Pack".
Kylie's design won a prize at the Connecticut Invention Convention in August 2014. She has already patented her invention and is trying to raise money to launch the production of her backpack.
3The 13-year-old girl who claims to have invented a lollipop that cures hiccups 
In 2012, a 13-year-old girl began to quite profitable business, built around her unusual cure for hiccups. Kievman came up with the idea after suffering from bouts of hiccups for two years and decided to try all sorts of home remedies, ranging from drinking water from an upside-down cup to drinking salt water.
Finally, having recovered from her hiccups, the future doctor decided to combine three of her favorite medications for the annoying ailment.
Her three-part remedy includes sugar, apple cider vinegar and candy. While she states that she is still in the process of "refining her taste", her invention has already received quite a lot of attention and has led to her hiring graduate students to help her start her project.
She called her product "Hiccupops".
4The Grandson of an Alzheimer's Patient Who Created a Sensor for Dementia Patients 
A New York teenager whose grandfather suffers from Alzheimer's disease has won a $50,000 science prize for developing wearable sensors that send mobile notifications when a dementia patient begins to wander far from the bed.
Kenneth Shinozuka, 15, who took home the Science in Action Award from Scientific American magazine, said his invention was based on the symptoms of his grandfather, who often got up bed and wandered far away, wandering around the house and hurting himself.
His invention uses coin-sized sensors that are worn on the legs of a person who has the potential to wander far from the bed and harm themselves. Sensors detect the pressure that is created when a person stands up and triggers an audio warning on the smartphone of the person watching the patient using an application.
The award recognizes a project that aims to make a tangible difference by contributing to conservation and the fight against resource or health deficiencies, said Scientific American Publisher Mariette DiChristina.
5The Gifted Sophomore Who Created a Device to Detect Pancreatic Cancer
More than 85 percent of pancreatic cancer sufferers are diagnosed too late, with a survival rate of only 2 percent.
So when news broke in 2011 that a test had been developed that could detect the presence of early-stage pancreatic cancer, the study not only attracted attention, it shocked everyone because the test had not been developed at leading research institutes. studying methods of fighting cancer, it was developed by a simple, gifted boy of 15 years old named Jack Andraka.
Jack convinced a prominent cancer researcher to let him use his laboratory to develop his theory, all before he even had a driver's license. While the test must take years clinical trials, the biotech industry has already paved the way to Jack's door.
Jack beat out 1,500 competitors and won the grand prize at the Intel International Science Fair with his invention. The guy, who calls himself a geek, received $100,000 in prize money.
6. The young father who created a pacifier with a built-in thermometer 
Chicago native Anthony Halmon is just a freshman at Cornell University, but he has already made a name for himself. In 2013, a young father came up with the idea to create a pacifier that also serves as a thermometer. It's called "Thermofier". Her creation is described as an improved version existing models and it can already be found on store shelves.
The idea arose from his worries about his young daughter and the difficulty precise definition when the child is not feeling well. His invention brought him a visit to The White house and a meeting with President Obama.
Halmon grew up in the Inglewood area of Chicago. He is interested in studying sociology and government. He described his birthplace as a "tough, rough" place with "a lot of violence and gangs." According to him, as a child he was often picked on by members of various gangs because of the reputation of one of his relatives. The year his father died (he was in the eleventh grade), he also learned that he himself would become a father. The teenager decided to turn his life around for the better at all costs for the sake of his daughter, who is now 3 years old.
7. A high school student's invention that can charge your phone in 20 seconds. 
Waiting for hours to charge your phone can become history thanks to the invention of an 18-year-old student. In 2013, Eesha Khare won a $50,000 prize at an international science fair for creating a battery that can be fully charged in 20 to 30 seconds. A fast charging battery is a so-called high capacity capacitor, a device that can store a huge amount of energy in a very small space, can charge quickly and hold a charge. for a long time.
What's more, according to the inventor from Saratoga, California, the device can withstand 10,000 recharge cycles, compared to the 1,000 cycles that conventional rechargeable batteries can withstand.
For now, Isha used her high capacity capacitor to charge light emitting diodes or LEDs. The future of her invention is even brighter. She believes it could be used in mobile phones or other portable electronic devices that are common in modern world, thereby relieving people and their devices from prolonged dependence on the power grid.
Kare's invention helped her win the Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix, Arizona.
8The Teen Who Won An Award For His Invention That Turns CO2 Into Oxygen While You're Driving In A Car 
Who would have thought that a teenager who is still learning to drive a car would be able to come up with a device that reduces exhaust emissions into the atmosphere.
The student received an award from the Protection Agency environment(Environmental Protection Agency) for its environmental invention that purifies vehicle exhaust gases that typically pollute the environment. A 17-year-old Plano East High School student named Param Jaggi came up with this invention after seeing how much carbon dioxide a car produces.
Param has developed a device called Algae Mobile, which is inserted into the exhaust pipe behind the car. Through photosynthesis, algae inside a gas-permeable aluminum alloy tube convert carbon dioxide into oxygen and release it into air suitable for human breathing.
Param won $8,000 over the course of several years and was given an Environmental Protection Agency award in 2011. The agency selected his concept from more than 1,500 at the Intel International Science Fair.
9The Teen Who Claims His Invention Will Save the World's Oceans
A Dutch teenager has invented a device that he claims can clean up around 20 billion tonnes of plastic waste from the world's oceans.
Boyan Slat, 19, came up with the idea for a series of floating booms and processing platforms designed to collect floating plastic debris. The Ocean Cleanup concept is designed to collect floating plastic, but allow fish and plankton to pass through unharmed, while the collected waste is recycled.
While the young inventor believes people should end their dependence on single-use plastic products and dispose of waste responsibly, his invention could make a difference huge contribution to clean oceans in the near future.
Slat is currently a student at Delft University technical university(Delft University of Technology). He came up with this idea while still in school and won a number of prizes and the respect of maritime experts.
10The High School Students Who Invented An Air Freshener Made From Cow Dung
Who would think of creating an air freshener using cow dung? The answer is two high school girls from Indonesia.
Dwi Nailul Izzah and Rintya Aprianti Miki took first place in the Olympics Scientific projects countries (Science Project Olympiad) thanks to its alternative and environmentally friendly air freshener.
The air freshener has a natural herbal aroma and is beneficial for human health as it does not contain any harmful substances. chemical substances, like other air fresheners available in the market.
Girls collected cow dung from a cattle farm in Lamongan regency in East Java and left it to ferment for three days. Then they extracted water from cow dung and mixed it with coconut milk. The liquid is filtered to remove any impurities and the final product is a liquid air freshener with a natural herbal aroma from digested cow food.
Children are already inventive by nature. But sometimes they create such inventions that we cannot imagine our lives without. It is a pity that they are not awarded the Nobel Prize. Sometimes you look at the merits of adults Nobel Laureates, and I want to cry. These are not all the inventions that we owe to children.